Opinion
Kaia Sand | Readers, we need your feedback so vendors can make more money
The price of Street Roots in 1999? $1 The price of Street Roots in 2024? $1 Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. This column represents her views. On the surface, raising the price seems like the obvious thing to do 25 years into Street Roots’ history. We are, in fact, exploring whether…
News
Rapid Response agrees to pay in wrongful death suit
Rapid Response Bio Clean, the city of Portland’s primary sweep contractor, dropped its request for a judge to set aside a default ruling in a wrongful death lawsuit days after Street Roots reported on the case last month, court records show. The parties in the case — the family of Debby Beaver, a deceased homeless…
Local policymaking reveals ideological rifts while homelessness crisis continues
The city of Portland began enforcing its updated anti-public sleeping ordinance July 1, threatening to fine and arrest homeless Portlanders who choose not to move to a shelter when offered. July 1 was also the first business day after the U.S. Supreme Court decided issuing civil and criminal penalties against involuntarily homeless residents is constitutional.…
