Sex, lies and homelessness [caption id="attachment_7780" align="alignnone" width="500"] Maggie Lorenz-Todd looks out from the bedroom of her Portland home. “We’re going to do everything and anything we can to not be outside a ...
20 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
Mayor Sam Adams reflects on his time at City Hall and Portland's future by Israel Bayer, Staff Writer Mayor Sam Adams has spent the majority of his life serving the City of Portland. Love him or not, Adams has helped build a foundation for Portland t ...
8 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
From Land Ho to Right 2 Dream Too, a look back from one year on By Leo Rhodes Checking my e-mails and working on some of my project in the Street Roots office, I was interrupted by an excited vendor. He asked if I had seen an article in The Portland Tribu ...
10 Oct 2012 - Street Roots
Right 2 Dream Too to sign new lease, threatens suit against city Staff reports Oct. 10 will be the one-year anniversary of Right 2 Dream Too, and members of the homeless rest stop are celebrating by signing a second one-year lease with the property owners ...
10 Oct 2012 - Street Roots
Housing veterans, local numbers fall short By Robert Britt, Staff Writer When Army veteran Mark Townsend left the military service in the early ’70s, a decades-long battle with substance abuse and homelessness was just beginning. Addiction marred Townsend ...
14 Aug 2012 - Street Roots
Vendor column: Finding a caring community keeps this vendor standing tall Marlon Crump By Marlon Crump, Contributing Writer “Community cannot feed for long on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscover ...
23 May 2012 - Street Roots
Editorial: A message from the trenches to state reps on budget cuts The new state budget punches a hole in the safety nets for the most vulnerable Oregonians. Street Roots breaks down a sampling of the programs being hit hardest, including support for the ...
9 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
Q4 & 5: Homelessness and small business Question Four: With homelessness increasing citywide, and revenue streams for resources declining — what will the city do differently to ensure Portland's most vulnerable citizens are prioritized in the fut ...
28 Apr 2010 - Street Roots
Street Roots editorial: We're losing ground, time to charge Street Roots editorial from the August 7, edition In Portland the housing options for the poorest in our town has declined by 23 percent, while the same options for the more affluent gained ...
12 Aug 2009 - Street Roots