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Kaia Sand | Roll the presses! Street Roots is returning, and you can pay with Venmo

Starting Aug. 12, readers will have a cashless option for purchasing the newspaper from vendors, who will all be trained in new health and safety protocols

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Kaia Sand

July 31, 2020

Portland police clash with protesters. One officer clubs a protester with a baton.

Portland police are no better than the feds, activists say

Some observers are concerned that the national conversation about federal overreach in Portland has overshadowed the Portland Police Bureau’s brutality against protesters

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August 1, 2020

Vietnamese men in uniform

Collection of short fiction relives memories of Vietnam and its American war

Author Paul K. Haeder discusses his new book, ‘Wide Open Eyes,’ which launches Friday night

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Emily Green

July 31, 2020

Feds sprayed chemicals into the eyes of a retired ER nurse and veteran

An interview with Mike Hastie, a member of Veterans for Peace who federal officers assaulted with pepper spray at close range Saturday night, unprovoked

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July 27, 2020

Whole Foods Market exterior

Whole Foods employee says he was told not to come back to work after refusing to remove anti-racist button

The support supervisor at Portland’s Laurelhurst store said he was sent home for violating the company’s dress code

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Jessica Pollard

July 30, 2020

Household belongings are packed up inside an apartment

FAQ | What you need to know if you cannot pay your rent or mortgage

The Oregon Legislature extended a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the pandemic, but tenants and homeowners are required to take certain steps to protect themselves

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Chris May

July 27, 2020

Nick Fish and Leo Rhodes

Nick Fish helped transform how Portland would tackle homelessness

COMMENTARY | The commissioner’s coalition-building style created lasting improvements in how we look at solving the crisis

January 10, 2020

A Rapid Response vehicle

City efforts should lead to health and housing, not more suffering

DIRECTOR'S DESK | Portland City Council approves $4.5 million annual contract for Rapid Response Bio Clean

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Kaia Sand

January 9, 2020

Hospitality Hub artist's rendering

Design public space for homeless people? This Memphis nonprofit did

As it relocates its headquarters, a homeless-services nonprofit is prioritizing the surrounding area to meet the lifestyle needs of the people it serves

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Emily Nonko

January 3, 2020

Ring doorbell surveillance image

With this Ring: Is the Amazon device sealing an unholy marriage between police and Big Data?

We asked Evan Greer with Fight for the Future, the group that’s suing the company

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Christen McCurdy

January 3, 2020

Brain word cloud

The next big thing: Dopamine fasting

COMMENTARY | An expert reviews the latest craze in Silicon Valley

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January 3, 2020

Nettie Johnson and her team at Acadia NW

Street Roots vendor is an addiction counselor in the making

Nettie brings lived experience and a fresh point of view to her internship at Acadia NW

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Helen Hill

January 3, 2020

Illustration of a voting booth located in the center of a maze

Discrimination unfolds before our eyes as states adopt voter suppression laws

BOOK REVIEW | ‘One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying Our Democracy’ by Carol Anderson

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January 3, 2020

John and Tabetha

Street Roots vendor profile: A father-daughter team

John is proud that Tabetha is selling Street Roots, and she is grateful for her dad's support

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Helen Hill

January 3, 2020

Cathy Abbruzzese

Cathy Abbruzzese says young LGBTQ+ activists are doing things right

The former Basic Rights Oregon fundraiser explains people power, the art of persuasion and ‘the right respect’

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Emily Green

January 3, 2020

Plaque with the text of the First Amendment

SR editorial: We value free speech for all – not just the powerful

That's why Street Roots is 'for those who can't afford free speech'

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SR editorial board

January 3, 2020

“King of the Vagabonds" pages and illustration of Gregor Gog

Gregor Gog – anarchist, first street paper editor, and King of the Vagabonds

The German World War I veteran's life story is now a comic

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Bastian Pütter

December 27, 2019

Portrait collage of newsmakers

Notable and Quotable: Our favorites from 2019

A sampling of Street Roots' conversations from the past year

December 27, 2019

Dandelion seeds blowing away

Life on the Streets: Family – a subject too painful for words

Losing family and friends as a result of homelessness can be more devastating than losing housing

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Helen Hill

December 27, 2019

Street Roots vendor Don

Street Roots vendor profile: Dreams of running a business

Don wants to spend his summers operating a bicycle hot dog stand. In the meantime, ‘it feels good when I sell the papers.’

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Pat Zimmer

December 27, 2019

Collage of Street Roots vendors

Street Roots vendors share their gratitude and hopes for the new year

They're grateful for support, shelter, life and opportunities

December 27, 2019

Kerry Anderson

Reflecting on a powerful year in print journalism

DIRECTOR’S DESK | Street Roots is proud of the newspaper we put out week after week

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Kaia Sand

December 27, 2019

Illustration of falling person

Has Portland reduced police force against people with mental illness? Hardly

COMMENTARY | The DOJ settlement resulted in training, but that wasn’t the solution we needed

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December 20, 2019

Street Roots vendor Pops

Street Roots vendor profile: I want to give the world a hug

Pops is proud to be earning money through Street Roots, as well as by making and selling bracelets

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Jessica Hamilton

December 20, 2019

Bernie Sanders

A wealth tax? It could work in the U.S.

COMMENTARY | We need more funding for public programs; we also need to address the obscene concentration of wealth

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Martin Hart-Landsberg

December 20, 2019

Sharleen walks while another resident does laundry

SAFES has a new look and a new vibe

After a four-month closure, the Salvation Army Female Emergency Shelter opens its renovated facility with a bevy of new programs

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December 20, 2019

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