Wasn't the conservatives of Oregon, angling for less oversight of the medical field that led to so many pill mills around Portland, right?
Record profits for the mercer family as a result.
Wasn't the constant attempts to reduce funding to Portland drug addiction support & rehab groups by various conservative groups & politicians who don't even live there, right?
In spite of its issues, the city still has higher employment and median income vs surrounding, less cultured areas around it.