Opinion | Stable housing is vital, but remains underfunded compared to policing Imagine a city in which some people have plenty, and some barely have anything at all. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. This column represents her views. T ...
29 Jun 2022 - Kaia Sand
The city extends the legal window for sweeps by posting and reposting encampments, which can cause distress and logistical issues for unhoused Portlanders Imagine being told you have between three and 10 days to move, with no way of knowing if the time wi ...
22 Jun 2022 - K. Rambo
Bronwyn Jones Carver has been homeless since a landlord tried to raise her rent by nearly 100% in 2015. Since then, she's learned to adapt and reach for new heights. My name is Bronwyn Jones Carver. I have been homeless for seven years this June. At ...
22 Jun 2022 - Bronwyn Carver
Opinion | Portland should build a local Project Turnkey Program The Comfort Inn sign is now wrapped in black plastic, but plenty of hotel amenities remain at River Haven, a housing program for people in early recovery run by Central City Concern. The hote ...
15 Jun 2022 - Kaia Sand
Opinion | On the verge of investments in shelter, housing and services, city sweeps only serve to impede improvement Construction fences angled in odd directions shape the phantom of what was a smattering of tents on Northwest Second Avenue and Couch Stre ...
8 Jun 2022 - Kaia Sand
The housing shortage plays a role, but building more homes won't fix the affordability crisis. If someone lives in Oregon, there’s a low probability their rent is considered affordable. Half of all Oregon renters spend more than 30% of their income o ...
1 Jun 2022 - Piper McDaniel
City officials did not say if background checks are being considered Neighborhood associations expanded a demand for residents of Safe Rest Villages near schools to undergo criminal background checks in a May 16 email to Mayor Ted Wheeler and city commiss ...
25 May 2022 - Piper McDaniel
ACUs, the commercial equivalent of ADUs can contribute to more walkable neighborhoods by working with what's already built Portlanders need to drive less. An imbalanced transportation system in which the vast majority of our trips are made by car has ...
24 May 2022 - Henry Latourett...
OPINION | Sweeps force people out of sight, but do nothing for long term housing options We sat down for our weekly meeting but there was no way Street Roots editor in chief K. Rambo and I could concentrate. The blue and red police lights flashed in the w ...
18 May 2022 - Kaia Sand
With lessons learned from time unhoused, Gary Barker strives to support others I came back to life in a time of trouble. It was 2019, and I was sitting in my apartment on Sandy Boulevard, out of my mind, and frankly, near death. I was tied up in a hell ...
18 May 2022 - Gary Barker