PDX mayoral race: Movers, shakers and moneymakers [caption id="attachment_6552" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="From left to right: Eileen Brady, Charlie Hales, Jefferson Smith"] [/caption] By Janice Thompson ...
11 Jan 2012 - Street Roots
Mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith talks to Street Roots By Jake Thomas, Staff Writer Jefferson Smith hopes to make history next year by becoming the first mayor to come from east of 82nd Avenue. Since 2008, Smith has represented part of East Portland in t ...
5 Jan 2012 - Street Roots
Mayoral candidates talk housing and homelessness by Joanne Zuhl Mayoral candidates squared off on issues of the street this afternoon in the Mayoral Candidates’ Forum on Housing. The forum featured frontrunners Eileen Brady, Charlie Hales and Jefferson Sm ...
6 Dec 2011 - Street Roots
City elections an opportunity for renewed push on housing SR editorial from the August 5th edition. Announcements and rumors about the up and coming Portland election in 2012 have the city buzzing. With the announcement that Mayor Sam Adams, an establishe ...
11 Aug 2011 - Street Roots
Accessing your vote: Legislation may mean more access to voting in Oregon By Jake Thomas, Contributing Writer Voter turnout in Oregon could see an increase among low-income individuals, students and others around the state. With less than 10,000 people re ...
4 Aug 2011 - Street Roots
Jefferson Smith’s view from the east By Israel Bayer, Staff Writer Jefferson Smith? Don’t know the name? You soon will. Smith is an Oregon representative for the House District 47 that encompasses East Multnomah County. His working-class district has seen ...
8 Jul 2010 - Street Roots
East Portland deserves a fresh look It may not have the refinement of the Pearl or Boise neighborhoods, or the earthy vibrancy of the city’s downtown, or even the modern quaint feel of Northeast Portland’s creative districts. It isn’t blessed with the cov ...
8 Jul 2010 - Street Roots