Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:04):
Welcome to Local Voices. I'm brad Ford this week, protecting
our drinking water, how CPR can save a life, and
saving federal funds for victims of crime. Are you using
water around your home as efficiently as possible? The Regional
Water Provider's Consortium offers many resources to help. Bonnie Kushman
(00:25):
joins us on Local Voices to discuss best practices for
water usage. Bonnie, what's the most important thing I can
do to save water in my landscape right now?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
So we're in the dog days of summer, and that
means that we've been watering for a couple of months
right now, and so the best thing you can do
is actually check your watering system and make sure that
it's running correctly. So if you have an in ground sprinkler,
you want to turn it on because most of the
time it's actually running in the early morning, maybe when
you are asleep or out doing other things. So you
(00:55):
want to make sure that your sprinkler heads are pointed
towards your plants and landscape and not to the pavement.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
And you also want to make sure.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
That there are any geysers, you know, broken heads and
that kind of thing.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Yep, if you're like me and you water by hand.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
You want to make sure that all your hose connections
are nice and snug, not too tight, but just nice
and snug, and that your hose and nozzles and that
kind of thing are working correctly because every drop accounts
and it does add up over a.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Summer exactly, and you know, checking the where the water
is going. You don't want to be watering the sidewalk.
Just a waste of water, Just a.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
Waste of water.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
And you know, one of the other things about that
is that it goes down our driveways and then down
the streets and into local water.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
Right, Yeah, how do I know how much water I'm
using to irrigate my yard? And should the amount that
I water change throughout the summer?
Speaker 2 (01:44):
So this is a question that we get a lot
at events, and I always love talking about this because
it is easy to just turn on your sprinkler system
or turn on your hose and not quite know how
much you're using, and then you get that bill at
the end of the summer and you're.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Like, did I actually is all that water?
Speaker 2 (02:01):
So with a sprinkler system, what you want to do
is put a flat bottom. Can think like a tuna
can close to one sprinkler head and then one a
couple of feet away and run it for fifteen minutes
and then you have to do a little bit of math.
But we've got some instructions on our website on how
to do that, and that'll tell you how much water
(02:22):
are you using over a fifteen minute period, and then
you can.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
Adjust your watering to the weather throughout the season.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
So we're just coming out of a hot period followed
by a cooler, more rainy period for the last couple
of weeks, and so our weather and watering patterns and
needs have changed a lot over the last couple of weeks.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Yeah, it's like you know, when we get these stretches
where it's one hundred degrees all water, maybe an additional
day just to keep the lawn from frying, but then
you got to remember to go back and switch it back.
But it does change how often and how much water
do low and other plants need each week, and it
probably varies depending on your landscaping.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
It does depend on your landscaping and also on the weather.
Like you mentioned, so lawns are more thirsty plants and
so you have to water them maybe a little bit
more and perhaps more often to keep them happy. Although
you know they do start going to sleep about after
eighty to eighty five degrees. So if you see a
little bit of brown in your lawn in the summer,
(03:28):
that's not to worry you.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Water it up.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
It'll come back nice and green. So that's one thing
to think about. Vegetables actually take about the same amount
of water as lawns, so that's they're thirsty as well.
But established plants, perennials, shrubs, and trees, so those that
come back every single year once they're established, if they're
(03:50):
in the right spot and they're a water wise plant,
they really can thrive on little to no water throughout
the summer. So it's going to kind of depend on
where you have those plants and what kind of plant.
And then trees and shrubs, once they're established, they really
need infrequent but deep watering and.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
They've got deeper roots and so that's probably why they
can make it without having as much water.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Yeah, you know what's kind of interesting, and I didn't
know this until, you know, a couple of years ago,
was that if you think about a tree, for example,
and the spread of its branches, it's also got the
similar type of thing underground really roots, yeah yeah, and
so as it gets established, it sends out those roots
in more expansive spaces, just like it's doing with its branches.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
Interesting, how can I use water wisely? If I water
by hand?
