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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

Kaia Sand

July 31, 2020

Native artists will soon have a new home in the Cully neighborhood

NAYA is developing its second Portland apartment complex, Mamook Tokatee, with a gallery next door

Brian Oaster

August 5, 2020

Photos | Generosity, humility and vulnerability inside the camps of Portland

With sweeps paused during the pandemic, many houseless communities have grown as campers have settled in. Photographer Benjamin Brink captured this unique moment in the city’s history.

Benjamin Brink

August 2, 2020

Federal law enforcement create a barrier with Portland Police Bureau on July 21 in downtown Portland amid protests over police brutality.

Opinion | We must challenge militarism in efforts to defund police

U.S. defense spending and the resulting militarization of our nation’s police forces dwarf investments in actual needs, such as housing and social services

Martin Hart-Landsberg

August 6, 2020

Portland hip hop artist Bocha performs on June 7 at Irving Park in Northeast Portland after a march led by Rose City Justice.

The soundtrack to a revolution: Hip-hop plays an important role in Portland protests

Local artists and music curators discuss the beats Portland’s Black Lives Matter movement is marching to

Donovan M. Smith

August 4, 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

Paul K. Haeder

July 27, 2020

Illustration of tall books that make up a library building. A park bench sits empty outside, next to an empty street.

Opinion | COVID-19 through a literary lens

FINDING FRINGE | My conversations with librarians have been the bright line in a ‘world of words’

Paul K. Haeder

March 31, 2020

Miracle Messages reunites families with long-lost relatives on the streets

‘We can find people like nobody’s business,’ says the founder of the nonprofit, which has celebrated more than 300 reunions across the United States

Helen Hill

March 30, 2020

At Street Roots, we work through tough times with hope and grace

DIRECTOR’S DESK | As we confront this pandemic, we continue to look toward our best future

Kaia Sand

March 27, 2020

Wyden pushes for vote-by-mail nationwide as coronavirus emergency looms

The senator from Oregon touts the advantages of mail-in voting, a program his state pioneered 20 years ago

Ellena Rosenthal

March 27, 2020

Portland meal program for homeless running short on supplies

Blanchet House grapples with growing demand during the coronavirus emergency

Emily Green

March 25, 2020

Portable sink on the corner of the sidewalk

Hygiene needs increase as homeless resources shrink with COVID-19 closures

Portland’s unhoused population complains of little access to showers and clean clothes

Emily Green

March 25, 2020

An ER doctor and elected official, Sharon Meiran balances two roles during coronavirus crisis

The Multnomah County commissioner is concerned about how pandemic-related stress is affecting medically vulnerable people and health care workers

Joanne Zuhl

March 25, 2020

Raven Drake opens a drawer full of supplies

Fear, rumors permeate Portland homeless camps and shelters

Anxiety runs high among people on the streets after a stay-home order is issued in the wake of coronavirus

Emily Green

March 24, 2020

Street Roots vendor profile: I feel free inside

For Asonya, positivity means feeling free from a life of drugs and also contributing to her community

Robin Havenick

March 23, 2020

Portland alternative school brings success stories for Native American youths

NAYA’s Many Nations Academy offers support to students affected by homelessness, violence and other barriers to traditional education

Anna Pedersen

March 22, 2020

Bottle redemption site closures shortchange houseless

People living on Portland streets struggle to find ways to earn money amid COVID-19 measures

Emily Green

March 21, 2020

The eye of Benjamin Franklin on a hundred dollar bill

Business interests fighting Metro tax for homeless services are short on the facts

COMMENTARY | Their real goal may be to stop us from making them pay their fair share

Mary King

March 21, 2020

Lawsuit targets shrinkage of Willamette Basin water for salmon

Environmental groups say the Army Corps of Engineers' reallocation plan will hurt threatened fish species

Emily Green

March 20, 2020

Coronovirus Action Team members in the Street Roots office

We are suspending our print edition, but our mission still guides us

In these extraordinary times, we’re working to stop the spread of coronavirus

SR editorial board

March 20, 2020

Drug and alcohol recovery in a time of isolation

As support groups across Oregon cancel and move online due to COVID-19 measures, an increase in relapses could compound demands on health care providers

Emily Green

March 19, 2020

Cost of child care shuts out many who need it most, leaves workers behind

Two Oregon proposals to invest public money in early learning would change the trajectory of children living in poverty and increase earning potential of child care workers and parents

Emily Green

March 13, 2020