The City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, Gloria, et. al will weigh in on the constitutionality of both the Blake v. City of Grants Pass and Martin v. Boise decisions. The stakes are high.

Bea started interning with us this past summer to support our Know Your Rights workshop in anticipation of the revised Portland Daytime Camping Ban.

Contrary to popular belief, the Martin v. Boise didn’t stop the sweeping of people. Bea created a resource explaining why people are still being swept.

We share and feel the anger and hurt caused by this crisis and understand the urgency to do something. Anything.

However, we have to avoid resurrecting the war on drugs and other failed policies from the past. What we truly need are effective solutions based on research and real-world experience.

Chances are many readers have already encountered the chilling reach of the fentanyl crisis in headlines or witnessed its devastating consequences first-hand. But to truly understand how we got here, we need to take a closer look at the history of opioids in America.