Eighth annual Vanport Mosaic Festival employs ‘memory activism’ for day of remembrance Just over 80 years ago, the U.S. government ordered 3,700 Japanese Americans from Oregon and parts of Washington to report to the Portland Expo Center in North Portland ...
31 May 2023 - Caroline Arya
Oregon’s labor scene saw at least five union wins, two new filings and 11 labor actions in May Oregon’s labor scene saw at least five union wins, two new filings and 11 labor actions in May — a dramatic drop in union wins and filings from April but a slig ...
31 May 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Continuing efforts to rename lakes, creeks, mountains and other geographical places with offensive and racist names are happening in Oregon, often with help from tribes and Native historians From lakes to creeks, mountains to plateaus, efforts across Oreg ...
24 May 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
From PSU to Chiloquin, Native Americans and allies gather, mourn and honor MMIP When a loved one goes missing, who looks? This month, Indigenous-led community groups are hosting cultural events across the Pacific Northwest with a unified purpose — to brin ...
17 May 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
A bill to give homeless people the right to be left alone fails to move through OR House Editor's note: This is an updated version of a story originally published in the April 26 print edition of Street Roots. O vid Neal III was 6-foot-4 with chisele ...
3 May 2023 - Tom Henderson
Oregon labor sees at least 12 union wins, nine workplaces file and nine labor actions Oregon’s labor scene saw at least 12 union wins, nine filings and nine labor actions in April — more than double the wins, more filings and more labor actions than in Ma ...
1 May 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Albert Kaufman, Julia Brim-Edwards and Ana del Rocío all agree the county needs more housing options at more affordable prices. Where they differ is how the county should do that. It’s clear the lack of affordable housing and increase in homelessness in M ...
26 Apr 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Tenant legal representation is on the ballot in May Voters can weigh in on a watershed moment in the county’s housing crisis with county Measure 26-238. If passed, the measure would levy a capital gains tax to fund legal representation for tenants in all ...
26 Apr 2023 - Piper McDaniel
The organization – with a focus on equity, trauma and social-emotional learning – sees the potential of its youth to lead When Justice English walked into journalism class as a high school junior five years ago, she met a teacher who changed her life: S. ...
26 Apr 2023 - Ellen Clarke
Among large landlords, data shows at least 35% of Landlord Compensation Fund money went out of state, but the state's tracking system obscures exactly how much In March 2020, at least 676 Oregon households faced the prospect of losing their homes. Ea ...
19 Apr 2023 - Piper McDaniel