2020 Election | Street Roots

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.

Ted Wheeler | Mayoral candidates weigh in on the crisis on our streets

The incumbent says he’s frustrated with seemingly apathetic attitudes toward people living in unsanitary conditions on our streets

Joanne Zuhl Emily Green Jessica Pollard

October 14, 2020

Sarah Iannarone | Mayoral candidates weigh in on the crisis on our streets

The candidate wants every neighborhood engaged in helping houseless Portlanders

Joanne Zuhl Emily Green Jessica Pollard

October 14, 2020

Teressa Raiford | Mayoral candidates weigh in on the crisis on our streets

The write-in candidate would draw from her personal experiences in formulating housing policies

Joanne Zuhl Emily Green Jessica Pollard

October 14, 2020

Chloe Eudaly | City Council candidates on homelessness, gun violence, police oversight

The incumbent wants to give renters first right of refusal on home purchases and says she’s looking at how to move traffic enforcement from police to the transportation bureau

Joanne Zuhl Emily Green Jessica Pollard

October 14, 2020

Mingus Mapps | City Council candidates on homelessness, gun violence and police oversight

The candidate says it’s possible to negotiate a good deal with the police union, and he supports moving police budget dollars toward mental health programs

Joanne Zuhl Emily Green Jessica Pollard

October 14, 2020

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Housing in America: What’s at stake in the 2020 presidential election

National housing advocate Diane Yentel talks to street papers about today’s eviction and housing crisis

October 26, 2020

Magic moment: Oregon could be first to legitimize psilocybin therapy

Measure 109 supporters anticipate ‘a huge societal shift’ if magic mushrooms are legalized for medical use

Christen McCurdy

September 30, 2020

Candidates of color are shaking up small-town politics across Oregon

Several communities will have a chance in November to diversify their city councils for the first time

Hanna Merzbach

August 21, 2020

In Woodburn, Russian and Latinx communities flex their political muscles

Once politically marginalized despite their large numbers, both have a candidate in the race for Oregon House District 22, touting differing ideologies

Tom Henderson

May 13, 2020

Cost of child care shuts out many who need it most, leaves workers behind

Two Oregon proposals to invest public money in early learning would change the trajectory of children living in poverty and increase earning potential of child care workers and parents

Emily Green

March 13, 2020

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Opinion | Measure 108 a win-win-win for Oregonians

Increasing the tobacco tax would provide critical funding for Oregon Health Plan

Rachel Solotaroff

October 28, 2020

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?

Henry Latourette Miller

October 21, 2020

A group protests police brutality in April 2010 at the corner of NW 13th Avenue and Everett Street in downtown Portland Oregon, where James Chasse came into contact with police on Sept. 7, 2006.

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.

The Mental Health Alliance

October 7, 2020

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

Edom Daniel Gaby Phan Geo Su

October 7, 2020

Vendors sit around a table with a voter registration sign in front of it

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

Kaia Sand

October 7, 2020

Opinion | Housing advocates and frontline providers agree: Yes on Measure 110

The ballot measure would reform Oregon's approach to drug addiction

Haven Wheelock Steve Rudman

September 30, 2020

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

Glenn Harris Michael McAfee Dorian Warren

September 20, 2020

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

DeVon Pouncey

August 7, 2020

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

DeVon Pouncey

July 14, 2020

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

Mary King

January 24, 2020

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