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Candidate Q & A: Commissioner Dan Saltzman and Challenger Nicholas Caleb talk affordable housing

Commissioner Dan Saltzman and his challenger Nicholas Caleb are running Portland Commissioner No. 3. Street Roots posed three questions to the candidates on housing and homelessness. Street Roots: Portland is experiencing an affordable housing crisis. The ...

1 May 2014 - Street Roots Staff
For the Record April 11-24, 2014

-Percent of runaway youth served by Multnomah County Runaway Youth Services that are reunited with their families: 85-Number of passengers PDX received from flights in February: 1,025,571-Number of flight operations PDX saw in February: 14,877-Percent of O ...

22 Apr 2014 - Street Roots Staff
For the record March 14-27, 2014

-Number of breweries in Portland: 53-Number of barrels of beer Oregon breweries brewed in 2012: 1.3 million-Number of signatures on the online petition asking the U.S. government to deport Justin Bieber: 261,412-Percentage of children from the ages of 2-5 ...

15 Mar 2014 - Street Roots Staff
For the record Feb 28-March 13, 2014

• Percentage of low-income Oregon families who pay more than half their income on housing: 80 • Percentage of Oregon children living in poverty in 2011: 25 • School children in Oregon who were homeless in 2013: 20,000 • Hours per week a worker earning min ...

1 Mar 2014 - Street Roots Staff
For the Record: Feb 14-27, 2014

Number of chicken wings sold by Fire on the Mountain on Super Bowl Sunday: 25,653 Percent drop in Seattle-area 911 calls during the Super Bowl: 31 Percent rise in Seattle-area 911 calls after the Super Bowl: 75 Dollars per container the Port of Portland w ...

15 Feb 2014 - Street Roots Staff
Animals in conflict

Caught in battles, animals are often displaced and, sadly, many get killed in crossfire. This series offers some startling photography, highlighting both the pain of war and how compassion can survive in the most horrific of circumstances. These photos we ...

10 Feb 2014 - Street Roots Staff
For the Record: Jan 31-Feb 13, 2014

• Average income needed to afford a one-bedroom apartment in Multnomah County: $17,720 • Average annual Social Security payment for retired workers in Multnomah County: $12,861 • Number of hours per week a worker earning minimum wage must work to afford a ...

10 Feb 2014 - Street Roots Staff
For the Record: Jan 17-30, 2014

Pounds of coffee donated by Stumptown in 2013: 14,000 Number of nonprofits Stumptown supported in 2013, including Street Roots: 160 Units of carbon dioxide emission reduced by Stumptown in 2013: 9,300 Number of cars removed from the road to equal 9,300 un ...

28 Jan 2014 - Street Roots Staff
For the Record: January 3-16, 2014

Number of lights at ZooLights in 2013: 1.5 million Number of acres the Oregon Department of Forestry owns: 16 million Largest donation given through the 2013 Willamette Week Give!Guide: $20,000 Number of organizations receiving donations through 2013 Wil ...

13 Jan 2014 - Street Roots Staff
#MyHomePDX: How does supporting people in poverty help our community?

Street Roots recently asked civic leaders around Portland, “How does supporting people in poverty help our community?” The project was inspired by the #MyHomePDX campaign on Twitter, recently launched by Street Roots and allies to talk about homelessness ...

1 Jan 2014 - Street Roots Staff