# Is the County’s Deflection Program Working? Plus, Last-Minute Summer Outdoor Adventures and Missed Connections

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Published: 2026-07-16T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

We're checking in on how our county's drug deflection program is faring. Plus, we've got ideas for last-minute outdoor summer adventures and we’re also digging into the best of Portland’s missed connections. Joining host Claudia Meza are Willamette Week reporter and author, Brianna Wheeler, and Norther Emily, a wilderness skills educator, writer, and the founder of Wild Solitude Guiding. Discussed in today's episode: Meet the Portland teen whose $3 ‘one in a billion’ Goodwill find could soon sell for $250K [Oregonian] After Anemic Early Results, Multnomah County Updated Its Program to Divert Drug Users Into Treatment. Is It Working? [Willamette Week] Recreation.Gov /Last Minute Camping Alerts /Camping This Weekend Missed Connection Portland [Instagram] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up ⁠here⁠. Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at ⁠portland@citycast.fm⁠, or leave us a voicemail at ⁠503-208-5448⁠. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our ⁠morning newsletter⁠ and be sure to follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at ⁠citycast.fm/advertise⁠. We’re doing our annual survey to learn more about our listeners. We’d be grateful if you took the survey at ⁠citycast.fm/survey⁠—it’s only 7 minutes long. You’ll be doing us a big favor. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card–and City Cast Portland swag. Learn more about the sponsors of this July 15th episode: ⁠SAIF

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