Annual Conference Canceled
This difficult decision was based on rising COVID-19 case counts and the impact on the state’s health care system.
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Salem pauses plans on mental health response unit modeled after CAHOOTS in Eugene
Mayor, City Council
...mental health crisis teams to stand in for police "I plan on talking with my city councilors and my mayor about next steps. You know, roadblocks happen in government. That’s just a fact of life. So this is... more
Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read announces run for governor
Mayor
...include House Speaker Tina Kotek, Salem physician Bud Pierce, Medford businesswoman Jessica Gomez, Sandy Mayor Stan Pulliam and Baker City Mayor Kerry McQuisten. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is... more
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