Endorsements
Street Roots’ Editorial Board weighs in on local and statewide ballot measures relevant to our areas of news coverage.
• Measure 107: Yes on enabling campaign finance limits
• Measure 108: No on raising tobacco taxes
• Measure 109: Yes on legalizing psilocybin therapy
• Measure 110: Yes on decriminalizing drug possession, funding treatment
• Measure 26-214: Yes on universal preschool in Multnomah County
• Measure 26-217: Yes on creating a new system of police oversight
Candidate Q&As
As a 501c3 nonprofit, Street Roots cannot endorse candidates for elected office — only ballot measures. Instead, we sat down with candidates in the Nov. 3 runoff election for Portland City Council and mayor to ask them a series of questions that we hope will help you, our readers, decide.
2020 Election
Opinion | Measure 108 a win-win-win for Oregonians
Increasing the tobacco tax would provide critical funding for Oregon Health Plan
Opinion | Reimagine what our parks could be
MOVING FORWARD | Voting yes on Portland’s parks levy is a first step, but what if we borrowed ideas from around the world and built playgrounds for everyone?
Opinion | Measure 26-217 will help create real police oversight
Since Aaron Campbell’s death, at least 20 people with mental health or substance problems have been killed by Portland police. Say their names.
Opinion | Why you should listen to kids about city planning, transportation and housing
Three members of the Youth Environmental Justice Alliance urge a yes vote on Measure 26-218
Kaia Sand | Democracy must reach the unhoused — and that includes voting
OPINION | The Street Roots Action Team’s voter registration drive builds on efforts to broaden civic engagement
Opinion | Housing advocates and frontline providers agree: Yes on Measure 110
The ballot measure would reform Oregon’s approach to drug addiction
Opinion | Housing is going to be an election issue — most Americans want the same thing
As Americans ready themselves for the November presidential election, housing intersects with a number of key issues, from racial justice to the economy
Street Roots Podcast | Talking with Sen. Jeff Merkley
Episode 10: Oregon’s U.S. senator discusses his efforts to keep federal forces out of protests, COVID-19 assistance, the detention of children at the border, and more
Street Roots Podcast | Talking with Teressa Raiford of Don’t Shoot Portland
Episode 8: The activist and write-in mayoral candidate discusses her nonprofit’s roots and its role in the current uprising
Opinion | The real impact of universal preschool and a tax on the 5%
STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Pre-K education should be the right of all of our children