Speaker 2 (04:44):
So I am a handwater as I mentioned, and I
think the most important thing to do is to make
sure that your hoses are well connected. Put one of
those shut off nozzles at the end of your hose,
and that way, when you want to water, it's running,
and then when you don't, you it's turned off. So
that helps when I'm moving from place to place. And
(05:05):
then the other thing is, just like with sprinkler systems,
you want to make sure that you water infrequently but deeply.
And this can be a little bit tricky. So it's
easy to kind of spray water around and the ground
will look wet, but use your finger and kind of
test down, dig a little bit. If the water is
soaked down into the soil, then you know you've watered enough.
(05:28):
But if it hasn't, if it's only on that top layer,
you probably need to water a little bit more.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
For that deep soap we're talking with Bonnie Cushman with
a regional water provider's consortium about summer water usage. Their
website's a great resource for information. It's regional H two
oh dot org. What I've heard with the deep soak
is it causes the roots to grow deeper and makes
the plant more healthy.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
That's exactly it.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Yeah, so you're trying to build strong root systems, and
so by watering deeply it does make them work a
little bit harder. Think about those tree roots that we
just talked about. They're reaching and trying to find that
water in the soil. And the other thing that's great
about that is when we do get these hot patches,
then they're better able to handle that because they've got
(06:14):
deep roost systems that can find that extra water.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Right when it gets hot outside. Is there technology out
there that's designed to help me save water? And if
there is, how do I know that I'm using the
right kind of technology.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
There's a program called water Sense, which is similar to
Energy Star but for water. And they have all sorts
of different fixtures and appliances for inside your home as
well as outside your home. Today we're talking mostly about
outside water, and so one of their products product labels
that they have is weather based irrigation controllers. So think
(06:50):
about like, if you have an inground sprinkler system, that's
like the brains of it. It'll tell you how often
to water and it literally takes in consideration the weather
at your home. So if you have rainfall at your
house but I don't, and you have a irrigation controller,
it'll tell your sprinkler system, don't water as much today?
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (07:12):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (07:13):
How do I know what plants are more water wise?
Speaker 2 (07:18):
So this is a great question to ask. And you know,
when you go to a garden center, there's those little
tags that are in the plant containers, and those tell
us a lot of information about what those plants actually need.
So take a look at those. If it looks like
it's mostly sunny, then you know you want to have
(07:38):
it in a sunny location. Similarly, if it's if it's not,
then you're looking for a more shady location. The other
thing is really pay attention to your house and your home.
What is it like during different times of the year,
what types of plants really seem to do well, And
those are the types of plants when you go shopping
(07:59):
that you're going to try and look for. The other
thing about plants in our area is we can have our.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
Cake and eat it too.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
And what I mean by that is that there are
so many plants that really thrive here in the Pacific Northwest.
And so if you go out in the neighborhood and
you just love the way that something looks down the
street or near at a nearby park, take a picture
of it, and then you can go to a garden
(08:29):
center and show them and say, I'd like this, but
I have a shady location and I'm looking for something
that's a little water wise.
Speaker 3 (08:36):
What can you tell me?
Speaker 2 (08:37):
And you'll get some great information from the folks there.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
Yeah, we've done that before too, walked around the neighborhood
and it's like, oh, that looks great, and then you
go and you know, and find out about it. Sometimes
you'll find out that it's maybe not the best thing
to have in your yard, or it's not water wise,
and you know it's they've got really good advice at
the nurseries, you know, as to what to pick and
then how to plant it and how to treat it.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
Yeah. Absolutely, And what I've found on too is it
might take a little bit of exploration, but usually if
you're looking for a texture or a color or a
pup of flowers. Usually you can find something that will
fit the bill. It just may not be the plant
that you were originally looking.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
At, sure, but it's similar and it works right. Cool.
We're talking with Bonnie Cushman today on local Voices with
the Regional Water Provider's Consortium about summer water usage. Their
website's a great resource for information. You can go to
Regional H two O dot org. Now, what if I
don't have a garden, are there things that I could
be doing indoors to conserve water?
Speaker 3 (09:33):
Indoors?
Speaker 2 (09:34):
What we're looking at as starting in the bathroom and
toilets actually use the most water in our homes, and
so that makes sense to actually start there. They also
are one of the most likely places to find a leak,
and sometimes they're silent and you don't even know that
they're happening. So the best thing with that is to
(09:57):
check for leaks. You can do that with food coloring,
or you can ask your water provider for a die
strip or a die tab and then usually.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
They have those on hand and you just put that
in the tank and then if it shows up in
the bowl and you haven't flushed it. You know that
you got a leak.
