Peter Zuckerman
{{Short description|American journalist and author (born 1979)}}
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| birth_name = Peter Edward Zuckerman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|12|27}}
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| education = Reed College (BS)
| employer = The Oregonian
| spouse =
| partner = Sam Adams
| occupation = Journalist, author, activist
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Peter Zuckerman (born December 27, 1979) is an American journalist and author who has focused his career in court reporting, investigative journalism, and adventure stories. He is also a leader of several prominent progressive political campaigns.
Early life and education
Zuckerman attended the Chadwick School in Los Angeles County, California, and graduated from Reed College with a degree in biology in 2003.{{Cite web |url=http://www.reed.edu/commencement/2003/grads.html |title=Commencement 2003|access-date=2009-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214065427/http://www.reed.edu/commencement/2003/grads.html |archive-date=2012-02-14 |url-status=dead }} As a student at Reed, Zuckerman served on the editorial board of the Reed College Quest, a student-run newspaper. In March 2002 he wrote an opinion piece in The Oregonian ("The drug Olympics"){{cite news
|title=In my opinion: The drug Olympics
|first=Peter
|last=Zuckerman
|work=The Oregonian
|date=March 1, 2002
}} condemning competitive use of drugs like gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, or GHB, at the school. He was the target of numerous threats within the Reed College community,{{cite news
|title=IN MY OPINION: Voicing an opinion
|first=Peter
|last=Zuckerman
|date=March 16, 2002
|work=The Oregonian
|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%200F25313B67CE3B77%20)&p_docid=0F25313B67CE3B77&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=0F25313B67CE3B77&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=R5BM4EJLMTIzNDcyMDcwMC4yMjU2NDc6MToxMzoxOTIuMjIwLjEyOC4w&&p_multi=ORGB
}} and he was both criticized and praised in letters to the Oregonian.{{cite news
|title=Letter: Reed outraged by drug article
|first=John
|last=Saller
|work=The Oregonian
|date=March 9, 2002
|title=Letter: Peer pressure to excel
|first=Andy
|last=Bruno
|work=The Oregonian
|date=March 12, 2002
}}
Zuckerman interned for the LGBTQ-focused Portland weekly Just Out while at Reed, delivering the paper and fact-checking telephone numbers.[http://www.justout.com/news.aspx?id=41 Just Out Writers, from A (Acito) to Z (Zuckerman)] Just Out He also interned for the Portland bureau of the Associated Press and The Springfield News. He went on to work as a journalist in Eastern Idaho.{{cite web |url=http://web.reed.edu/career/calendar/2008/October/Where-the-Jobs-Are-Journalism.html |title=Where the Jobs Are: Journalism |date=October 7, 2008 |access-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011141743/http://web.reed.edu/career/calendar/2008/October/Where-the-Jobs-Are-Journalism.html |archive-date=October 11, 2008}}
Career
= Journalism =
In 2006, Zuckerman was the lead writer of a multi-part story, Scouts' Honor, in the Idaho Falls Post Register about the coverup of a multi-state child molestation case involving at least two dozen minors and the Boy Scouts of America in Idaho.{{Cite news |url=http://www.postregister.com/scouts_honor |title=Scout's Honor |year=2005 |accessdate=2007-10-03 |periodical=The Post Register }}
After the story was published, Zuckerman was accused of having a bias against the Boy Scouts of America and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) because of his sexual orientation.{{Cite news |title=Scouts Honor was a Disservice|date=May 24, 2005 |periodical=The Post Register}}{{Cite news |title=Accused Bias|date=May 9, 2005 |work=The Post Register}} and he became the target of personal attacks on the basis of his sexual orientation.{{Cite news |url=http://www.afterelton.com/dennis/blog/PBS-airs-doc-on-gay-reporter |title=PBS airs documentary on gay Idaho Falls reporter |first=Dennis |last=Ayers |date=2007-09-14 |accessdate=2007-10-03 |periodical=AfterElton.com }}
For work on the series, Zuckerman received the 2006 Livingston Award and the 2007 C.B. Blethen Award, and the Post-Register won the Scripps Foundation's 2005 National Journalism Awards for distinguished service to the First Amendment.{{cite web |url=http://www.livawards.org/past/ |title=The Livingston Awards: Past Winners |accessdate=2007-10-03 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928225730/http://www.livawards.org/past/ |archivedate = 2007-09-28}}{{cite news| url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003386137_blethens10m.html | work=The Seattle Times | title=Times, P-I take top honors in C.B. Blethen Awards | date=November 10, 2006}}
