News
City, county pledge to invest additional $30 million to pay for housing and shelter beds
Mayor Charlie Hales and Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury announced this morning a $30 million city and county commitment to support new affordable housing, shelter beds and eviction prevention. The new investment will go to support "A Home For Everyone," a community partnership to end homelessness between the cities of Portland and Gresham, Multnomah County,…
Sherrie’s right to die
I met Sherrie Jeweline Navarro Heit on an Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) support group Facebook page. I noticed her participating in answering questions that were posted, sharing knowledge and research she had been working on regarding EDS. I appreciated that she was the kind of person who could think far outside the box, and I…
Women in media: Calling the shots
Whenever Juliana Lukasik is in need of motivation, she turns on the movie “Miss Representation.” The 2011 documentary explores how women are represented in the media and its impact on people and culture. One line in particular always gets her fired up. It’s by Gloria Steinem, and it’s become the motto of the film: “You…
How an ex-prosecutor became one of Oregon’s fiercest drug-legalization advocates
As a Chicago prosecutor in the 1980s, Inge Fryklund witnessed drug prohibition play out in the American courtroom. Decades later, as an adviser to U.S. military deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan, she learned how the poppy trade in Afghanistan was complicating U.S. counterterrorism efforts and fueling the insurgency. Her experiences led her to become one…
Opinion
Keep Portland renters in their homes; it’s an emergency
Portland is in a state of emergency. Throughout the city, landlords are issuing evictions – even clearing out entire buildings. Tenants who aren’t evicted remain in danger of being priced out, as wages can’t keep pace with rising rents. Thousands have been forced from their homes and neighborhoods. More are displaced every week, while the…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Brad Neal
The waterfront where you might find Brad Neal today is a long way from the waterfront where he spent his time as a kid. Brad grew up in rural Missouri. “My mom and I were born in the same town,” he said. “I grew up working on a farm. It was the family thing.” While…
