Your Wednesday evening update on Salem news
Good evening, Salem.
Salem’s park bathrooms have been vandalized frequently in recent years, sometimes to the point of being inoperable.
But contrary to what Mayor Julie Hoy said during a Monday city council meeting, Salem police could find no record of a bathroom being “firebombed” at Marion Square Park.
Homeless advocates say the mayor’s statement, which came during a discussion of downtown public safety, is symptomatic of more inflammatory rhetoric surrounding people without shelter.
Reporter Joe Siess recounts the latest chapters in a months-long Salem discussion over livability, public safety, vandalism and more in his story below.
And after two meetings with business groups, city leaders now want to hear from others in the community for their perspectives. They’re hosting another meeting Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the first-floor conference room at 440 Church St. S.E. Our journalists will be there.
Here’s some of today’s news. Head to our website anytime for the latest Salem news.
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Salem Mayor Julie Hoy said during an Aug. 11 meeting that placing more public restrooms downtown is not a viable solution to perceived unsanitary conditions because people have ‘firebombed’ them…
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Republicans’ sweeping federal spending law makes few direct changes to Medicare, the federal insurance program for seniors, but the program could see funding cuts starting in 2026.
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A Salem man with previous convictions for sexual abuse was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to receiving child pornography. John C. Christensen was…
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School board directors approved with little discussion a $38 million two-year contract for district teachers.
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A new lawsuit is part of nearly 20-year fight to protect the red tree vole that has lost 65% of its Oregon Coast old-growth habitat to logging and wildfire.
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