Portland

The Salvation Army permanently closed the 200-bed Northrup Street shelter in Northwest Portland's Pearl District after one year of operation. The city cut shelter funding to close a budget shortfall, and the site had been Portland's largest overnight shelter. The closure removes 200 overnight shelter beds from the city's supply.

The Portland City Council advanced an ordinance making personal psychedelic use a low priority for law enforcement. A final council vote is scheduled for September 30, and the measure would create a Psychedelics Advisory Commission. The commission would focus on harm reduction and education, so the vote may shape local drug policy.

Portland City Council unanimously approved a resolution on redeveloping city-owned land around the Moda Center and Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The resolution covers ten parcels and directs the city to negotiate with a development partner, likely Albina Vision Trust. The talks will influence what is built on public land in the area.

U.S. Marshals shot and killed a police dog named Kylo during an attempted arrest near a southeast Portland hotel. The German shepherd was on the last scheduled day before retirement, and the arrest involved a murder suspect. The death ended the dog's police career on the day retirement was due to begin.