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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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Street Roots vendor Dorothy

Street Roots vendor profile | A protector and a hard worker

Dorothy plans to continue school as she pursues her dream of opening a business
By
Kat Wasula
February 10, 2021
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Jeremy Wilson sits on the steps of a porch

Jeremy Wilson: ‘The capitalist system does not work for artists’

The Portland singer-songwriter has received the Lowenstein Trust Award for his efforts to support musicians in need
By
Helen Hill
February 10, 2021
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The back of a person carrying a pillow

Josephine County will get its only low-barrier shelter — but only for 90 days

Achieving even temporary shelter in this conservative Southern Oregon county was no simple task
By
Hanna Merzbach
February 10, 2021
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Cover of the report “When We Tell Our Stories” along with a quote from the report: “We need spaces like this to be heard. When somebody hears you, little by little, you begin to heal.”

Opinion | Crime survivors of color often lack opportunities to heal

TRANSFORMING JUSTICE | Partnership for Safety and Justice talks with Latino Network’s Alejandra Galindo about listening to survivors’ stories
By
Amy Davidson
February 10, 2021
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Dan Ryan in front of City Hall

Dan Ryan: ‘We have to bust out of those silos’ to solve our housing crisis

The new Portland city commissioner outlines his priorities for 2021
By
Joe Opaleski
February 10, 2021
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Barbie Weber at Hazelnut Grove

Opinion | Hazelnut Grove is a model to emulate, not evacuate

Portland officials must give residents more time and other options
By
Laura Kutner Tokarski
February 10, 2021
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A red tiny house that contained the petition to save Hazelnut Grove

Opinion | End the cruel cycle of camp sweeps

The city of Portland should work with houseless people, not displace them from stable communities like Hazelnut Grove
By
Erin Goodling
February 10, 2021
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Max and Deanna

A Street Story | Deanna finds an apartment

‘The whole objective the whole time was to get her off the sidewalk,’ says her husband, Max
By
Emma Nathanson
February 10, 2021
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A red tiny house that contained the petition to save Hazelnut Grove

Kaia Sand | ‘Why mess with it when it works?’

OPINION | It is a tragically flawed decision to evict people from Hazelnut Grove when people are living and dying on the streets
By
Kaia Sand
February 9, 2021
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David Byrne portrait

David Byrne: U.S. was ‘ripped in half’ during Vietnam War — like it is now

In a letter to his younger self, the Talking Heads frontman reflects on his music, politics and his activism
By
Adrian Lobb
February 3, 2021
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Two houseless people stand in front of an encampment under a freeway overpass in Seattle.

How a growing crisis has fueled militant housing activism nationwide

PART II: Organizers of a motel occupation in Tacoma, Washington, were influenced by similar actions in Portland and other cities across the U.S.
By
Henry Brannan
February 3, 2021
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Anderson family standing on the steps of their RV

Desperation in Josephine County: On the brink of homelessness

In a part of Southern Oregon notorious for its dearth of affordable housing, a family is at risk of losing the RVs that have kept them off the street
By
Hanna Merzbach
February 3, 2021
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A teddy bear sits on a window sill

Pandemic weighs heavy on Oregon foster families

Current and former foster youths, as well as foster parents, struggle with effects of isolation and economic hardship
By
Libby Dowsett
February 3, 2021
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Street Roots vendor Theodore

Street Roots vendor profile | A lot to look forward to

Theodore, a gardener and an inventor, is a caregiver for his uncle
By
Robin Havenick
February 3, 2021
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Hazelnut Grove tiny houses

Editorial | In the fight against homelessness, some solutions are right in front of us

Destructive policy undermines the constructive work being done in Portland
By
SR editorial board
February 3, 2021
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Destruction at an RV park

Oregon lawmakers ‘have a lot of work to do’ on homelessness

Legislative housing committees begin the 2021 session with an overview of the state’s crisis
By
Tom Henderson
January 27, 2021
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Illustration: Homes drop off a conveyer belt and are processed into bags money dropping into a box on one side and people dropping into a "byproducts" bin on the other side.

Lenders poised to pounce on homeowners fighting foreclosure

During the pandemic, the Trump administration eased consumer protections that stemmed from the 2008 housing crisis. Now, Wall Street is gearing up for another property-grabbing bonanza.
By
Chris May
January 27, 2021
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Camila Vergara

‘Democracy was a dirty word’: The oligarchization of the U.S.

Scholar Camila Vergara explains how the United States became oligarchic and what regular folks can do to take their power back
By
Jessica Pollard
January 27, 2021
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TVs face the street from the windows of Street Roots' office

Street Roots vendors share their hopes for the next four years

Street Roots hosted a broadcast of President Joe Biden’s inauguration so vendors and houseless neighbors could watch
By
Pat Zimmer
January 27, 2021
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U.S. Capitol

Opinion | In remembering the America of yesterday, we pursue the America of tomorrow

On Jan. 20, just two weeks after a Capitol siege rooted in white supremacy, a young poet helped lead us forward
By
Rukaiyah Adams
January 27, 2021

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