What people are saying around Portland about suburban poverty “We are seeing more and more calls coming to City Hall. Our staff get three to five phone calls a week from people seeking help of various kinds. Prior to the recession we did not get any calls ...
26 Jun 2013 - Joanne Zuhl
Oregon bill adds to chorus against human trafficking By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer Oregon is becoming known nationally as “a hub” for human and sex trafficking. The convergence of I-5 and I-89 makes Oregon “a particularly vulnerable place for traffick ...
3 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Immigrant workers face extremes of economic crisis Published in the May 1 edition of Street Roots Growing up in the riverfront manufacturing town of St. Helens, Yesenia Sanchez knew only a handful of other Latino families. Born in Oregon to Mexican immigr ...
13 May 2009 - Street Roots
Two years after the Del Monte raids Published in the May 1 edition of Street Roots Now, when they talk about it, Zaida Villatoro and the other women refer to it simply as “La Redada,” The Raid: an event that stands between one life and another. A few of ...
13 May 2009 - Street Roots