Journalist + Author
Several hundred individuals have been living in the city park for more than a year — since city officials lifted camping restrictions there and at Wallace Marine Park as part of COVID-19 mitigation efforts.
But now, they can’t stay. Read the full story here.
Natalie Pate is a freelance journalist and author based in Salem, Oregon. She wrote about education for more than seven years at the Statesman Journal and now covers education and other topics throughout the Pacific Northwest. She is originally from Colorado and earned her B.A. in Politics and French from Willamette University. View more posts
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