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Photo of a graphic that says "foster care shuffle part 1: youth call for end to constant, traumatic foster care disruptions"

Lack of placement stability for Oregon foster youth causes traumatic disruptions

Former foster youth speak on their experience with a lack of placement stability while in Oregon's foster care system
By
Libby Dowsett
October 13, 2021
Street Roots
A photo of comic artist and author of Graveneye, Sloane Leong.

Sloane Leong’s newest work explores horror and obsession

In conversation with Sloane Leong, she tells us about her forthcoming horror comic, ‘Graveneye’ and working with illustrator Anna Bowles
By
Kanani Cortez
October 13, 2021
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A photo of a tent with the on the eastside esplanade of Portland's waterfront with tall city buildings in the background

Kaia Sand | Creating additive solutions to homelessness

OPINION | Looking at solutions to the homelessness crisis, which solutions go beyond spectacle and prove effective?
By
Kaia Sand
October 13, 2021
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Multnomah County Courthouse sign

Portland nonprofit helps expunge juvenile records

Youth, Rights & Justice’s new expunction clinic will assist eligible people in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties seal juvenile charges that often bar them from housing and job opportunities
By
Taylor Griggs
October 6, 2021
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Photo of a green notice announcing an "illegal campsite" taped to a pole.

Analysis of 2021 sweeps raises questions about pandemic policies and procedures

Analysis of sweeps in 2021 shows potential inconsistencies with CDC guidelines, instead correlate with the city's ‘reopening’
By
K. Rambo
October 6, 2021
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Woman holding a sign that urges Kaiser Permanente to support their employees

Thousands of Kaiser workers on the verge of strike

Kaiser Permanente workers say the healthcare company declined proposed contract changes, now prepared to strike due to a lack of safe staffing, saying it puts the health and safety of patients and workers at risk.
By
Aurora Biggers
October 6, 2021
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Photo of a portion of Carver's camp showing a few tents and a bicycle.

OPINION | After a sweep, ‘where are we supposed to go?’

Portland’s sweeps leave people with few resources scrambling to navigate a profoundly broken system lacking oversight, accountability and transparency
By
Bronwyn Carver
September 29, 2021
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Photo of Portland city hall

Editorial | Clean & Safe is a dirty deal

The city's ties with Clean & Safe lack oversight. The city should not rush to approve a new contract.
By
SR editorial board
September 29, 2021
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OPINION | America: A land of inequities

Contributor Brian Greer reflects on America's wealth inequities and its consequences
By
Brian Greer
October 6, 2021
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‘Sorcerer Jackl’ tells a dark chapter in Salzburg’s history

German street paper, Apropos, delves into what really happened 340 years ago in Salzburg
By
Wilhelm Ortmayr
October 6, 2021
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Photo of Portland Community of Christ church that will serve as a rotating shelter location for Family Promise Metro East.

Empty churches to serve as family shelters in East Portland

More than four years after Daybreak closed, an interfaith group plans to reopen family shelters at various churches
By
Aurora Biggers
September 22, 2021
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Photo of Coco Jem Holiday, neighborhood resident Ray Colbert, and OHSU volunteers advertising Local Lounge’s pop-up vaccination clinic on Aug. 14.

Vaccination efforts continue in Multnomah County through community collaboration

Community leaders and health care experts bring vaccines directly to neighborhoods with vaccine rate disparities
By
Andrew Jankowski
September 22, 2021
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Illustration of a pride flag

Opinion | A queer teen’s story of activism

‘Black queer femmes need to be the center of everyone’s advocacy,’ says Ben Louis, an organizer of PDXQueerFront
By
Ben Louis
May 19, 2021
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Self-portrait drawing of Phoenix Oaks

Opinion | How to ensure you’re treating a trans person with dignity

A few notes on respect from a Street Roots vendor
By
Phoenix Oaks
May 19, 2021
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An illustration of TeTe Gulley

Opinion | TeTe Gulley helped me learn how to forgive myself

The last time columnist Ga lo Vann saw her, it was on the news: The Black trans woman had been found hanging from a noose in a tree
By
Ga lo Vann
May 19, 2021
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Two images side by side: Tori Cooper and the Human Rights Campaign logo

How to be a better trans ally: Human Rights Campaign’s Tori Cooper explains

The health and equity advocate also shares her thoughts on the wave of anti-transgender legislation and violence
By
Emily Green
May 19, 2021
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Trans pride flag (blue, pink and white stripes)

