Two months isn’t a lot of time to find an apartment when landlords can discriminate against voucher holders By Justin Buri, Contributing Columnist We know that when Oregon residents have access to safe, stable and affordable housing, we are not only able ...
7 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
By Kari Koch, Contributing Columnist The headlines would have us believe that the housing crisis is over, and that foreclosures are no longer a serious threat to our community. But in Portland, we have an affordable housing crisis, with an estimated 5,000 ...
28 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
New anthology compiles veterans fiction on Iraq and Afghanistan By Robert Britt, Staff Writer As the war in Afghanistan throttles down, and Iraq fades in our national rearview, much of America is ready to close the books on these conflicts. But for many o ...
28 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Street Roots editorial Street Roots has worked in and around the issue of mental health since our inception, some 14 years ago. We’ve watched many individuals and families struggle with the issue of mental health, both through the services we offer at Str ...
27 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
By David Rogers and Kerry Naughton, Contributing Columnists America’s criminal justice debate is broken in two. With just 5 percent of the world’s population, the U.S. leads the world in the use of incarceration with 25 percent of the planet’s prison popu ...
22 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
"Bill is a hero!” That’s how the email ended from an employee at Powell’s who recently communicated a story that unfolded with a Street Roots vendor. Earlier this month, Bill found what turned out to be a Bronze Star issued to a local military vetera ...
18 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
By Lisa Frack, Contributing Columnist A concerned coalition of Portlanders is calling on city hall to solve a community problem with a simple solution that benefits everyone involved: allow all workers in the city to earn paid sick time while working. And ...
17 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Street Roots editorial The City has signaled that many community organizations and others serving Portland citizens are in for some hard times. From neighborhood groups to cycling and walking advocates, to homeless and housing services and after-school pr ...
14 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
by Israel Bayer, staff writer What we call the February fake-out at Street Roots will no doubt happen again this year. That time of year when the sun pokes through clouds and you realize that there is actually a blue sky. For a moment, we collectively thi ...
13 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist The following is the second in a two-part article. This first part outlined a set of guiding principles for Healthy Streets and was published here. This piece offers specific implementation solutions. Now that the s ...
11 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff