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Back to EpisodesWhy We're Losing Over 1,000 Shelter Beds, a Psilocybin Pioneer Is Pivoting, and More of Portland's Pettiest Gripes
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Today on City Cast Portland, we're talking about how over a thousand Portland-area shelter beds are closing before the end of the year and what that means to our Mayor’s efforts to end unsheltered homelessness, why a leading psilocybin therapy center is no longer treating patients. Plus, we’re weighing in on Portland’s pettiest gripes. Joining host Claudia Meza are Oregonian homelessness reporter Lillian Mongeau Hughes and Willamette Week reporter and author Brianna Wheeler.
Discussed in today's episode:
Report Fireworks in Portland
More than 1,100 homeless shelter beds to close in Portland area by year’s end [Oregonian]
In Change of Tack, Major Portland Psilocybin Service Center Closes [Willamette Week]
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