A Jan. 31 memo penned by mayoral aide Sam Adams proposed, among other things, to build large-scale homeless encampments in Portland staffed by Oregon National Guard and others. The full memo, first reported by Willamette Week, is below in PDF format. Jan. ...
11 Feb 2022 - Street Roots
Community members are invited to join conversations with service providers, community advocates and people with lived experiences Mayor Ted Wheeler will host a series of four community conversations about homelessness. The first event is Saturday, Feb. 1 ...
31 Jan 2020 - Street Roots
The city honors the executive director for her contributions to the community The Portland City Council honored Street Roots Executive Director Kaia Sand this week with a Spirit of Portland Award, an annual award for individuals and groups who make outsta ...
18 Oct 2019 - Street Roots
Candidates for Portland City Council answer Street Roots’ questions Street Roots asked both candidates for Portland City Council to respond to five questions in 1,200 words or less. The first question was unique to each candidate. The remaining questions ...
19 Oct 2018 - Street Roots