Opinion | The May 16 fire at the May Apartments displaced Street Roots vendor James Hammond and many others When the fire alarm went off, James Hammond was preparing to head out for the day to sell Street Roots. He looked out of his second-floor apartment ...
19 May 2023 - Kaia Sand
Opinion | Sociologist Matthew Desmond estimates $140 billion a year in benefits to low-income people go unclaimed Determined to file his taxes, a man I know labored to find an accountant to help him, as he does every year. This year is the first year he h ...
17 May 2023 - Kaia Sand
The estate tax generates significant revenue Oregon uses to pay for essential public services R ecently, a bipartisan group of lawmakers tried short-circuiting the legislative process to deliver a coup on behalf of Oregon's wealthiest. They attempted ...
17 May 2023 - Juan Carlos Ordóñez and Daniel Hauser
Street Smart Economics | Monied interests are pushing a false narrative about Eviction Representation for All Legal support for tenants has dramatically reduced eviction rates in cities around the country, combating poverty, homelessness, family breakups ...
8 May 2023 - Mary King
As cherry blossoms begin to depart and the spring sun musters all it can to chip away at the gloomy canopy making its home atop the Willamette Valley, winter-weary Portlanders are treated to a quietly crucial election season. Southeast Portland voters ha ...
26 Apr 2023 - K. Rambo
Opinion | The work to create a whole new first responder system must transcend one administration, one person, one moment Portland Street Response is at a crossroads. The innovative first responder system is city-wide but still limited in hours, and the c ...
19 Apr 2023 - Kaia Sand
Opinion | As construction continues at Street Roots’ new building, I am reminded compassion is key H is hands lifted to the sky, the man was chanting. He did not seem to notice me or any of the people in hard hats from O’Neill Construction Group and Finis ...
12 Apr 2023 - Kaia Sand
Opinion | Unhoused constituents have important experiences to inform policy Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and Commissioner Susheela Jayapal gathered for policy input from 14 constituents in a room crowded with backpacks, duffle bags, walker ...
5 Apr 2023 - Kaia Sand and Haley Grieco-Page
Director's Desk | Street Roots groundbreaking ceremony was motivated by hope and community It didn’t go as planned — and that is OK. The day came after weeks of planning the Streets Roots groundbreaking processional. It was time for the community to ...
29 Mar 2023 - Cody McGraw
Street Smart Economics | The U.S. Social Security system should be improved, not eliminated President Joe Biden has been praised for his State of the Union defense of Social Security. While he correctly called out Republicans for their machinations, it wa ...
23 Mar 2023 - Martin Hart-Lan...