Many people experiencing homelessness are older than 55 and have underlying illnesses At a time when health care providers are accelerating mass vaccinations to get the COVID-19 vaccines into as many arms as possible, others are concerned that approach wo ...
20 Jan 2021 - Joanne Zuhl
As sit-down feasts are substituted with takeout boxes, many of Portland’s unhoused residents will be denied an important holiday tradition: human connection From birthdays to graduations and even to break-ups, every major event has been squeezed into the ...
25 Nov 2020 - Emma Nathanson and Joanne Zuhl
The incumbent says he’s frustrated with seemingly apathetic attitudes toward people living in unsanitary conditions on our streets Among Portland’s last four mayors, Ted Wheeler is the first to seek re-election. It’s a tough job. Portland’s mayor often ge ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
The candidate wants every neighborhood engaged in helping houseless Portlanders Community organizer Sarah Iannarone first ran for mayor of Portland in 2016, earning about 12% of the vote. Since then, her profile and popularity have grown among Portland’s ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
The write-in candidate would draw from her personal experiences in formulating housing policies This is the first time we’ve included a write-in candidate in our election issue, but we believe the circumstances around Teressa Raiford’s campaign warrant he ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
The incumbent wants to give renters first right of refusal on home purchases and says she’s looking at how to move traffic enforcement from police to the transportation bureau Chloe Eudaly, the incumbent, went from a bookstore owner and housing activist t ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
The candidate says it’s possible to negotiate a good deal with the police union, and he supports moving police budget dollars toward mental health programs Mingus Mapps decided to make a run for Portland City Council after he was terminated from the city’ ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
‘These are kids that have been failed by every single system,’ says a Bend Republican who supports the $2.5 million plan One dollar and 14 cents. That’s the number Rep. Cheri Helt (R-Bend) wanted people to remember at the close of the initial hearing on ...
7 Feb 2020 - Joanne Zuhl
Displacement, school changes, racism and mental illness are among the risk factors plaguing today’s youths. The Next Generation, a new Street Roots series, explores issues like these and opportunities to respond. The Next Generation, a Street Roots series ...
31 Jan 2020 - Joanne Zuhl
The Portland nonprofit is the place to make real change over a plate of good food “It is only by feeling your love that the poor will forgive you for the gifts of bread.” That quote, attributed to St. Vincent DePaul, is a favorite of Genevieve “Genny” Nel ...
6 Dec 2019 - Joanne Zuhl