Designating the Portland State student union as a non-public building would have a disparate impact on people who are marginalized, critics say For someone living on the street and looking for a place indoors to get a little shelter, things are getting mo ...
28 Feb 2020 - John Emshwiller
The new police chief identifies some disadvantages to pulling out of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, and she discusses challenges police face surrounding homelessness Just a little over four weeks on the job as Portland’s chief of police, Jami ...
31 Jan 2020 - John Emshwiller
Street Roots rode along with an Enhanced Crisis Intervention Team officer to find out Zachary Nell signed up to respond to calls involving people in mental crisis, the kind of call that occurs dozens of times a day in Portland. The personable, 33-year-old ...
11 Oct 2019 - John Emshwiller
Injured when a truck rammed his tent, a Portland man says he's had to stop working At first, only the back half of the beat-up pickup truck with a faded-blue paint job can be seen in the security-camera video. About 10 yards behind the truck and to i ...
27 Sep 2019 - John Emshwiller
Increasing self-initiated police activity could prevent crime and improve relations between the public and the police, Chief Outlaw says Police officers, by one major measure, have been in retreat on the streets of Portland. In recent years, the number of ...
19 Apr 2019 - John Emshwiller
Danielle Outlaw tells Street Roots staff and vendors that police are chasing the radio while getting blamed for problems they cannot solve Danielle Outlaw has been thrust into the spotlight. The first African-American woman to serve as chief of the Portla ...
7 Dec 2018 - Emily Green and John Emshwiller
Multnomah County’s waitlists for local and federal housing subsidies closed in 2016, leaving people in need of homes feeling anxious and defeated Patience is a virtue, so the saying goes. But if you’re poor and looking for affordable housing in the Portla ...
9 Nov 2018 - John Emshwiller