Speaker 3 (10:14):
That's exactly right.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
And that activity with food coloring in particular is a
great thing to do with kids. So usually that's something
that I have a ten year old daughter and so
we do that once the summer. Just check out that
toilet and see if it's leaking in something that she takes.
Speaker 3 (10:30):
Great pride in.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
That's better than what we do, which is waiting for
the ghost flesh where nobody's in there. And also the
toilet starts running right and it's like, oh no, I
got to go fix that thing. And you can buy
all the parts at the hardware store. They're really and
take a picture of it. If you don't know how
to do it, and you can just go in there
and show them and they'll say, this is what you need.
They give it to you. The toilets are like one
of the easiest things to work on, you know, once
(10:53):
you've looked at it a little.
Speaker 2 (10:54):
Bit, they yeah, they definitely can be you know, I've
taken a part our toilets and fix them, so I
can attest that that is pretty easy to do, and
it can also be a little bit intimidating, so just
know your limits. But yeah, absolutely, if at all possible,
turn the water off to your toilet flush so that
(11:14):
the tank drains. And then if you can take your
part that's not working to the hardware store, right, it's not.
Speaker 3 (11:21):
It's not apples to apples.
Speaker 1 (11:23):
Yeah, no, that's true. I've done that before too. It's
like I've looked at a part and I go to
the hardware store and I buy what I think is
the part and I get home and it's like, oh,
it doesn't fit. It's the wrong part. You're right, take
the part in and then they can find exactly what
you need. This is Water Quality Month. What kind of
tips do you have that'll help us keep our local
waterways clean and healthy.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
Well, many of us have pets, and so one of
the things that we always like to recommend is make
sure that you're picking up after your pet, whether it's
at home or if you're out on a trail for
a hike or you know, a walk in the local park.
Speaker 3 (11:56):
So that's one of the best things that you can do.
Speaker 1 (11:58):
Where does the region's water come from? And how can
I learn more about my drinking water and how we
get it?
Speaker 2 (12:05):
So our region is fortunate because We have many different
types of water sources. Our five main water sources are
the Willamette River groundwater, the Trask Tulitan, the Clackamus River,
and the.
Speaker 1 (12:20):
Bull Run you mentioned groundwater. Several water providers have wells,
like Portland's Columbia South Shore well Field. They tested every
year for Portland. It's an emergency backup supply.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
We've been working on resiliency projects for over twenty years
and so part of that's like how can we work
better together, what do we need to get as far
as emergency equipment. And then we also have quite a
bit of information on our website that's really focused on
helping people in the public learn how to prepare for
(12:53):
emergencies as well. How do you store it emergency water,
how do you treat it in case of an emergency?
Speaker 3 (13:00):
And what if I run out? How do I get more?
Speaker 1 (13:03):
Yeah? Yeah, we in preparing for the earthquake. We keep
several five gallon containers at home in our garage just
in the event. And then so we had a problem
with our water main where we had to turn off
the meter for the house like three days because we
had something broken inside. It was great that we had
all that water in the garage ready to go because
(13:24):
we could just use that for drinking and whatever we needed.
So besides the earthquakes, right, it's important to have that
emergency water supply well. Tell us about the Regional water
Provider's consortshup, I've seen this before. What is it?
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Yeah, So we are a group of twenty six water providers,
so think this mostly the cities in our Tri County
regional area. So we are the city of Scapoos all
the way down to the city of Wilsonville, all the
way out west to Cornelius and Hillsboro and out east
to city of Sandy. And we've been working together for
just over twenty eight years, really working on things like
(14:01):
water supply planning, so making sure that we have adequate
water supply for the next fifty years, how do we
use water efficiently, as well as the emergency preparedness work
that I mentioned. Basically, any way that we can work
together to save our members customers' money and also really
maximize sharing resources and collective knowledge in these areas as well.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
With summer coming to an end, should we think about
watering differently now?
