Urban Alchemy Part 1: Structure, Funding, & Admissions of the Controversial Temp. Alternative Shelter Site Operator

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Past Related Episodes: 

• 11/15/23: Next PDX Temp. Alternative Shelter Site Faces Hazardous Chemical Cleanup

• 3/15/23: Urban Alchemy Wins Portland Mass Camp Project Amid Lawsuit Concerns

• 3/8/23: City Plans for Mass Camp Sites Emerge, But Failed Negotiations Raise Questions

Background Info & Context:

• Then-Senior-Advisor Sam Adams sends memo proposed 3 mass camp sites for 3000 people with National Guard as security [Willamette Week, 2/11/22] 

• Mayor Wheeler's original budget proposal for mass encampments [11/10/22]

• OPB Comprehensive on Urban Alchemy Lawsuits [1/23/23]

• Supergirl Lawsuit Settlement 

• Video of Urban Alchemy incident with transgender activist Shawn Sunshine Strickland

• Class Action Lawsuit from Former UA Employees 

• SF Bay Area City's Homeless Residents Express Concerns about Urban Alchemy [Pacific Sun, 6/1/22]

• Concerns for Urban Alchemy's Security Training in San Francisco [San Francisco Standard, 3/7/22]

• Urban Alchemy Worker Charged with Attempted Murder After Alleged Shooting on Break [SF Chronicle, 2/17/23]

Episode Credits:

Reporting & Interview: Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Zuhl Fellow

Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager

Post-Production & Editing:  Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio