News
Relief from post-traumatic stress, pain makes marijuana popular among veterans
It was January 2011 when Anthony landed in the Middle East. He was young, laid-back and credulous. “I had no clue about the real world,” he said in hindsight. Anthony had enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was 19 years old and working a dead-end job. Four years later, he found himself in the…
Think critically before accepting those ‘facts,’ neuroscientist says
From click bait and sponsored content to misrepresented stats and cherry-picked data, there’s a slew of not-quite-true to flat-out-false propaganda parading around as fact in this age of information sharing. Before changing your diet in light of a new study or hitting that “share” button attached to a news story from an unknown source, you…
Opinion
Portland must go further to address housing crisis
Do something!” yet another citizen pleaded with the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners last month, calling attention to our county’s affordable-housing crisis. Actually, Multnomah County is acting on affordable housing, but it’s not enough. For example, the county allocated $3.3 million in the 2017 budget to produce 84 units of affordable housing for people with…
Director’s Desk: Multnomah County saw 88 deaths on the streets in 2015
The number of deaths among people experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County in 2015 is the highest it has been since we began counting. According to the fifth annual Domicile Unknown report, co-authored by Street Roots, the Multnomah County Health Department and the Medical Examiner’s Office, 88 people died while experiencing homelessness in 2015. Twenty-one of…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: A positive attitude and good decisions
David King likes to send gift boxes to his kids. “I do travel for work,” David said. “I’ll send them a box full of goodies. Little trinkets. Toys, cap guns, light-up bouncy balls, candy and t-shirts. Gift certificates to one of their favorite places they like going to: Lids. It’s a hat store. I don’t…
