OPINION | Responsibilties of the state in addressing the homelessness crisis Steel your gaze on the state. Gov. Tina Kotek signaled she is prioritizing housing and homelessness by issuing three executive orders on her first day in office, Jan 10. Kaia San ...
18 Jan 2023 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | A tour through local government responsibility regarding homelessness. Who’s responsible for addressing homelessness locally? If you are confused, I commiserate. It takes a lot of tracking. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. Th ...
11 Jan 2023 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | Street Roots editorial team continues in-depth coverage in 2023 The election of George Santos is a story of a depleted media landscape, argues Sarah Ellison of the Washington Post. George Santos is the newly elected New York Congressman who has ...
4 Jan 2023 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | Urban prosperity pairs with homelessness The rumor was that someone scooped a frozen hummingbird, hoping they could resuscitate it, but they were only met with the strange stillness of a usually fluttering bird. It was the coldest day of the yea ...
28 Dec 2022 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | After 20 years without teeth, Rick Davis begins the journey toward dental implants with a new friend He was wearing a neon vest, offering her an umbrella and a greeting, Gale Watson recalled how she first met long-time Street Roots vendor Rick D ...
21 Dec 2022 - Kaia Sand
Opinion | Republican-led legislatures roll out bans and government-sanctioned camps that look eerily similar to Wheeler’s plan The policy bans camping, citing homeless people with misdemeanors and ordering them to go to newly built public camps — or jail. ...
13 Dec 2022 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | Street Roots’ 2022 Holiday Zine provides readers with lessons, affirmations and challenges to common misconceptions The martini glass lights up the Portland West Hills for anyone in eyeshot, a landmark of the year’s end. Street Roots vendor and ...
7 Dec 2022 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | Street Roots’ winter fund drive is a critical time for the organization, homeless Portlanders and local journalism Street Roots vendors are bustling all around the city. You might be chatting with your vendor after you picked up groceries. Maybe ...
30 Nov 2022 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | The Behavioral Health Resource Center adds drop-in, showers, laundry and shelter It’s easy to spot the new Behavioral Health Resource Center downtown at Southwest Park Avenue and Oak Street because it’s adorned with a three-story mural by artist ...
23 Nov 2022 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | Portland City Council’s camping-ban vote ignores concerns of unhoused Portlanders, undermines progress Like a car wrenching into a U-turn on a slick and treacherous road, Portland City Council dangerously pivoted our city when it voted to ban un ...
7 Nov 2022 - Kaia Sand