Zuckerman was profiled in a September 25, 2007, documentary, "In A Small Town," broadcast in the PBS series, Exposé: America's Investigative Reports.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/expose/expose_2007/blog/peter_zuckerman/|title=The Exposé Blog: Peter Zuckerman Archives|website=www.thirteen.org}} The documentary was a nominated for an Emmy Award.{{Cite web |title=In a Small Town (part 1 & Part 2) |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/expose/episode215/index.html |publisher=PBS |access-date=May 23, 2021 |website=PBS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017112724/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/expose/episode215/index.html |archive-date = 2007-10-17}} A profile about Zuckerman in Harvard University's Nieman Foundation for Journalism report about courage in journalism won the 2007 Mirror Award for best coverage of breaking news,{{cite web |url=http://www.mirrorawards.syr.edu/2007winners.html |title=2008 Winners |website=Mirror Awards |access-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426111503/http://www.mirrorawards.syr.edu/2007winners.html |archive-date=April 26, 2009}} and he appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show.
After moving back to Oregon, Zuckerman continued to investigate the Boy Scouts of America and the LDS church while working for The Oregonian.{{cite news | last =Zuckerman | first =Peter | authorlink =Peter Zuckerman | title =Men Sue Scouts, Mormon Church: $25 million - The six allege a former troop leader and church teacher abused them | newspaper =The Oregonian | date =October 4, 2007 | url =http://www.kellyclarkattorney.com/general/men-sue-scouts-mormon-church | accessdate =2009-02-05 | url-status =dead | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20080821125516/http://www.kellyclarkattorney.com/general/men-sue-scouts-mormon-church/ | archivedate =August 21, 2008 }} In this article, Men Sue Scouts, Mormon Church, six men allege a former troop leader and church teacher abused them and seek $25 million in compensation as the LDS church failed to thoroughly investigate, report the abuse to law enforcement, provide mental health services to victims or remove the abuser from contact with children once it learned about the abuse.
Zuckerman later changed his reporting to focus on stories that had more of an environmental bent. For example, he wrote about the Forest Service loosening its environmental standards so a gas corporation can clear cut through old growth in the Mount Hood National Forest to make way for an LNG pipeline.{{cite news
|title=Forest Service plans to clear legal path for pipeline in Mount Hood forest
|first= Peter
|last=Zuckerman
|work=The Oregonian
|date=December 24, 2008
|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/12/forest_service_plans_to_clear.html
}}
In 2020, Zuckerman and his journalism were the subject of a documentary, "Church and the Fourth Estate," a retrospective about his reporting in Idaho,{{Cite web|date=2020-01-28|title=Sundance 2020 Interview: Brian Knappenberger on a Test of a Scout's Honor in "Church and the Fourth Estate"|url=http://moveablefest.com/brian-knappenberger-church-and-the-fourth-estate/|access-date=2020-11-17|website=The Moveable Fest|language=en-US}} attempts to stop that reporting, and what happened to the people involved.{{Cite news|last=Stern|first=Marlow|date=2020-01-30|title=The Brave Teen Who Exposed the Boy Scouts' Pedophilia Epidemic|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-teen-who-helped-expose-the-boy-scouts-child-abuse-epidemic-and-the-mormon-churchs-cover-up|access-date=2020-11-17}} The documentary premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/church-and-the-fourth-estate-director-brian-knappenberger-sundance-documentary-interview/|title='Church And The Fourth Estate' Director Brian Knappenberger Shines A Light On Widespread Sexual Abuse Within Idaho Boy Scouts — Sundance Studio|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=2020-01-25|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-04-17}}
=Non-fiction author=
In January 2009, Zuckerman took a leave from The Oregonian to work on a "dream book project" after his partner, Sam Adams, was elected mayor of Portland.{{cite web |url=http://byronbeckwindow.ning.com/profiles/blogs/breaking-media-news-peter |title=Breaking Media News: Peter Zuckerman Leaving The Oregonian |last=Beck |first=Byron |date=April 6, 2009 |access-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409075536/http://byronbeckwindow.ning.com/profiles/blogs/breaking-media-news-peter |archive-date=April 9, 2009}} While researching the book, Zuckerman nearly died while traveling through remote regions of Nepal and ingesting a "half plant, half animal"{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/22565010/Finding-Nirvana-Peter-Zuckerman|title=Finding Nirvana- Peter Zuckerman | Nature|website=Scribd}} caterpillar fungus.
