Letter to the editor by Martha Gies Thanks Emily Green and Street Roots for a well-researched cover story about Measure 11 and its terrible impact on kids of color. Measure 11 gives the prosecution a claw hammer with which to bludgeon young defendants, by ...
7 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Where do they stand on funding public services? What will they do for small businesses? How often do they smoke pot? And more. Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions — a mix of short answer, yes or no, and multiple choice. The ...
10 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions Jules Bailey is a Multnomah County commissioner and a former state representative. He earned dual master’s degrees in public policy and economics and in urban and regional planning. He is ...
10 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions Patty Burkett is running for Portland mayor. Burkett is a “consummate self-indulgent student of multiple disciplines,” according to her filing of candidacy. Here are her responses to Stree ...
10 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions Sean Davis is a Purple Heart recipient from the Iraq War. His experience with disaster and crisis response includes work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and wildland firefighting. He ...
11 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions Bim Ditson, an entrepreneur who makes and sells chain-mail jewelry, is a drummer in the Portland band And And And. Ditson is running for mayor of Portland. Here are his responses to Stree ...
11 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions Deborah Harris is a business employment specialist. She has also been a diversity consultant and a writer. Harris is running for mayor of Portland. Here are her responses to Street Roots ...
11 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions Sarah Iannarone is an inter-national planning expert and a small-business owner in Outer Southeast Portland. She serves on many nonprofit boards, advised Portland’s Comprehensive Plan upda ...
11 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions David Schor is an assistant attorney general for the Oregon Department of Justice. He works seasonally as a communication specialist for Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort and plays electric bass ...
11 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions Jessie Sponberg, a Portland native, is a grass-roots activist and an “ally and accomplice for marginalized communities.” On his candidacy of filing, he listed his occupation as community o ...
11 Apr 2016 - Street Roots