Camp Pioneer emerges, to be swept tomorrow... About 10 people experiencing homelessness set up a small tent community on a tiny triangle of land on North Wheeler Avenue just west of Dixon Street. The camp has been in existence for two-weeks. This afternoo ...
30 Aug 2010 - Street Roots
Proposals sought on $1 million for homeless programs By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer The Portland Housing Bureau plans to solicit proposals from social-service agencies on Aug. 26 on how to spend a special appropriation of $1 million for homeless and ho ...
30 Aug 2010 - Street Roots
Parks bond stall raises questions for housing levy By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer On April 14, City Commissioner Nick Fish and the Parks Bureau’s director, Zari Santner, announced that a $200 million bond measure for capital improvements to Portland’s ...
10 May 2010 - Street Roots
Affordable housing question for candidates... From the April 16, edition of Street Roots Question two: The 30 percent set aside from Urban Renewal Areas for affordable housing was created four years ago, but it is not guaranteed. What will you do to regul ...
27 Apr 2010 - Street Roots
PDC unloads affordable housing obligation in North Macadam The League of Women Voters is calling on the city to stand behind its agreement to build affordable housing in the North Macadam Urban Renewal Area after an preliminary agreement indicates the Por ...
23 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Camping lawsuit talks stall as new rules hang in the balance New guidelines for homeless campsites could land before council in the coming weeks By Amanda Waldroupe Contributing Writer As of late January, the settlement negotiations to a year-old class-ac ...
5 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Businesses sign on to letter regarding camping settlement The following is the letter to city commissioners — addressed to Parks and Housing Bureau Commissioner Nick Fish — regarding proposed changes in the city's camping laws with regard to peopl ...
5 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Man of the hour — Nick Fish In the cavernous meeting hall of the Governor Hotel, as 200 people dined at the REACH Community Development Corporation’s annual donor luncheon, Nick Fish was seated off in a corner at the table with members of the newly create ...
23 Dec 2009 - Street Roots
City deserves kudos for emergency response Editorial from the Dec. 13 edition Street Roots has been around the block a time or two when it comes to cold weather in the Portland region. We’ve had vendors die in the cold and have stayed open around the cloc ...
16 Dec 2009 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Winter has definitely arrived, if not officially, than at least in spirit. But in all kinds of weather you can find your local neighborhood vendor with the newest edition of Street Roots, out Friday morning. Check out the latest and greatest ...
10 Dec 2009 - Street Roots