Incumbent DA Mike Schmidt and challenger Senior Deputy DA Nathan Vasquez went back and forth on key issues such as homelessness, the drug crisis and crime. Recap here: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/elections/debate-multnomah-county-district-attorney-mike-schmidt-nathan-vasquez/283-06a1ef88-c467-41d5-a950-76bd7b9e0938 00:00 Introduction 02:21 Prosecuting protesters 07:14 Relationship with police 10:07 Measure 110 rollback 13:27 Mandatory drug treatment 15:25 Downtown safer streets 18:04 Camping ban enforcement 20:51 Racial disparities 24:26 Reducing gun violence 27:15 Small crime perception 30:04 Teenagers and fentanyl 35:04 Severe mental health 38:10 Public defender crisis 42:09 Office leadership 44:40 Positive impact program 48:06 Role of elected DA 50:46 Biggest regret 52:47 Lightning round Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/KGWNews8 Watch the latest KGW newscast: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the KGW app: https://kgw.com/appredirect