TriMet grumblings and police to absorb human service cuts TriMet, union grumble over retirement benefits TriMet is crossing its axels in the hope that a proposal to put some limits on its union’s benefit plan for retirees will save a few dollars toward pu ...
10 Apr 2012 - Street Roots
Housing advocates shoot selves in foot, offer homeless tours Housing advocates point fingers, shoot selves in foot Political staffers blamed housing advocates who blamed social service advocates who blamed homeless advocates for screwing up momentum for h ...
10 Apr 2012 - Street Roots
Mayoral candidates: Do any of these people look familiar to you? Street Roots talks with Mayoral candidate contenders for the City of Portland — asking them views of everything that’s already been asked before. Street Roots: How do you feel about the art ...
10 Apr 2012 - Street Roots
Leonard’s legacy unknown, looking for a sign by Loo Portland, Need to go Service Winding down his term on city council, Commissioner Randy Leonard has proposed a new sign, his final salvo in the imaging business, to grace the West Hills. It will say: “Wes ...
7 Apr 2012 - Street Roots
Occupy Portland works on plan to increase homelessness by Proud To Be An American, Folk Netwok Occupy Portland protesters have decided to end homelessness by increasing the number of people living in tents citywide. “We feel like it’s our duty to come out ...
6 Apr 2012 - Street Roots
Earthquake in Portland will be hell on earth by Hopeful Fiction Writer, End of World news When an earthquake happens at 9:03 a.m. on a Tuesday morning in Portland, it’s going to be really bad. The bridges, gone. Roads, screwed. Water, not a chance. Hospit ...
6 Apr 2012 - Street Roots
Merry trip to IKEA nearly rips family apart By Gladys Friday, Staff biter A fun-filled day for the Anderson family nearly ended in child abuse charges and divorce. “It started out great,” said mother, Lori. “We had been planning for months to get Jimmy an ...
4 Apr 2012 - Street Roots
Got a question? The managing editor has all the answers! Dear Editor, Love your paper but what happened to all the poetry? — Trevor All the poetry, Trevor? All of it?!? In my day, if someone bleated out poetry in the newsroom they were laughed out of the ...
1 Apr 2012 - Street Roots
Timbers and Sounders ax rivalry, promote peace In an unprecedented press release taking MLS by storm, the Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders have announced an end to their legendary rivalry, looking to lead by example in a new era of cooperation. “This ...
31 Mar 2012 - Street Roots
Street Roots sheds all journalistic ethics, gives up Welcome to the new edition of Street Roots. We have given up. You’ll see our apathy and disgust outlined in the next 15 pages of the newspaper. Due to the lack of good news happening in the world and ou ...
31 Mar 2012 - Street Roots