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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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The exterior of the former Red Lion in Eugene

A Eugene hotel is now a shelter — the first of many planned across Oregon

Seven projects have been funded so far under Project Turnkey, which converts hotels and motels into emergency shelter or affordable housing
By
Hanna Merzbach
April 7, 2021
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Three Street Roots ambassadors raise their fists outside the Street Roots office

Kaia Sand | It’s time to ‘Strengthen Our Roots’ for decades to come

OPINION | Street Roots’ Ambassador Program means more income opportunities for people experiencing poverty, and it relies on your support
By
Kaia Sand
April 7, 2021
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Photo of Racheal with a quote from the story

Street Roots vendor profile | Moving forward and learning from her past

Racheal has a roof over her head, but she hasn't forgotten how hard it was to survive on the streets
By
Pat Zimmer
March 31, 2021
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Food is distributed at a food bank

Financial literacy is key to food security

Economics researcher Daniel Millimet explains how poor money management can lead to hunger
By
Bill McKenzie
March 31, 2021
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Photo of Rebekah Modrak alongside a photo of her book "Radical Humility"

The art of listening in an era of shameless self-promotion

‘Radical Humility’ editor Rebekah Modrak talks to Street Roots about her new book exploring what it means to be humble in an age of ego
By
Emily Green
March 31, 2021
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Tents line a sidewalk by Laurelhurst Park in August 2020

Bill to make IDs free for unhoused Oregonians expected to have big impact for a low cost

Under the bipartisan legislation, a nonprofit would verify that a person was experiencing homelessness, and the state would waive the fee to obtain photo identification
By
Hanna Merzbach
March 31, 2021
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Jay Thiemeyer standing in front of mountains

Remembering Jay Thiemeyer, one of Street Roots’ original poets

He was a passionate advocate for people on the edge
March 31, 2021
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Barbed wire fence

Opinion | Defeat the prison system’s problems the way a vaccine defeats a virus

By learning from the source. Trauma is a virus, and we prisoners cannot change this alone.
By
Ga lo Vann
March 31, 2021
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The gold statue at the top of the Capitol

In the shadow of the Capitol: a housing crisis

Inside, Oregon lawmakers and special interests wrestle with homelessness. Outside, on the streets of Salem, people experience it.
By
Tom Henderson
March 31, 2021
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Peter Salzmann

Kaia Sand | Hints of federal progress offer new hope for rectifying old failures

OPINION | The Biden administration’s child tax credit creates a floor on families’ poverty. Can we keep going?
By
Kaia Sand
March 31, 2021
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Belinda's portrait with a quote from the story

Street Roots vendor profile | ‘I try to pay it forward now’

Belinda is grateful for the community and friendships she’s built through Street Roots
By
Jessica Hamilton
March 24, 2021
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Women carry containers of water

Opinion | Billions lack access to clean drinking water. We must do our part.

Rupal Ramesh Shah: Activists are called on to raise awareness, champion innovative solutions, fight climate change and pay attention to water policy
By
Rupal Ramesh Shah
March 24, 2021
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Photo illustration of a Black man whose hands are chained together

Congress is talking about reparations — and this time, it looks promising

Ron Daniels, a leader of the effort, talks to Street Roots about what’s at stake for African Americans and the nation
By
Joe Opaleski
March 24, 2021
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U.S. Capitol

Opinion | The New Deal for Housing Justice should be a Biden administration priority

America needs to invest in housing infrastructure that provides all of us safety and stability
By
Brook Fadley
March 24, 2021
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Senior with hands folded

Opinion | Even before COVID-19, nursing homes were filling empty beds with psychiatric patients

Staffers aren’t trained to care for this kind of patient — but they have no choice as the pandemic creates more vacancies that must be filled
By
Don Martin
March 24, 2021
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Aerial view of Coffee Creek Correctional Facility

Guard at Oregon women’s prison faces felony charges for domestic violence

Alex Doran works directly with female prisoners at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility despite serious allegations
By
Emily Green
March 24, 2021
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C3PO villages

Kaia Sand | The pandemic lowered some barriers for unhoused folks. We can’t slide back.

OPINION | We must build on these transformative gains, which have been necessary all along
By
Kaia Sand
March 24, 2021
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Spring water is poured out of a glass bottle

Opinion | ‘I don’t have much money, but I pay for good water’

Street Roots partnered with Portland State University researchers to include vendors’ voices in a statewide study on perspectives and experiences surrounding water
By
Sanya Cowal Clare McClellan
March 17, 2021
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Vendor Eileen Vizenor, with a quote about her new perspective. Quote is also in the vendor profile.

Street Roots vendor profile | A poet who has lived on the streets

Today, ‘life is good’ for Eileen, who has had an apartment since 2019
By
Robin Havenick
March 17, 2021
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James Cromwell in a scene from “Operation Buffalo”

For James Cromwell, acting and activism collide

The actor says he has no hope for America – but he believes in people
By
Steven MacKenzie
March 17, 2021

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