OPINION | Too often, the city of Portland does battle with communities like Hazelnut Grove rather than building from the leadership on the streets Scott placed the small ship by his window, light streaming through its sails. “We like to think that’s the s ...
27 Jan 2021 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | At Street Roots, people can enjoy coffee while watching the Biden-Harris inauguration through the window T oday, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as president and vice president of the United States in a battened-down Washington, D.C ...
20 Jan 2021 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | This year of suffering revealed so much about the work that lies ahead 2020. The number is used as cultural shorthand for clear vision — the measurement of visual acuity often achieved through prescription eyewear. Most of us need help to see cl ...
6 Jan 2021 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | When housed and unhoused neighbors gathered at a Portland park to listen to each other, new opportunities emerged The circle was big. Standing 6 feet apart, neighbors — at first mostly people who are housed, and slowly, more and more unhoused — ...
30 Dec 2020 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | It’s been a hard year, and yet, with you, Street Roots will emerge stronger The conversation topic of the morning was cats. First, vendors shared their condolences with Paulette, a long-term vendor whose beloved cat had died, taking in the grief ...
16 Dec 2020 - Kaia Sand
DIRECTOR’S DESK | Let's not wait for private equity firms to snatch up financially distressed properties There’s a kind of optimism that we speak of at Street Roots — a wild optimism — that I’d describe as a commitment to hopeful, bold ideas despite ...
2 Dec 2020 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | Nurturing is Max's superpower; he's focused on keeping his wife warm outside The reason I made this design is my wife lost a half a foot and a third of a leg two years ago to frostbite,” Max told me, holding up a pale purple leg warmer ...
18 Nov 2020 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | The city deserves praise for placing portable toilets around town, but it's drawn ire — with one police officer reportedly assisting in a sabotage effort Hand washing and hygiene are essential to preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Bo ...
4 Nov 2020 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | Commissioners Hardesty and Eudaly need one more vote for police budget cuts Justice is not convenient, but the City Council might need a reminder. It managed to cut $15 million from the police budget — and reinvest some of that into Portland Str ...
26 Oct 2020 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | The Street Roots Action Team's voter registration drive builds on efforts to broaden civic engagement They just keep at it. The day the Proud Boys attempted to disrupt the city, the Street Roots Action Team was undeterred and focused, out o ...
7 Oct 2020 - Kaia Sand