Speaker 2 (14:31):
So one of the things I would say is that
we're actually reaching the end of summer, and so now's
a good time to really pay attention to those watering systems.
As we get more rainfall and the days get cooler
and the darkness unfortunately gets longer, our plants are actually
going to need less water, and so now's a really
great time actually to save on water and that'll mean
(14:56):
savings on your bill as well. And then you know,
make sure as we head into the fall and winter
that we turn off any irrigation systems, put hose bib
protectors on there so we don't get broken pipes, yeah,
and that kind of thing.
Speaker 3 (15:11):
So that'll get you rain ready for the fall.
Speaker 1 (15:14):
Now, if people want to learn more about this, what's
your website.
Speaker 2 (15:17):
Our website's Regional H two oh dot org and we
have all sorts of great resources, including how to videos
on water conservation and emergency preparedness.
Speaker 1 (15:28):
Bonnie, thanks for joining us on Local Voices. That's Bonnie
Cushman with a regional water provider's consortium and tips on
summer watering, how to save water and that helps you
save on your water bill. You can find out more
on their website, Regional H two oh dot org. The
Red Cross recently gave a Life Saving Award to Ryan
(15:48):
Hover in June of twenty twenty four. He jumped into
action when his coworker Diana Primo was experiencing a cardiac arrest,
and he performed CPR for seven minutes. Dana made a
full recovery thanks to Ryan and quick thinking and life
saving skills. At the awards ceremony, they both spoke about
what happened. Dianna is the office manager and was at
work when she suffered the heart.
Speaker 5 (16:08):
Attack that day. I don't remember a lot.
Speaker 6 (16:12):
I knew that the week before I didn't feel well,
and I took a COVID test on Saturday, which was positive,
and by Wednesday I was feeling better. So I put
a mask on and came to work, and then on
Thursday I collapsed at my desk.
Speaker 1 (16:31):
Dianna didn't remember much about the event after she suffered
the heart attack.
Speaker 6 (16:35):
Personally, what I remembered was when I woke up in
the hospital, probably a couple of days later, and they
asked me if I knew where I was, and my
family told me everything.
Speaker 5 (16:45):
That went on. We had the person that found me.
Speaker 6 (16:51):
Initially, she was leaving the firm that was her last
last day, she came over to ask a question about
what do I do with my computer? You know, typical
typical stuff you ask an office manager. And she came
up to the hospital that day to see me when
I was awake, and so she kind of explained what
(17:16):
she saw, and she said that she just came over
and I was slumped back in my chair making this
really weird noise, which the doctors later explained to me,
that's the noise you make when your heart stops. She
started screaming, and then everything went into motion for the
day and here comes Ryan. So the first thing that
(17:40):
happened is a couple of our partners came over and
got me from my chair to the floor, and Ryan
and nobody we we had somebody here from Salt Lake
City who.
Speaker 5 (17:54):
Called nine one one. He was a former.
Speaker 6 (17:56):
Life lifeguard and so he knew what somebody needs to
call nine one one, and nobody knew what to do.
Ryan assessed what was going on and jumped in and
started performing CPR.
Speaker 1 (18:11):
Ryan Hower works in Dianna's office and explains how he
got involved.
Speaker 4 (18:14):
I was walking around the office and noticed there was
a gathering kind of next to Deanna. A couple people
and turns out that she had started to slump down
in her chair when we were on the phone with
nine one one. She lost consciousness, I guess, and was
(18:36):
not responsive, so we lowered her to the ground, at
which point I had noticed that she wasn't rereading, and
then I checked her pulse and she did not have
a pulse.
Speaker 1 (18:49):
So how do you stay calm?
Speaker 4 (18:51):
I think freaking out those situations it's little hard, like
you have a something in front of you and you
have to deal with it. And so it was important though,
because Deanna is a very large part of our family
in the office, and I mean, we just decided to
start doing cprs. That seemed like the only option. So
(19:14):
we had asked just to the office, does anybody know
CPR and there wasn't an immediate answer. And when somebody's
heart is not beating, I think that's when we just said, okay,
we're gonna start doing that.
Speaker 1 (19:27):
After you recovered, Danna, what did you tell Ryan?