The book, Buried in the Sky, co-written with Amanda Padoan, tells the true adventure story of the 2008 K2 disaster from the perspective of Sherpas and Pakistani high-altitude porters. The book was published on June 11, 2012 in the United States and Canada by W.W. Norton & Company.{{Cite web|url=https://wwnorton.com/home|title=Home Page|website=wwnorton.com|accessdate=30 November 2022}} Reviews{{cite web |url=http://buriedinthesky.com/reviews/ |title=Reviews & Blurbs |website=Buried in the Sky |access-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525032145/http://buriedinthesky.com/reviews/ |archive-date=May 25, 2012}} are positive.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/visual-art|title=Visual Art | Arts & Culture|website=Portland Monthly}} Outside magazine described it as "easily the most riveting and important mountaineering book of the past decade." The Wall Street Journal{{cite news| title=Book Review: Buried in the Sky | last=Ybarra |first=Michael J. | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303822204577466953130459274 | work=The Wall Street Journal|date=June 21, 2012|accessdate=December 5, 2016}} described it as "enthralling." Men's Journal called it "an indispensable addition to the genre,"{{Cite web|url=https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/the-sherpas-story-20120625/|title=The Sherpa's Story - Buried in the Sky Review|date=April 19, 2014}} and many publications, such as The Boston Globe, favorably compared it to Into Thin Air.{{cite news| url=http://articles.boston.com/2012-06-10/arts/32095368_1_nepali-everest-ascent-sherpa-climbers | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118215834/http://articles.boston.com/2012-06-10/arts/32095368_1_nepali-everest-ascent-sherpa-climbers | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 18, 2013 | work=The Boston Globe | title=Learn more}}
The book was awarded the 2012 NCTE George Orwell Award,{{cite web |url=http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Involved/Volunteer/Appointed%20Groups/Past_Recipients_Orwell_Award.pdf |title=Past Recipients of the NCTE Orwell Award |accessdate=2009-06-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326134658/http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Involved/Volunteer/Appointed%20Groups/Past_Recipients_Orwell_Award.pdf |archivedate=2009-03-26 }} the Banff Mountain Book Festival Award for mountain history,{{cite web |url=http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainfestival/competitions/book/2012/#panel-6 |title=2012 Banff Mountain Festival Book Competition Winners |website=The Banff Centre |access-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108044704/http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainfestival/competitions/book/2012/ |archive-date=November 8, 2012}} the National Outdoor Book Award for History.,{{Cite web|url=http://www.noba-web.org/books12.htm|title=2012 Winners of the National Outdoor Book Awards|website=www.noba-web.org}} the Independent Publishers Association award for general non-fiction,{{Cite web|url=http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1653|title=2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results|website=Independent Publisher - feature}} and the American Society of Journalists and Author's Outstanding Book Award for general non-fiction.{{cite web |url=http://www.asja.org/for-writers/annual-writing-awards/2013winners.php |title=2013 Asja Awards |website=American Society of Journalists and Authors |access-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509135404/http://www.asja.org/for-writers/annual-writing-awards/2013winners.php |archive-date=May 9, 2013}}
In 2019, Outside Magazine chose "Buried in the Sky" as part of a "Contemporary Adventure Canon" made up of the best contemporary adventure books of all time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.outsideonline.com/2397596/best-adventure-books-all-time|title=The 54 Books of the New Adventure Library|first=Shawnté|last=Salabert|date=June 15, 2019|website=Outside Online}}
=Teaching=
