Street Roots has worked to prioritize the voices of immigrants and refugees, the poor, critical thinkers, policymakers and truth-tellers. We will continue to do so. The November election brought big wins for housing across the country. There were 34 ballo ...
16 Nov 2016 - Israel Bayer
If I were currently homeless I would choose living outdoors over living in shelter. Hands down. That doesn’t mean I would be choosing to be homeless. The mayor recently declared an end to his “Safe Sleep” policy in our city. The policy allowed for people ...
4 Aug 2016 - Israel Bayer
The Portland Business Alliance took out a full-page ad in today’s Oregonian with the headline, “We can do better than this.” The ad goes on to say, “Our city is experiencing a crisis on our streets and in our parks. Everyday thousands of people sleep in o ...
15 Jul 2015 - Israel Bayer
A lot people in the housing community, for better or worse, are worked up over Anna Griffin’s ongoing series on homelessness in The Oregonian. Get used to it. A new story will come out every Friday for the next six weeks. Wait, does this mean I’m promotin ...
23 Jan 2015 - Israel Bayer
Extra! Extra! The latest edition of Street Roots is hitting the pavement Friday morning, hopefully with some sunshing reflecting off the page. Here’s what you’ll find inside: Casey Neill’s Pacific trail: Israel Bayer profiles the Portland musician’s journ ...
15 Apr 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! If you don’t think 2010 holds in store anything special for you, then you’re forgetting that the new edition of Street Roots hits the pavement tomorrow, warmed by the personalized delivery of a friendly neighborhood vendor! Here’s a preview ...
21 Jan 2010 - Street Roots