Mayor Sam Adams talks with Street Roots By Joanne Zuhl and Israel Bayer, Staff writers Support him or not, probably few people would want to trade places with Sam Adams right now. His first 18 months in office as Portland’s mayor has been saddled with a c ...
24 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
Voter-Owned Elections: The 60-cent question By Israel Bayer Staff Writer Portland voters will decide this coming November whether or not to continue with Voter-Owned Elections. The program allows for candidates to recruit 1,000 $5 donations to qualify for ...
17 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! You may be able to hold out a few more days before the skies break and the sun arrives, but you don’t have to wait a moment longer for a sneak peak at the new Street Roots, coming your way, hand delivered by your friendly neighborhood vendor ...
10 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
Working to change the debate Staff writer, by Israel Bayer Street Roots is actively working with a roundtable of folks to begin tracking the number of individuals who pass away on the streets. Sound simple? Not so fast. It’s one thing to collect data abou ...
7 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
Housing programs and Street Roots team up to support vendors By Becky Mullins & Israel Bayer Staff Writers Kristi E. Skeie came to Street Roots in early May wanting to become self sufficient and provide a stable environment for herself and her service ...
2 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
Casey Neill's Pacific trail By Israel Bayer, Staff writer Casey Neill’s music and songwriting, like so many great storytellers before him, tells the tale of the haunted working poet in search of something that lay both far and away and within each of ...
28 Apr 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! The latest edition of Street Roots is hitting the pavement Friday morning, hopefully with some sunshing reflecting off the page. Here’s what you’ll find inside: Casey Neill’s Pacific trail: Israel Bayer profiles the Portland musician’s journ ...
15 Apr 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! How much difference can one little newspaper make in your life? The answer lies in the hands of your friendly neighborhood vendor, who will be cradling the latest edition of Street Roots starting at 9 a.m. Friday. Here’s what your eyes will ...
4 Mar 2010 - Street Roots
2009 Annual Report: Letter from the director Welcome to the Street Roots 2009 Annual Report. (View the entire report here.) There’s no question, it’s been a hard year. Like many small grassroots organizations and small businesses, the economy has effected ...
25 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Matters of life or death Mental health activist Jason Renaud weighs in on the latest shooting by police of unarmed citizens in crisis By Israel Bayer Staff Writer Jason Renaud had been an advocate for the rights of people with addiction and mental illness ...
18 Feb 2010 - Street Roots