Zuckerman has received numerous journalism awards, including the Livingston Award, the National Journalism Award[http://www.pqmonthly.com/2012/06/local-author-peter-zuckerman-goes-to-worlds-edge-to-make-the-hidden-visible/ Local author Peter Zuckerman goes to worlds edge to make the hidden visible] PQ Monthly. June 2012 {{dead link|date=November 2022}} and the C.B. Blethen Award
Zuckerman has visited and taught at Poynter Institute,{{cite web |url=http://www.poynteronline.org/profile/profile.asp?user=115111 |title=Peter E Zuckerman |accessdate=2007-10-03}} University of Georgia[http://www.uga.edu/news/artman/publish/071106_McGill_Fellows.shtml University of Georgia: News & Information] and the University of Southern California.{{cite web |url=http://college.usc.edu/unruh/past_events/ |title=Past Events |website=USC College |access-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208150816/http://college.usc.edu/unruh/past_events/ |archive-date=February 8, 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://college.usc.edu/unruh/private/UnruhNews.pdf |title=Upcoming Events |publisher=USC College |access-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224030229/http://college.usc.edu/unruh/private/UnruhNews.pdf |archive-date=February 24, 2008}} He is currently an adjunct fellow at the Attic Institute writing workshop{{cite web |url=http://atticwritersworkshop.com/teacher/peter-zuckerman |title=Peter Zuckerman |website=Attic: A Haven for Writers |access-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016234900/http://atticwritersworkshop.com/teacher/peter-zuckerman |archive-date=October 16, 2011}} and a resident at the Falcon Art Community.{{Cite web|url=http://www.falconartcommunity.com/artists.html|title=Falcon Art Community|website=www.falconartcommunity.com}}
= Political campaigns =
In 2013, Zuckerman became the press secretary for Oregon United for Marriage, the campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in Oregon, and for Oregon United Against Discrimination, a related campaign organized to defeat an anti-gay ballot measure.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/2014/05/gay_marriage_supporters_launch.html|title=Gay marriage supporters launch fight against measure letting businesses reject gay weddings|first=Jeff|last= Mapes|work=Oregonian/OregonLive|date=May 3, 2014}} The anti-gay measure would have created an exception to Oregon's anti-discrimination law, allowing businesses deny service because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.{{Cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/oregon/2014/05/02/watch-oregons-first-ad-defeat-turn-away-gay-initiative|title=WATCH: Oregon's First Ad to Defeat 'Turn Away the Gay' Initiative|date=May 2, 2014|website=www.advocate.com}}{{cite web |url=http://www.oregonunitedformarriage.org/or4msignaturedrivelaunch/ |title=Oregon United for Marriage Announces Signature Gathering Launch |date=June 28, 2013 |website=Oregon United for Marriage |access-date=May 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621124415/http://www.oregonunitedformarriage.org/or4msignaturedrivelaunch/ |archive-date=June 21, 2015}}
During the marriage campaign, support for gay marriage increased by 14 points, volunteers collected 160,000 signatures to put gay marriage on the ballot, and the marriage campaign raised $3 million.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/categories/reed-in-the-news.html|title=Reed College | Reed Magazine | In the Media|website=www.reed.edu}}
Later that year, Zuckerman went on to become the communications director for New Approach Oregon / Yes on 91, the campaign to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Oregon (Measure 91).{{Cite web |url=http://www.newapproachoregon.com/contact/ |title=Contact the Campaign - New Approach Oregon |access-date=2015-06-15 |archive-date=2015-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624035823/http://www.newapproachoregon.com/contact/ |url-status=usurped }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/oregon-pot-campaign-raises-over-1-million/article_743b2bb4-4325-5f19-8cfe-0943d3339a63.html|title=Oregon pot campaign raises over $1 million|first=Hillary |last=Borrud|website=The Bulletin}} The campaign followed perennial, unsuccessful efforts to legalize marijuana by ballot initiative, including in 1986 and in 2012, which made it to the ballot, but voters had rejected. Marijuana legalization in Oregon passed with 56 percent of the vote, making Oregon the third state to legalize marijuana.