Editorial | We need to talk about anti-trans violence

Portland has been a refuge for transgender people fleeing atrocities elsewhere, but we must recognize where we are still failing these members of our community
By
SR editorial board
May 19, 2021
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A badge is seen on a Portland police officer's uniform

Opinion | Changes to Portland police union contract are possible with impasse

Accountability is lacking, but we have an opportunity to make a difference
By
Hannah Saiger
May 12, 2021
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Street Roots vendor Daniel, with a quote from his vendor profile

Street Roots vendor profile | He’s found stability in Portland

Daniel says he has the structure he needs, thanks to the services available in his new city
By
Robin Havenick
May 12, 2021
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Illustration of a person pushing down on one side of the scales of justice

Hundreds in Oregon still await new trials a year after Supreme Court ruled on non-unanimous juries

Citing racist origins, justices struck down Oregon's law allowing such convictions, but the state isn't applying the ruling retroactively
By
Christen McCurdy
May 12, 2021
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Barbed wire fence

Opinion | In Oregon, prisoners learn violence, not rehabilitation

Even nonviolent offenders accept the culture for the sake of their survival, a state prisoner explains
By
Basim Floro
May 12, 2021
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Aerial view of Coffee Creek Correctional Facility

Cancellation of popular program for Oregon prisoners prompts action in the Legislature

The pandemic resulted in a devastating pause to trauma-responsive treatment for women. The Senate has passed a bill that could prevent it from happening again.
By
Hanna Merzbach
May 12, 2021
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Rep. Tawna Sanchez sits down with two young children

Why Rep. Tawna Sanchez hasn’t shied away from controversial legislation

The legislator from Portland talks to Street Roots about how she's addressing issues such as addiction and justice for Indigenous Oregonians
By
Brian Oaster
May 12, 2021
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A tent by the river with the Portland skyline as a backdrop

Kaia Sand | Empathy is built through Street Roots’ journalism and vendors’ prose

OPINION | When writers provide familiar details, they help us make sense of unfamiliar experiences
By
Kaia Sand
May 12, 2021
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Kaia Sand | ‘Imagine how well it would work if the city and the people who made decisions stood behind it’

OPINION | A conversation with CAHOOTS coordinator Ebony Morgan about how Portland Street Response should be rolled out
By
Kaia Sand
May 12, 2021
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U.S. Capitol

Opinion | The American Rescue Plan Act: A promise of what could be

The federal relief package recognizes that our nation’s crisis began long before COVID-19
By
Janet Bauer
May 5, 2021
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Lennard Ward's mugshot and an aerial photo of OSCI's campus

Opinion | How excessive mandatory sentencing continues slavery’s legacy

Today, the institution of mass incarceration subjects Lennard Ward to the same discrimination inflicted on his ancestors
By
Ga lo Vann
May 5, 2021
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Illustration of a gun with a sign hanging from it, featuring a peace sign, a tree and a rainbow and the words: Wildlife Council

Proposed ‘wildlife council’ would be a publicly funded marketing agency for Oregon’s hunting, fishing industry

Critics say a bill with ties to an out-of-state organization and a pro-hunting PAC ignores the voices of conservationists who don’t hunt or fish
By
Brian Oaster
May 5, 2021
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Two photos: Jack and Tommy. Both are wearing masks inside the Street Roots office.

Street Roots is once again welcoming new vendors

Weekly orientations are open to anyone interested in selling the newspaper
By
Pat Zimmer
May 5, 2021
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Oregon State Capitol in the spring

Latino farmworkers press Oregon Legislature for overtime pay, other protections

Farmers who oppose these bills testify they have laborers’ best interests in mind, but the campesinos tell a different story
By
Tom Henderson
May 5, 2021
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The gold statue at the top of the Capitol

Bills we’re tracking that affect Oregon’s migrant farmworkers

The 2021 Legislature is discussing overtime pay, the state's sanctuary law, and other issues affecting the low-income Latino community
May 5, 2021
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Ron Wyden wears a mask with American flags, and Jo Ann Hardesty wears a Portland Street Response mask at the Lents fire station

Wyden takes Oregon street response model nationwide

Biden includes more than $1 billion over 10 years to fund non-police crisis response in his American Rescue Plan
By
Joanne Zuhl
May 5, 2021

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