As the U.S. Supreme Court considers Grants Pass v. Johnson, addressing homelessness requires more work, regardless of outcome Cassy Leach woke up early on April 22, the day the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson across the c ...
8 May 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
Nonprofit managing city shelter sites spent thousands of dollars and countless hours garnering officials’ favor without reporting lobbying, Portland City Auditor finds The Portland City Auditor determined California-based homelessness nonprofit Urban Alch ...
1 May 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
Street Roots asked candidates running in contested U.S. Congress primaries in and around Portland their plans to address housing and homelessness Suzanne Bonamici (D, Incumbent), U.S. House District 1 (Clatsop County, Columbia County, Washington County ...
1 May 2024 - Tom Henderson
Street Roots asked candidates running in Districts 1-4 their plans to address housing and homelessness Street Roots sent candidates in the May 21 Oregon Primary the same three questions about homelessness and housing in the state. Street Roots sent the qu ...
1 May 2024 - K. Rambo and Tom Henderson
Candidates from Districts 33, 46, and 48 share their thoughts on addressing housing and homelessness in the state Oregon House District 33 Brian Duty (D), Oregon House District 33 (Downtown, NW Portland) Brian Duty is a physician at Oregon Health & Sc ...
1 May 2024 - Tom Henderson
The Oregon town’s homeless residents say it is impossible to avoid being punished for having no place to live Laura Gutowski lives just down the street from the Grants Pass home she resided in for 25 years. Her son used to play baseball in Morrison Centen ...
3 Apr 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
The Oregon Legislature wrapped up its even-year short session after approving millions of dollars to build new housing and provide more shelter beds and other services for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness Robert Day has given up on ever living ...
3 Apr 2024 - Tom Henderson
Due to its threatened status, fishing for the cherished First Food is highly restricted, but tribes still hope to continue traditions of dip-netting for smelt Served up smoked, fried or dried, Columbia River smelt is an important traditional food for many ...
27 Mar 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
Students feel unheard and unsafe while teachers feel pressure for speaking out Editor’s note: The last names of students quoted in this article have been withheld for their safety. More than 300 students walked out of school and protested at the Portland ...
27 Mar 2024 - Kevin Foster
A coalition of public health experts and environmental organizations want the county to phase out gas appliances A coalition of 25 organizations submitted a letter to Multnomah County, asking them to take action to reduce the health and safety impacts a ...
27 Mar 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden