The Oregon Worker Relief Fund accepts contributions from individuals, organizations and government to assist undocumented workers and their families during the Coronavirus pandemic. Adriana Miranda, Causa Oregon, explains why this fund is needed and how it will help Latinx families who have been hit the hardest by COVID-19 in Oregon.

In two separate interviews with Julie Conn-Johnson, McKinney Vento Program and Tricia Ratcliff, Homeless and Runaway Youth Program, we learn about what "home insecure" youth look like through the lens of these two service provider-advocates. Salem Keizer School District serves about 1,200 youth who are living in cars, campgrounds, couches, on the street, with and without their families.

Bob Rossi interviews Andrea Haverkamp of the Coalition of Graduate Employees (AFT) at Oregon State University on higher education today and how unions can function in that environment.

In this News from the North program, host Eric Howald diverges from his usual format to talk with Linden Zaitz about print media during COVID-19, and offers his own personal essay to encourage us to stay strong called "Open in Case of Emergency."

"Our Salem" is an effort to involve citizens in planning for growth and development. In this segment, listeners get a brief history of Oregon's land-use laws, that require citizen input, followed by how the City of Salem is ensuring that public input is part of its planning process. Eunice Kim, Salem's Planning Manager, talks about the process and how people can get involved.

Ben Deumling of Zena Forests addresses the stewardship of their forest in Polk County.

In Part 1 of Elephant in the Room, Chandra LeGue of Oregon Wild addresses how climate change is affecting forests and how practices of federal agencies and the timber industry contribute to climate change.

As a supplement to Legislative Matters, co-host Cindy Condon brings listeners up to speed on legislative thinking about how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are more questions than answers.

On this Polk County Report, state legislator Paul Evans talks about ways Monmouth and Independence are responding to the pandemic and about various aspects of the state's response and an upcoming legislative session. Due to changes in KMUZ policies during the pandemic, many interviews are taking place outside the studio and audio quality is variable.

Deputy Director of 1000 Friends of Oregon, Mary Kyle McCurdy, gives listeners a primer on Oregon's land-use laws that were established in the mid-1970s and how residents can participate in planning and development in their community.