Businesses sign on to letter regarding camping settlement The following is the letter to city commissioners — addressed to Parks and Housing Bureau Commissioner Nick Fish — regarding proposed changes in the city's camping laws with regard to peopl ...
5 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Man of the hour — Nick Fish In the cavernous meeting hall of the Governor Hotel, as 200 people dined at the REACH Community Development Corporation’s annual donor luncheon, Nick Fish was seated off in a corner at the table with members of the newly create ...
23 Dec 2009 - Street Roots
City deserves kudos for emergency response Editorial from the Dec. 13 edition Street Roots has been around the block a time or two when it comes to cold weather in the Portland region. We’ve had vendors die in the cold and have stayed open around the cloc ...
16 Dec 2009 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Winter has definitely arrived, if not officially, than at least in spirit. But in all kinds of weather you can find your local neighborhood vendor with the newest edition of Street Roots, out Friday morning. Check out the latest and greatest ...
10 Dec 2009 - Street Roots
Push for housing levy coming from the grassroots Housing advocates and policy makers in Seattle are celebrating the recent renewal of its housing levy, prompting renewed efforts in Portland to replicate the funding stream here. Approved by 63 percent of v ...
2 Dec 2009 - Street Roots
The life of Leo Rhodes Leo Rhodes is a Street Roots vendor, columnist, board member and homeless advocate. His work has been highlighted in the newspaper throughout 2009. He sells the newspaper almost daily in the Hollywood neighborhood in Northeast and h ...
1 Dec 2009 - Street Roots
Opportunity awaits us at every corner Editorial from the Sept. 18 edition. The world is a very daunting place. From war to health care, the environment to the economy, and the H1N1 flu – people are feeling the squeeze. Locally, it’s no different. From the ...
30 Sep 2009 - Street Roots
Loss of low-cost housing routing poor from downtown Affordable housing for Portland’s poorest residents has declined significantly in the city center, even as more high-end housing increased. According to the Central City Housing Inventory, released in Ju ...
1 Sep 2009 - Street Roots
Sit-lie a cliche of obstructionism The new ruling that the sit-lie law is unconstitutional caught Street Roots off guard. According to sources at City Hall, it also caught the city on its heels. Rumor has it that staffers there are scrambling to try to fi ...
26 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Sit-lie update and seven year history Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Stephen K. Bushong has ruled that the city of Portland’s sidewalk-obstruction ordinance — commonly referred to as sit-lie, unconstitutionally exceeds the city’s authority. The ruli ...
26 Jun 2009 - Street Roots