{{Cite web |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2014/11/recreational_marijuana_passes.html |title=Recreational marijuana passes in Oregon: Oregon election results 2014 |first=Noelle |last=Crombie |date=November 5, 2014 |website=Oregonian/OregonLive}} Drug policy advocates described the victory as a major turning point in the drug reform movement.{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/11/12/pot-legalization-gateway-to-what |title=Pot Legalization: Gateway to What? |last=Nelson |first=Steven |date=November 12, 2014 |website=U.S. News |access-date=May 23, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/politics/marijuana-2014/index.html|title=Oregon, Washington, D.C. legalize marijuana - CNNPolitics|first=Dan|last=Merica|website=CNN|date=5 November 2014}}
In 2016, Zuckerman directed communications for 2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 98, to provide more funding for education.{{Cite web |url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/education/2016/10/14/what-you-need-know-measure-98/91998580/ |title=What You Need to Know about Measure 98 |last=Pate |first=Natalie |date=October 17, 2016 |website=Statesman Journal |access-date=May 23, 2021}} The initiative, allocated $150 million a year into the schools to improve Oregon's graduation rate, won with 65% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2016/11/oregon_ballot_measures_measure.html|title=Oregon Ballot Measures: Measure 98, 99 pass|first=Bethany|last= Barnes|work= The Oregonian/OregonLive|date=November 9, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2019/05/opinion-measure-98-shows-oregon-is-rewriting-the-narrative-for-students-future.html|title=Opinion: Measure 98 shows Oregon is rewriting the narrative for students' future|date=May 15, 2019|first=Toya|last=Fick|website=oregonlive}}
In 2018, Zuckerman directed communications for the No on 105 campaign to protect Oregon's anti-discrimination law (No on 105).{{Cite web|url=https://kcfmradio.com/2018/10/31/28832/|title=Florence Woman Pleads Guilty; The Polarizing 105; Last Day to Mail Ballots; Cougar Sighting; Traveling Memorial - Coast Radio - Florence Oregon News - KCST • KCFM|first=George|last=Henry|date=October 31, 2018}} The No on 105 campaign was victorious, receiving 63% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_105,_Repeal_Sanctuary_State_Law_Initiative_(2018)|title=Oregon Measure 105, Repeal Sanctuary State Law Initiative (2018)|website=Ballotpedia}}
In 2019 and 2020, Zuckerman was the campaign manager for the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act to decriminalize drug possession and expand drug treatment, paying for it with existing taxes on legal marijuana sales.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/12/signature-gathering-begins-for-oregon-initiative-to-decriminalize-small-amounts-of-all-drugs.html|title=Signature gathering begins for Oregon initiative to decriminalize small amounts of all drugs|first=Noelle|last= Crombie |work= The Oregonian/OregonLive|date=December 6, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_110,_Drug_Decriminalization_and_Addiction_Treatment_Initiative_(2020)|title=Oregon Measure 110, Drug Decriminalization and Addiction Treatment Initiative (2020)|website=Ballotpedia}} In 2020 during the pandemic, the campaign gathered 143,000 signatures,{{Cite web|title=Oregon's drug treatment campaign turns in 143,000 signatures|url=https://yesonip44.org/campaign-updates/early_signatures_turn_in/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Yes on Measure 110|language=en-US}} enough to qualify the initiative for the ballot and become Measure 110.