Where SR stands on amendments to the state constitution, city and county charter reforms Charter reform measure (Measure 26-228) This measure promises to bring Portland’s city government into the modern era, improve representation on City Council, rein i ...
19 Oct 2022 - SR editorial board
Street Roots maintains an internal set of criteria and considerations regarding interview practices for unhoused Portlanders. Compassion and consent lead the way. Street Roots often receives praise from readers for including the triumphs, concerns and exp ...
6 Jul 2022 - SR editorial board
Street Roots’ independent Sweep Tracker will use crowdsourced information to provide accountability The only source for quantitative data on homeless encampment sweeps in Portland is the city agency responsible for conducting those sweeps — or most of the ...
1 Jun 2022 - SR editorial board
Not every candidate responded, but they got at least two emails from us In keeping with the theme of the May 4 issue of Street Roots, this edition started with the basic premise of giving every candidate in contested races a chance to answer questions — a ...
11 May 2022 - SR editorial board
Journalists throughout the state worked to bring you the answers in this issue In terms of covering elections, newspapers traditionally sift through expansive pools of candidates (particularly during primaries) and narrow the field to a small group of ‘se ...
4 May 2022 - SR editorial board
Focusing on homelessness policy, enforcement and impact in Portland Street Roots is launching a long-term reporting project and new coverage section: The Orange Fence Project. The project, which focuses on homelessness policy, enforcement and impact in Po ...
9 Mar 2022 - SR editorial board
Forcing people into a camp patrolled by military personnel, unarmed or otherwise, doesn’t end or address homelessness, it simply contains it in a carceral complex Mayoral aide Sam Adams’ proposal to build mass camps for unhoused Portlanders and staff them ...
14 Feb 2022 - SR editorial board
Like many others, Oregonians felt the impacts of extreme weather events caused by climate change As world leaders met during the UN climate summit, COP26, to discuss the unfolding ecological collapse brought upon the planet by their own inaction and the g ...
17 Nov 2021 - SR editorial board
The city's ties with Clean & Safe lack oversight. The city should not rush to approve a new contract. Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty described the rush by some members of Portland’s City Council to sign a new five-year contract with Downtown Portla ...
29 Sep 2021 - SR editorial board
Portland’s bare-bones commitment to the non-police crisis response program doesn’t reflect the substantial public demand for it Leanne was worried. Her daughter lived in a bus and struggled to manage her mental illness. After the 114-degree heat that resu ...
21 Jul 2021 - SR editorial board