Speaker 6 (19:30):
You know, it's almost impossible to thank somebody for that.
If it hadn't been for Ryan, I wouldn't be here.
If I had been home, I would have been alone.
I wouldn't be here. I truly think, by the grace
of God, I came in and Ryan just being.
Speaker 5 (19:58):
Who Ryan is, which is.
Speaker 6 (20:01):
It's just kind and thoughtful, and him jumping in, Like
I said, I wouldn't be here Ryan.
Speaker 1 (20:13):
What advice would you give people who might be in
this situation? And should everyone learn CPR.
Speaker 4 (20:18):
I think it's definitely difficult to stay calm in those situations,
but knowing that this individual needs your help can kind
of trump you know what your mind might be telling
you to do. But also I know that we got
a CPR class in the office scheduled and we had
a very good turnout afterwards. So I think it's a
(20:38):
valuable life skill to have.
Speaker 1 (20:40):
And here's Deanna's message about learning CPR.
Speaker 5 (20:43):
Please learn. You know, you never know.
Speaker 6 (20:47):
Nobody expects to have a heart attack or a cardiac arrest.
Nobody knows when they're going to need CPR. It's if
you don't. If you don't take the training, you don't
know what to do. And even if you do take
the training, you don't necessarily a use. Some people freeze
(21:10):
and you don't know what to do. So them taking training,
getting recertified it can save somebody's life. It certainly saved
my life.
Speaker 1 (21:24):
Ryan is one of three thousand, two hundred and seventy
one individuals worldwide who have received this award for their
help saving one thousand, six hundred and seventy one lives.
The American Red Cross offers training classes and certifications on CPR.
For more, go to their website Redcross dot org. The
State of Oregon has joined twenty one states to file
(21:45):
a lawsuit against the federal government over financial counts to
Victims of Crime Act grants. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield
explains the issue thank you for being here today.
Speaker 7 (21:55):
Today, Oregon was once again forced to file a lawsuit
against the federal government, and this time to protect the
victims of crime, survivors and providers who do the important
work helping vulnerable Oregonians in their time of need. The
federal administration is trying to use victims of crime as
a political tool to carry out an incredibly unpopular political agenda,
(22:19):
and they're doing it in an unprecedented way by requiring
the state to sign terms and conditions that ignore judicial
precedent and longstanding Oregon laws merely to receive our regular funding,
effectively holding the funding for victims of crime and survivors captive.
(22:39):
This means leaving women with nowhere to turn when they've
been assaulted by their partner. That means no counseling, safety planning,
or professional support. And this just isn't theoretical. We're already
seeing the impacts of the federal government decisions here in Oregon.
Last week in Beaverton, a sexual Assault Resource center sent
(22:59):
a notice of immediate emergency pause of all services due
to this funding uncertainty, and there is absolutely no timeline
for when they might be able to reopen. Funding cuts
like this at the federal level mean that when the
money stops, these critical services can and will disappear overnight,
(23:19):
leaving survivors without the support of communities and without a
safety net in our communities. And this lawsuit is about
keeping shelters open for survivors of domestic violence who need
a safe place to sleep at night, and making sure
that we can keep the doors open of child advocacy
centers throughout our state so that when something awful happens
(23:41):
to a child, there are experts to provide safe services,
to get to the bottom of what happened, and to
provide counseling services at child and those families in need.
We need leaders at all levels of government to put
aside their policy and political differences to work together on
this universally supported issue to restore funding and to stabilize
(24:03):
these programs.
Speaker 1 (24:04):
Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth discusses the impact of
the cuts.
Speaker 8 (24:09):
And I'm not one who normally engages in hyperboles, so
I want you to hear what I have to say.
Speaker 5 (24:14):
This is a fact.
Speaker 8 (24:15):
We're standing on the edge of a catastrophic failure of
our duty to protect the most vulnerable people in our communities,
victims of crime. A federally created funding crisis has landed
on our doorstep, and if we don't act, the people
we represent will pay the price. The Federal Victims of
Crime Act Fund, or VOCA as it's commonly called, has
(24:36):
been the primary funding source for nearly one hundred and
fifty victim service providers across Oregon for decades. This is
the money that keeps the lights on at domestic violence shelters.
