Local government can only do so much. We expect more from our national leadership. H omelessness looks very personal. And it is, in the way that all tragedies are personal. While it’s a national crisis — created over generations by local and federal polic ...
21 Oct 2020 - SR editorial board
Ballot Measure 107 | With the nation’s democracy in peril, Oregonians can take a step toward restoring fair representation their state This measure would amend the Oregon Constitution to allow governments within the state to place limits on political camp ...
14 Oct 2020 - SR editorial board
Ballot Measure 108 | Increasing taxes on statistically poor smokers during a collectively stressful time is not good policy This measure would raise taxes on cigarettes $2–$2.50 per pack and raise the limit on the taxable percentage of cigars. It would al ...
14 Oct 2020 - SR editorial board
Ballot Measure 109 | Psychedelic mushrooms are relatively safe and non-habit forming, people should be able to take them without fear of arrest This measure is asking Oregonians to make their state the first to legalize medicinal use of psilocybin, the ps ...
14 Oct 2020 - SR editorial board
Ballot Measure 110 | While this measure isn’t perfect, the benefits to Oregonians that its passage will usher in should not be delayed Measure 110 would reduce possession of small amounts of illegal drugs, such as heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine, from ...
14 Oct 2020 - SR editorial board
Ballot Measure 26-214 | Subsidizing toddler education is the only way to make this critical step in youth development accessible to those who need it most This measure would establish free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds living in Multnomah County, a ...
14 Oct 2020 - SR editorial board
Ballot Measure 26-217 | We’ve watched Portland police brutalize protesters, legal observers and journalists with impunity for months — it’s time to create a system that will hold them accountable for their actions This measure would amend the city charter ...
14 Oct 2020 - SR editorial board
As tragedies unfold all around us, we cannot neglect one need without jeopardizing them all Summer ended this week, and what a summer it’s been. But if the trials of 2020 have shown us anything, it’s that we are standing on common ground. That may seem ha ...
23 Sep 2020 - SR editorial board
The mayor's response to the protests is underwhelming. It's time for city leaders to unite for meaningful change. There is intense national focus on the nightly unrest in Portland. The protests are often framed as violent, and this weekend, our ...
2 Sep 2020 - SR editorial board
Oregon is covered in racist slurs and iconography, and we are all to blame In Portland and many other cities, we’ve come to a time where it’s becoming commonplace to recognize the Native tribes whose land we stand on and from which we prosper. It demonstr ...
10 Jul 2020 - SR editorial board