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Doorways that line the sidewalk are occupied by houseless individuals.

Photos | Snapshots of Old Town: Humanity undone

Photographer B Okabe captured this unusual moment in history as seen by those who live and work in Portland’s Old Town/Chinatown neighborhood

B Okabe

November 18, 2020

Photo at left: Memory Condren. Photo at right: A UHaul truck is parked outside of Goose Hollow Tower.

As students face housing insecurity, Oregon colleges find creative ways to boost graduation rates

Developers, politicians and nonprofits are coming together to look at how they can support students

Jessica Pollard

November 18, 2020

Illustration of a financial exchange through a computer screen

People donate billions through GoFundMe. Where it goes is not guaranteed.

The crowdfunding site’s failure to vet campaigns and guarantee that money goes to intended causes points to larger issues around nonprofit and charitable giving regulation

Chris May

November 18, 2020

Street Roots Podcast | Reporter Chris May on Oregon’s homebuilding lobby and more

Episode 13: The Street Roots correspondent discusses his reporting on builders’ influence on state policy, GoFundMe and more

DeVon Pouncey

November 20, 2020

Street Roots vendor profile: An actor’s comeback

As a model, George was the ‘male face of the ‘90s.’ After some ups and downs, he found Street Roots and rekindled his acting and modeling career.

Pat Zimmer

November 18, 2020

Finding Home

A series of in-depth articles examining national perspectives around America’s growing housing and homeless crisis

Joanne Zuhl

October 21, 2020

Photo of John Brown Canyon in Jefferson Canyon

Racist slurs permeate Oregon geography

The names serve as a reminder of the state’s colonial history while also providing clues to early Black presence

Donovan M. Smith

July 4, 2020

Opinion | I work at Whole Foods, and I am calling out its hypocrisy

The Amazon-owned company does not live up to its core values. We are ‘essential workers’ only because we are essential to Jeff Bezos' bottom line.

Alli

July 3, 2020

Kaia Sand | Oregon should overturn all verdicts delivered by non-unanimous juries

OPINION | Street Roots has joined others in asking the state to retroactively apply the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling

Kaia Sand

July 3, 2020

Where Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ pride intersect

Portland activists push for greater inclusion of Black trans and queer voices in the movement

Hanna Merzbach

July 2, 2020

Portland permits for on-street dining leave some BIPOC-owned businesses behind

The city's Healthy Business permit was intended to prioritize minority-owned restaurants and bars during COVID-19, but gentrification has made that difficult

Henry Latourette Miller

July 1, 2020

A map of Portland that shows temperates and historical redlining

Opinion | No coincidence that redlined areas are now heat islands

STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Efforts to confront racism should extend to the fight for climate justice

Martin Hart-Landsberg

June 30, 2020

Energy lobbyists pose as Tribal Nations to promote Jordan Cove LNG pipeline

The front group took out a full-page ad in The Oregonian, asking the governor to approve the controversial natural gas terminal in southwestern Oregon

Brian Oaster

June 30, 2020

Street Roots vendor profile: Plans for an apartment

Recently married, Max hopes to secure housing and a brighter future

Robin Havenick

June 29, 2020

A group of people lies face down on the sidewalk outside the Oregon Convention Center.

Union rally confronts inequities past and present of the Oregon Convention Center

Public-sector Metro workers call out systemic racism and demand employees of color be treated fairly

Jessica Pollard

June 28, 2020

Opinion | An American story of working undocumented

FINDING FRINGE | One person’s refugee status is another’s loyalty to employers, state and country

Paul K. Haeder

June 27, 2020

Bills Street Roots is tracking during the emergency session of Oregon Legislature

Check back for updates on the status of these important pieces of legislation

Tom Henderson

June 26, 2020

Exterior of the Oregon State Capitol building

Oregon legislators grapple with housing insecurity, policing and each other

Vulnerable Oregonians take center stage during Legislature's emergency session, likely to extend into next week

Tom Henderson

June 26, 2020

A CenturyLink sign on an office building

New CenturyLink contract adds communication barriers for Oregon prisoners

Already deprived of in-person visits during the pandemic, prisoners and the people they talk to on the outside now face new fees and are subject to data collection

Chris May

June 25, 2020

Far from over: Long-term HIV, AIDS survivors navigate another pandemic

Some commit to staying inside until there’s a coronavirus vaccine, and some look to help

Jessica Pollard

June 24, 2020

We want publicly funded preschool for every child in Multnomah County

COMMENTARY | You can help get the UP NOW campaign on the November ballot

Suzanne Cohen Angie Garcia Mary King

June 23, 2020

Housing-related measures on the table when legislators return for special session

Oregon lawmakers will head back to Salem this week to address police accountability and pandemic mitigation, including legislation on evictions and homelessness

Tom Henderson

June 23, 2020

Call to remove statue of explorer who brutalized Native Americans ignites firestorm in Tillamook County

COMMENTARY | The monument to Capt. Robert Gray has been seen by countless Oregon Coast tourists and locals for the past two decades

Helen Hill

June 21, 2020

Liz Theoharis at a Poor People's Campaign March

Poor and low-income Americans to gather online for a march on Washington

The Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the renewed Poor People’s Campaign, speaks with Street Roots before Saturday’s historic demonstration, which will include appearances by celebrities and political leaders

Hanna Merzbach

June 20, 2020