Walking the talk for an Office of Equity and Human Rights By Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Mayor Sam Adams Portland has the reputation of being a progressive and innovative city, however, not all Portlanders have access to opportunities or feel welcome. P ...
19 Sep 2011 - Street Roots
Office of Equity will ensure means for a healthy community By Andrew Riley, Contributing Columnist Over the past 10 years, dozens of studies have highlighted the growing disparities between Portland’s increasingly diverse communities: rental discriminatio ...
9 Sep 2011 - Street Roots
SR weighs in on Office of Equity We are a great city. And we are a city of inequality. Without adequate shelter, people on the streets are criminalized by local government. African Americans are faced with staggering unemployment. Latinos and other immigr ...
1 Sep 2011 - Street Roots