Federal government isn’t solving big-picture problems, so maybe… The seasons are changing here in Portland. The sun is finally starting to shine with some consistency, the days are getting longer, the darkness is fading into winter’s past, conversations o ...
1 Jun 2015 - M. Nels Johnson
Our city lacks the tools and resources to meet our various affordable housing goals. The shortage of affordable housing coupled with skyrocketing rents continue to strain our low- and middle-income families, leaving some lower-income households on the ver ...
20 Feb 2015 - Dan Saltzman
Portland City Council recently voted to appeal U.S. District Judge Michael Simon’s order requiring hearings with the judge, advocates and the city on the progress in maintaining the police reforms settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ). In voting ...
6 Nov 2014 - SR editorial board
Amanda Fritz, Mary Nolan and money: The dollars and cents behind the race [caption id="attachment_6755" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Left to right: Amanda Fritz, Mary Nolan"] [/caption] By Janice Thompson, ...
21 Feb 2012 - Street Roots
Calling City Hall, Occupy Portland on housing... In spirit, the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Portland protests over the past five weeks are about creating social change, locally and nationally, on a range of policy matters from poverty to foreign wars. F ...
11 Nov 2011 - Street Roots
Candidate interview: Amanda Fritz Amanda Fritz sets new goals in run for second term By Jake Thomas, Staff Writer In 2008, Amanda Fritz, a psychiatric nurse and neighborhood activist, became the first ever non-incumbent to win a seat on Portland City Coun ...
7 Nov 2011 - Street Roots