Escuela Viva Community School, a preschool in the Buckman neighborhood, has threatened legal action against Multnomah County unless it pauses plans to put a drug deflection center one block away. In a ...

In response to low engagement in Multnomah County’s drug deflection program, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez has announced steep changes. Starting Jan. 5, people that fail to complete the county’s ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Southeast Portland preschool located near where a deflection center is set to open this fall has followed through on its threat to sue Multnomah County. Escuela Viva ...

Deflection Center The building at 900 SE Sandy Blvd that Multnomah County is turning into a deflection center. (Anthony Effinger) Multnomah County plans to open its deflection center for people ...