Opinion | The work to create a whole new first responder system must transcend one administration, one person, one moment Portland Street Response is at a crossroads. The innovative first responder system is city-wide but still limited in hours, and the c ...
19 Apr 2023 - Kaia Sand
Opinion | As construction continues at Street Roots’ new building, I am reminded compassion is key H is hands lifted to the sky, the man was chanting. He did not seem to notice me or any of the people in hard hats from O’Neill Construction Group and Finis ...
12 Apr 2023 - Kaia Sand
Opinion | Unhoused constituents have important experiences to inform policy Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and Commissioner Susheela Jayapal gathered for policy input from 14 constituents in a room crowded with backpacks, duffle bags, walker ...
5 Apr 2023 - Kaia Sand and Haley Grieco-Page
Director's Desk | Street Roots groundbreaking ceremony was motivated by hope and community It didn’t go as planned — and that is OK. The day came after weeks of planning the Streets Roots groundbreaking processional. It was time for the community to ...
29 Mar 2023 - Cody McGraw
Street Smart Economics | The U.S. Social Security system should be improved, not eliminated President Joe Biden has been praised for his State of the Union defense of Social Security. While he correctly called out Republicans for their machinations, it wa ...
23 Mar 2023 - Martin Hart-Lan...
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez prohibiting first responders from distributing tents is unethical — so is turning away from 'grim and murderous reality' In January 2017, a woman lost and alone in a Portland snowstorm suffered through the agony of lab ...
22 Mar 2023 - Ariel Stone
Opinion | Street Roots broke ground on renovations for its new, expanded West Burnside Street office last week, ushering in a new era with expanded services S treet Roots celebrated the launch of construction with a groundbreaking that resembled a flash m ...
22 Mar 2023 - Kaia Sand
Transforming Justice | Compared to other nations, the United States sends more people to prisons, spends more tax dollars on prisons. Why? Few pop culture quips are more memorable than 1970s TV detective Tony Baretta’s “Don't do the crime if you can& ...
16 Mar 2023 - Andy Ko and Babak Zolfaghar...
Opinion | Requesting PSR requires calling 911, here's how it works:- A woman was in distress, standing in Peninsula Park. The caller knew her and requested Portland Street Response to help her calm down. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street ...
16 Mar 2023 - Kaia Sand
Moving Foward | The end of parking minimums in Oregon makes room for creativity At the start of 2023, Oregon embarked on the first experiment of its kind in modern U.S. history. The state rolled back required parking minimums for new construction starting ...
15 Mar 2023 - Henry Latourett...