Salem photographer Diane Beals has been making portraits of homeless residents around the city. (Courtesy/Diane Beals)
Salem Cinema shines a light on homelessness with documentary screening and discussion
Salem Cinema owner Loretta Miles wants Salem residents to look directly at the problem of homelessness and the people impacted by it. The independent theater is hosting an event this weekend to benefit the Safe Sleep women’s shelter.
This event is Sunday evening, and Salem Reporter’s Saphara Harrell will moderate a panel discussion. We hope you can join us.
After losing close friend to suicide, Willamette senior works to get young men to seek help
Brendan McGonigle is hosting a discussion about mental health for men at Willamette’s final men’s basketball game this season on Saturday, Feb. 22.
Salem-Keizer raising pay for bus drivers, transportation workers
Hoping to end a persistent bus driver shortage and improve retention, starting bus drivers will now earn $17.47 per hour, slightly above the average of other nearby districts.
Mayor urges Salem City Council to pass sit-lie ordinance in annual address
Mayor Chuck Bennett’s annual State of the City address touched on homelessness, construction booms and visioning for the city’s future.
Separated from her mother at the border, North Salem junior advocates for other homeless teens
Ana Mariscal has been on her own in Salem since 2018, when a family trip to Mexico ended with her mother denied entry back to the U.S. She’s found a home in North’s JROTC program, and wants to share her story to challenge ideas about what homelessness looks like.
Apartment development to become easier under city code changes
Salem City Council will vote to ease parking requirements, re-classify some multifamily housing and require “sight obscuring railings” on balconies that face homes.
Here’s everything Salem-Keizer plans to do with an extra $35 million
There’s a lot on the table as Oregon’s second-largest school district plans for an influx of new state education money. We broke down what’s happening.
Marion County says that the legislation is needed to keep rates down. But lawmakers point to the company’s deferred maintenance and piles of cash.
A key bill would give cities a lifeline on homelessness. But one provision has some worried
Legislation sponsored by the House speaker would help cities like Salem build shelters with funding and preempting local zoning.
Legislature week 2: What’s still moving, what’s been spiked
The legislative session has passed its first deadline for bills to move forward.
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