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Guild’s Lake

Uncovering industrial NW Portland’s twisted past in an effort to save its future

Fighting for a say in the fate of the Linnton neighborhood, the Braided River Campaign wants you to know its secrets — the earthquakes, floods, obscure city planning documents, hot air balloons and the KKK
By
Brian Oaster
June 9, 2021
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Austin sits on a bench, giving a thumbs-up signal, surrounded by folding tables, kitchen supplies and tarps.

Houseless young people have banded together in SW Portland

Under an overpass near Bertha Boulevard is a small village of youths, who are grateful for the help they're receiving from their neighbors
By
Emma Nathanson
June 9, 2021
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Tiny homes at the C3PO camp with the Portland skyline in the background

Portland has laid out plans for new shelters, but numbers and locations remain elusive

Service providers say the new guidelines bring uncertainty as the city becomes more aggressive with sweeps of houseless camps
By
Christen McCurdy
June 9, 2021
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Willie Fiers stands next to a table with African masks at Flip the Script's new space

Black former prisoners get support with reentry as they speak up for policy change

Flip the Script, a culturally specific program in Portland, puts formerly incarcerated Oregonians in front of state lawmakers
By
Brian Oaster
June 2, 2021
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Sam Khaute works with a large coffee roasting machine

Portland cafe will help integrate immigrants, refugees through the medium of coffee

Jubilee Hall, a nonprofit offshoot of Diaspora Coffee and Chai, will provide barista training and immersive English-language education
By
Janey Wong
June 2, 2021
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Photos of 42 Oregon state prisoners who died of COVID-19. Headline reads: The Expendable.

These are the 42 Oregon state prisoners who have died from COVID-19

With more than 3,500 confirmed cases of coronavirus among its prisoners, the Oregon Department of Corrections has faced criticism for its handling of the pandemic
By
Chris May Emily Green
March 10, 2021
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Mugshots and fingerprints of Billy Baggett Jr.

Special Report | The life and death of Billy Baggett

After spending most of his life in prison, Billy Baggett was released into a world he no longer understood, contending with a lifetime of trauma and coming to terms with his imminent death
By
Emily Green
December 27, 2020
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Oregon State Capitol

Opinion | Inequity is ingrained in Oregon land-use policy. Let’s fix that.

House Bill 2488 would codify environmental justice principles, but lawmakers are already limiting its scope
By
Lisa Arkin
April 21, 2021
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Illustration: The shape of Oregon, made up of dollar bills, with burn marks throughout it

Even as Oregon uses Indigenous practices to fight wildfires, tribes are largely excluded from policymaking

Native representation in decision-making processes is meager compared to business interests’
By
Brian Oaster
April 21, 2021
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Keyboard with a key that reads: _hate

Diary of a Victims' Advocate | When a victim of bullying fights back

OPINION | Respectful dialogue — listening, reflecting, validating — can be a solution
By
M. M.
April 21, 2021
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Trees

With cap-and-trade off the table, here’s how Oregon lawmakers are tackling climate change

Legislators are taking a sector-by-sector approach this session, but is it enough?
By
Chris May
April 21, 2021
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Oregon State Capitol in the spring

Environmental bills we’re tracking in the 2021 Oregon legislative session

Oregon lawmakers are considering policies related to environmental justice, energy, natural resources and more
April 21, 2021
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Paulette Martin walks past a memorial with flowers and candles

Kaia Sand | ‘Why are they shooting people?’

DIRECTOR’S DESK | The police killing of Robert Delgado was among a national spate of such killings since the Chauvin trial began
By
Kaia Sand
April 21, 2021
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People march, holding signs that read: Justice 4 George Floyd. Stop police brutality.

Lakayana Drury | ‘The problem is police agencies, not Black people’

OPINION | Reflecting on the Derek Chauvin trial, the Word Is Bond executive director says that if things are going to change, white people and police need to do the work
By
Lakayana Drury
April 20, 2021
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George Floyd mural

Mike Schmidt | Derek Chauvin is on trial, but ‘this journey toward equity hasn’t ended’

OPINION | The Multnomah County district attorney says he’ll keep doing what he can to make a difference, and so will you
By
Mike Schmidt
April 20, 2021
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Norman Chamberlain, with a quote from the story about how he loves his customers

Street Roots vendor profile | He’s got a great heart

Norman wants his customers to know he cares about them
By
Robin Havenick
April 14, 2021
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Opinion | Solitary confinement ‘was like being in a zoo’

‘I understood what it felt like to be broken,’ recounts a prisoner at Oregon State Penitentiary
By
Basim Floro
April 14, 2021
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The exterior of the Oregon State Hospital

Having someone committed could become easier in Oregon

But mental health advocates critical of legislation that would roll back restrictions say the system needs a holistic fix
By
Christen McCurdy
April 14, 2021
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People use garden tools in the forest

8 ways to get involved in Portland-area Earth Day events

Connect with communities doing climate justice work
By
Emma Nathanson
April 14, 2021
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An array of hundred-dollar bills

Editorial | Local efforts could bolster Biden’s housing plan

The president’s $2 trillion infrastructure package is a solid start to reversing the impacts of Reaganomics
By
SR editorial board
April 14, 2021
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Illustration of fists breaking free from handcuffs

Opinion | Oregon legislation that will transform justice

TRANSFORMING JUSTICE | Members of the coalition that created House Bill 2002 explain why the system must change
By
Shannon Wight
April 13, 2021
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Right 2 Rest hearing is this Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Opinion | ‘We all know these laws are only enforced against certain people’

WRAP Director Paul Boden discusses why it matters to pass the Right to Rest Act
By
Kaia Sand
April 9, 2021
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Photos of six Street Roots vendors

Street Roots vendors tell us what they love about spring

The sunshine, the flowers, tax season and more
By
Kat Wasula
April 7, 2021
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Wanna Lei stands in front of signs posted to a window that read: Stop AAPI hate. No hate. Stop Asian Hate.

APANO aims to support Portlanders targeted by anti-Asian violence, vandalism, discrimination

The social justice organization has been working to assist API-owned businesses in Portland’s Jade District that have reported incidents of vandalism
By
Karina Dwajiyanti
April 7, 2021
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Taji Chesimet speaks into a microphone

Gen Z activists are raising their voices

Even as schools shut their doors during the pandemic, Portland youths have continued their push for social justice
By
Emma Nathanson
April 7, 2021
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A chair sits empty in a dark room with a spotlight shining on it

Oregon bill would end police trickery and deceit in juvenile interrogations

‘If you have good data on a suspect, why do you need to lie to get them to confess?’ says the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Chris Gorsek
By
Libby Dowsett
April 7, 2021
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Candles at a vigil

Multnomah County tracks homeless deaths. Now, other counties might too.

A bill in the Oregon Legislature calls for counting how many people die homeless, with a housing status of 'domicile unknown'
By
Joanne Zuhl
April 7, 2021

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