Weekday Wrap: Oregon seeks help drafting psilocybin rules; housing Clark County’s homeless women veterans; Goonies house in Astoria for sale

By OPB staff (OPB)
Nov. 16, 2022 8:24 p.m.

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OHA seeks input on draft psilocybin rules

The Oregon Health Authority is holding three public hearings this week about a new set of draft rules regarding the psychedelic drug psilocybin. OHA has been tasked with regulating the rollout of psilocybin use in the state after Oregonians voted in 2020 to legalize the use of the hallucinogenic drug in supervised facilities. “The public comment period is open for any member of the public to provide feedback,” said Angie Allbee, section manager for Oregon Psilocybin Services. “We’re looking for anything that people disagree with, that they find concerning, and their solution on how to address that.” (Jane Vaughan/Jefferson Public Radio)

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Effort to house Clark County’s homeless women veterans relaunches

A nearly six-year-old plan to develop housing for homeless female veterans is back on track. Ron Fryer, the founder of the Vancouver-based America for Veterans Foundation, had helped raise money and get a grant for the project a few years ago, but funding expired during the COVID-19 pandemic, he said. Veterans Village never broke ground. Now that pandemic restrictions have loosened, Fryer is trying again. “We decided to raise money on our own, and we’ve raised about $600,000. So that’s enough to get this project going,” he said. (Kelsey Turner/The Columbian)

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Goonies house in Astoria goes up for sale

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The Goonies house in Astoria, Oregon is up for sale. The private residence in Uppertown was one of many locations featured in the 1985 adventure comedy, “The Goonies.” Over the years, movie fans and other tourists have traveled into the quiet neighborhood to take a look at the house, which at times has been a point of frustration for neighbors and the city. During a City Council special session on Monday afternoon, Miller said he expects to list the properties next week. He said traffic in the neighborhood should be light as the 1,935-square-foot Goonies house will only be shown to preapproved potential buyers. (Nicole Bales/The Astorian)

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Portland mayor to reshuffle City Council roles

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler will reassign Portland bureaus to City Council members by “service areas” in January, a move he says will ease the transition to changes approved by voters on Nov. 8. “In January, I will start knocking down the dysfunctional siloed bureaus that are a plague of our outdated commission form of city government,” Wheeler said. It is just one of several major changes the Portland government will undergo over the next two years. (Jim Redden/Portland Tribune)

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Mussel harvesting reopens along Oregon Coast

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced that harvesting for mussels is now open. Mussel harvesting is now open from the Washington border to the California border. Recent samples indicate levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid are below the closure limit for two consecutive weeks. Bay clam and crab harvesting remain open along the entire Oregon coast. Oregon Department of Agriculture will continue to test for shellfish toxins twice per month, as tides and weather permit. (The World staff)

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