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Tremaine Clayton wears a Portland Street Response T-shirt and a protective face mask

Editorial | Portland Street Response pilot should explore more options

Almost two years since Street Roots first proposed it, the program has launched. Now, there’s room for creativity to inform its development.
By
SR editorial board
January 13, 2021
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Street Roots Podcast | Sen. Wyden: ‘Horrifying moment’ at Capitol was domestic terrorism

Episode 15: The Oregon Democrat, who will become the chair of the Senate Finance Committee, also talks about impeachment, social media regulation, an alternative to policing and more
By
DeVon Pouncey
January 12, 2021
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The exterior of a Walmart store

Opinion | Big corporations offered pandemic hazard pay — until customers stopped paying attention

STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Most ended the additional pay for frontline retail workers before July
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
January 13, 2021
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Daren Todd

Daren Todd co-opens Portland gallery to foster community among marginalized artists

The Downstairs Gallery showcases works from BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and disabled artists
By
Andrew Jankowski
January 6, 2021
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Illustration of a wrecking ball shaped like the coronavirus striking a stone depiction of the back of a person's head

Opinion | The other pandemic: COVID-19 has elevated mental health concerns

The impacts on overall health outcomes should be monitored
By
Rupal Ramesh Shah
January 6, 2021
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Mugshots and fingerprints of Billy Baggett Jr.

Special Report | The life and death of Billy Baggett

After spending most of his life in prison, Billy Baggett was released into a world he no longer understood, contending with a lifetime of trauma and coming to terms with his imminent death
By
Emily Green
December 27, 2020
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An American flag is displayed on a tent

Finding Home

A series of in-depth articles examining national perspectives around America’s growing housing and homeless crisis
By
Joanne Zuhl
October 21, 2020
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Two panel comic: A cartoon dog sits inside a burning house, with a coffee mug beside it. "This is fine," it says.

This is fine: The artist behind the meme

K.C. Green’s cartoon canine has comforted the internet during a challenging year
By
Jezy J. Gray
January 13, 2021
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The exterior of a Walmart store

Opinion | Big corporations offered pandemic hazard pay — until customers stopped paying attention

STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Most ended the additional pay for frontline retail workers before July
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
January 13, 2021
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Tremaine Clayton wears a Portland Street Response T-shirt and a protective face mask

Editorial | Portland Street Response pilot should explore more options

Almost two years since Street Roots first proposed it, the program has launched. Now, there’s room for creativity to inform its development.
By
SR editorial board
January 13, 2021
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Street Roots Podcast | Sen. Wyden: ‘Horrifying moment’ at Capitol was domestic terrorism

Episode 15: The Oregon Democrat, who will become the chair of the Senate Finance Committee, also talks about impeachment, social media regulation, an alternative to policing and more
By
DeVon Pouncey
January 12, 2021
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Photo of OHSU Hospital

OHSU students and employees working from home offered vaccines

Staff raised concerns about widespread availability of vaccinations at the institution while other frontline workers in the community go without
By
Jessica Pollard
January 8, 2021
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Street Roots vendor Robert

Street Roots vendor profile | Staying positive and cracking jokes

Robert is looking for work and a room of his own
By
Pat Zimmer
January 6, 2021
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Daren Todd

Daren Todd co-opens Portland gallery to foster community among marginalized artists

The Downstairs Gallery showcases works from BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and disabled artists
By
Andrew Jankowski
January 6, 2021
Street Roots
Illustration of a wrecking ball shaped like the coronavirus striking a stone depiction of the back of a person's head

Opinion | The other pandemic: COVID-19 has elevated mental health concerns

The impacts on overall health outcomes should be monitored
By
Rupal Ramesh Shah
January 6, 2021
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A volunteer sorts through produce

Pandemic presents opportunities for food-waste solutions

Food recovery systems put in place during the coronavirus shutdowns could stop the cycle of food waste
By
Katherine Haines
January 6, 2021
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Oregon traffic

Opinion | Charging drivers to use roads can be equitable. Here’s how to guarantee it.

MOVING FORWARD | The argument that value pricing will make our transportation system less fair and accessible has been debunked
By
Henry Latourette Miller
January 6, 2021
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Tailon Penn wearing a protective mask, standing outside of a home

This app pays young people without housing to build life skills

DreamKit rewards them with gift cards after each activity is completed
By
Emily Nonko
January 6, 2021
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A heart-shaped rock found on an Oregon beach crumbled and re-organized.

Kaia Sand | 2020 provided clarity. Now we build.

OPINION | This year of suffering revealed so much about the work that lies ahead
By
Kaia Sand
January 6, 2021
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Deedra Martin and daughter Ellie wearing masks

Community steps up amid COVID-19, but many families remain in ‘survival mode’

Even as Impact NW ramps up rent relief and other assistance to keep people housed, the debt for past-due rent continues to accumulate
By
Emma Nathanson
December 30, 2020
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Street Roots vendor Daniel

Street Roots vendor profile | ‘I find a lot of catharsis by writing’

Daniel is working toward his English degree. Writing has helped him process tragedies in his life.
By
Pat Zimmer
December 30, 2020
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Eric Earley

What inspires Eric Earley

The Bardo philosophy is ingrained in the Blitzen Trapper frontman’s music, and his new career in homeless services has influenced his writing and his artwork
By
Jason Cohen
December 30, 2020
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Anarchist symbol

Portland’s anarchist heritage: A primer on a misunderstood movement

What, exactly, is anarchism? Many anarchists resist embracing a solid definition, and their ideologies spill into other movements, such as antifa.
By
Joe Opaleski
December 30, 2020
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People gather on an outdoor basketball court at Sunnyside Environmental School in Southeast Portland

Kaia Sand | There is room for all in this circle

OPINION | When housed and unhoused neighbors gathered at a Portland park to listen to each other, new opportunities emerged
By
Kaia Sand
December 30, 2020
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Oregon Senate chambers

Oregon lawmakers extend eviction moratorium; landlords sue

Housing advocates plan to push for further renter protections when the Legislature’s regular session begins next month
By
Tom Henderson
December 30, 2020
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Mugshots and fingerprints of Billy Baggett Jr.

Special Report | The life and death of Billy Baggett

After spending most of his life in prison, Billy Baggett was released into a world he no longer understood, contending with a lifetime of trauma and coming to terms with his imminent death
By
Emily Green
December 27, 2020
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Billy Baggett sits in his wheelchair in Portland

The life and death of Billy Baggett: Part I

“All my life, I seen the world through a window called television, and that’s the only thing I know.”
By
Emily Green
December 27, 2020

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