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Church at the Park suggests new job program to clean up downtown
As discussions between the city and business owners continue to focus on the waste generated by unsheltered homelessness, Church at the Park has pitched a plan for a new cleanup team intended to build bridges between the communities while helping shelter residents gain job experience.
“Rage Against the Regime” protest brings crowd to Capitol
The most recent in a series of protests objecting to the Trump administration brought about 100 to Center Street on Saturday, Aug. 2.
Northeast Salem business owners share safety, homelessness complaints at city forum
Business owners from northeast Salem met with city leaders Wednesday to discuss concerns and solutions about public safety around the city. People largely focused on complaints about how unsheltered people have affected their businesses.
Welding, warehouse job training join list of resources available to formerly incarcerated people
After a change in location, the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency's program for people leaving jails and prisons has partnered with Chemeketa Community College for job training. It’s among many services offered by the lesser-known program.
In tense meeting with Cherriots, business leaders express frustration, concern over proposed payroll tax
Business owners met with Cherriots leadership Thursday to discuss a proposed tax on Salem and Keizer businesses that will fund service expansion and bigger transit projects. Many attendees voiced frustration and concern over the tax and questioned how much the tax revenue will improve the agency.
Meet the retired Salem dentist strumming folk songs to raise money for parks
Daniel Saucy, a Vietnam veteran, dentist and musician, spends his days fundraising for the Salem Parks Foundation with an open guitar case on downtown streets
City councilors told they can resume attending neighborhood association meetings
Salem city councilors feel more at ease but still hope for more clarity on state public meetings law after the Oregon Government Ethics Commission issued new guidelines Friday.
Cherriots plans for business tax to increase bus service, build transit stations
Cherriots is proposing a new payroll tax for Salem and Keizer employers that would raise funding to expand bus service hours, build two new transit centers and buy new buses. The tax would not affect wages for employees at taxed businesses.
Salem will speed up water system upgrades to prepare for Detroit Reservoir drawdown
Salem city councilors unanimously authorized a state of emergency Monday night over a deep drawdown of the Detroit Reservoir scheduled for next year which is expected to render Salem’s current drinking water system inoperable.