Street Smart Economics | Multnomah County’s Preschool for All, funded by a small tax on the top 5% of Multnomah County, is outperforming expectations. However, wealthy local residents have their sights set on dismantling the program. Portland’s wealthy el ...
6 Dec 2023 - Mary King
Opinion | Drug users in Vancouver, British Columbia reverse overdoses through jobs paid by the regional health authority “We’re good at saving lives,” the man told me. This is a series of columns that explores bettering public-health responses to our over ...
6 Dec 2023 - Kaia Sand
Oregon labor sees at least 7 union wins, 19 new campaigns or election filings and 11 labor actions Oregon saw at least seven union election wins, 19 new campaigns or workplaces filed for elections and 11 labor actions in November. The seven election wins ...
6 Dec 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Donating to Street Roots through Dec. 5 means your dollar goes twice as far Good journalism is often expensive and difficult to fund. NewsMatch, a collaborative fundraising program for Institute for Nonprofit News members like Street Roots, seeks to bridg ...
29 Nov 2023 - K. Rambo
Peter, a veteran of homelessness gives his opinion of life on the streets My name is Peter, and I have lived on the streets of Portland for over 10 years. Unlike many people, I did not have a bad experience. I managed to keep clean and well-fed, and my he ...
22 Nov 2023 - Peter Salzmann
Opinion | However you give, and however much, it helps this organization run 1. Buy the newspaper and a zine. Find a vendor to buy a zine and a newspaper. Vendors are out in all weather selling a new issue every week, and for the next six weeks through De ...
22 Nov 2023 - Kaia Sand
Director’s Desk | Kaia Sand launches ‘Better not Backward’ column series exploring next steps two years into Measure 110 with a visit to the Overdose Prevention Society Our conversation began in the dark. Trey Helten had warned me before I walked the mile ...
15 Nov 2023 - Kaia Sand
Opinion | Annual Willamette Week project aims to raise $8.25 million for 250 nonprofits by year’s end I returned to the question a couple of times in my conversation with Richard Meeker: “Why do you do this?" I was curious about why Meeker, as the fo ...
8 Nov 2023 - Kaia Sand
Director’s Desk | Jennifer was a light and her legacy lives on at Street Roots The swallowtail butterfly clung to Jennifer Bradford like a corsage. It had landed on her at her MAX stop and traveled all the way to Street Roots, a bright, yellow-winged blos ...
1 Nov 2023 - Kaia Sand
Opinion | Despite the fear and backlash, let’s fight for the lives of people using drugs Overdose prevention centers reduce “overdose and unwanted public use” while connecting people “with addiction services and social supports including voluntary treatme ...
25 Oct 2023 - Kaia Sand