It pays for the specially trained advocates at child Children's
Advocacy Centers who provide a safe space for abused children
to describe the unspeakable It funds the court advocates who
(24:58):
guide terrified victims a confusing and intimidating justice system. I'd
like you to consider the plight of a mother who
finally finds the courage to pack a bag, grab her children,
and flee an abusive home in the middle of the night.
Where will she go? VOCA funding is a lifeline that
(25:18):
pays for crucial services for her and thousands of others.
It is the warm, reassuring voice on the other end
of a crisis line. It's the domestic violent service that
provides a safety plan and a bed and a shelter.
It's the victim advocate who helps her file a restraining
order so she can finally start a new safe life.
(25:40):
When we cut this funding, we're cutting her lifeline. We're
sending her and her children back into the dark, back
into danger. Now that funding is being eliminated, ripping an
enormous hole in Oregon's public safety net. This isn't an
abstract budget problem. This is a human crisis. In my
(26:03):
own office, I face cutting more than half of my
victim advocates. These are the dedicated professionals who ensure a
victim's voice is heard in the court and that their
rights are protected. All over the state, organizations like Clackamas
Women's Services have already reduced staff and cut essential programs
for crime victims. Let me be clear about what that means.
(26:25):
When you cut victim services, you are choosing to have
more crime. A victim without support is a victim who
cannot testify. A survivor without a place to go is
a survivor who is forced to return to her abuser.
When victims cannot participate in the justice process, cases fall apart,
(26:46):
Violent offenders remain on our streets, and the cycle of
violence accelerates and we all become less safe. Justice has
never been just about convicting the guilty, equally about supporting
the innocent. This crisis was not of Oregon's making, but
the solution has to be and multiple avenues to that solution,
(27:09):
like the one being proposed by Attorney General Rayfield, have
to be pursued.
Speaker 1 (27:13):
Melissa Earlbaum, executive director of Clacamus Women's Services, says the
cuts will be filled immediately.
Speaker 9 (27:19):
Over twenty five years I've worked in the field of
victim services. We have made incredible progress and it breaks
my heart today to experience the destruction of our system
of safety and care, Child abuse centers, domestic and sexual
violence programs, and DA's offices come together to form a
essential safety net that serves victims in every corner of Oregon,
(27:41):
from rural towns to coastal communities to urban neighborhoods and
frontier regions. Here in Clocamus, we have laid off staff
and we've already reduced services due to the forty percent
cuts in life saving VOCA funding. And now because we're
unable to even access the reduced amount of VOCAL funding,
(28:01):
programs are forced to implement emergency pauses or close services entirely.
Every day, Cows with our partners at Safe Place Family
Justice Center, welcome victims in their children who walk through
our doors. They don't need an appointment, they don't need
to know the right words to say. They need to
(28:21):
come in and they'll be met with a confidential advocate.
Survivors can create a safety plan, learn how to file
police report, get a restraining order, or be connected to
emergency shelter. Now imagine this. Imagine living with harm, violence
and abuse, gathering your children and leaving the only home
you know, stepping into the unknown with little resources and
(28:43):
support and no idea where to turn. And we know
that leaving is the most lethal and dangerous time. That's
why when someone walks through our doors, we make sure
they are met with compassion, resources and hope. But today
we face the reality of future reductions. That means turning
(29:04):
people away, That means delaying safety, and every delay can
mean danger. It will erode trust and it will cost lives.
Survivors test the waters when they come to us, asking silently,
can I trust you? Will you be here? If I
take this risk? And if they reach out for us,
(29:25):
out to us and find nothing, then what happens. This
is not just about services. It's about life or death.
It's about thriving communities. It's about whether a survivor and
their children find safety or stays trapped in violence because
help wasn't there. That's what's at stake.
Speaker 1 (29:43):
The State of Oregon is joined twenty one states and
filing a lawsuit against the federal government to restore cuts
that eliminated over one billion dollars for victims and survivors
of crime. Thanks for listening to local voices, I'm brad Ford.
You can hear past episodes on the iHeartRadio app under
the Putcas Hastab Local Voices is a public affairs presentation
(30:03):
from iHeartRadio