{{Cite web|title=Measure to expand drug treatment and decriminalization makes Oregon ballot|url=https://www.kdrv.com/content/news/Measure-to-expand-drug-treatment-and-decriminalization-makes-Oregon-ballot-572091711.html|access-date=2020-09-19|website=KDRV News|language=en}} The campaign raised $5.4 million{{Cite web|title=Oregon Measure 110, Drug Decriminalization and Addiction Treatment Initiative (2020)|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_110,_Drug_Decriminalization_and_Addiction_Treatment_Initiative_(2020)|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}} and won endorsements from more than 140 organizations.{{Cite web|title=Yes on Measure 110 - Organizations|url=https://voteyeson110.org/organizations/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Yes on Measure 110|language=en-US}}
Measure 110 passed with 59% of the vote,{{Cite news|last=Fuller|first=Thomas|date=2020-11-04|title=Oregon Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Heroin and Cocaine; Four States Legalize Marijuana|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/us/ballot-measures-propositions-2020.html|access-date=2020-11-05|issn=0362-4331}} making Oregon the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize all drugs, including hard drugs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2019/09/29/will-oregon-be-the-first-state-to-decriminalize-all-drugs_partner/|title=Will Oregon be the first state to decriminalize all drugs?|date=September 29, 2019|website=Salon}} A similar effort to decriminalize drugs in Ohio had failed.{{Cite web|date=2018-12-14|title=Ohio Rejects Low-Level Drug Offense Decriminalization {{!}} The Recovery Village Columbus|url=https://www.columbusrecoverycenter.com/blog/ohio-rejects-drug-decriminalization/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Columbus Recovery Center {{!}} Ohio Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility|language=en-US}} The New York Times described the victory in Oregon as "one of the most radical drug-law overhauls in the nation's history,"{{Cite news|last=Johnson|first=Kirk|date=2020-11-02|title=In the Pandemic, a Shifting Ballot Debate on Legalizing Drugs|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/us/drug-marijuana-legalization-ballot-measures.html|access-date=2020-11-05|issn=0362-4331}} and The Intercept called it the "biggest step yet to ending the war on drugs."{{Cite web|last1=Lennard|first1=Natasha|title=Oregon's Decriminalization Vote Might Be Biggest Step Yet to Ending War on Drugs|url=https://theintercept.com/2020/11/04/oregon-drugs-decriminalization/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=The Intercept|date=4 November 2020|language=en}} Measure 110 is expected to generate $100 million in additional money for drug treatment in Oregon, which is four times more than the state currently spends outside of Medicaid and the criminal justice system.{{Cite web|last=Lopez|first=German|date=2020-10-21|title=Oregon's ballot measure to decriminalize all drugs, explained|url=https://www.vox.com/21509815/oregon-ballot-measure-110-drug-decriminalization|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Vox|language=en}}
Personal life
Zuckerman's partner is Sam Adams, the former mayor of Portland, Oregon.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pointssouth.net/2003ps/staging/000249.htm|title=Navigating Between Silence and Speech|website=www.pointssouth.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040619215742/http://www.pointssouth.net/2003ps/staging/000249.htm|archive-date=19 June 2004}}{{cite news | url = http://wweek.com/editorial/3428/11010/ | title = Gossip should have no friends | date = 2008-05-21 | work = Willamette Week | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100112150932/http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3428/11010 | archivedate = 2010-01-12 }}{{Cite web|url=https://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2008/12/gay-man-becomes.html|title=Gay man becomes Portland, Ore., mayor at midnight|last=Rothaus|first=Steve|website=miamiherald.typepad.com}}
See also
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