Housing
ACLU of Oregon challenges efforts to criminalize homelessness
The question of how people experiencing homelessness occupy public spaces has become a seasonal argument these days. As with years past, the question is again thrust into the public spotlight with Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s call for an expansion of a “pedestrian use zone” in downtown Portland, which restricts people from sitting or lying on…
News
ACLU of Oregon challenges efforts to criminalize homelessness
The question of how people experiencing homelessness occupy public spaces has become a seasonal argument these days. As with years past, the question is again thrust into the public spotlight with Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s call for an expansion of a “pedestrian use zone” in downtown Portland, which restricts people from sitting or lying on…
Laura John builds bridges between city of Portland, Native community
"Everywhere you are, Indians have been. … Every hill, every creek, every meadow, every forest, every inch of the Willamette River bank in this city has a story of its connection to the indigenous peoples who lived here.” This was a small piece of the testimony delivered to Portland City Council two years ago by…
A subversive take on the Christmas story: It’s about resistance
The Rev. John Shuck doesn’t believe in God. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t consider himself a Christian. Shuck, who has been a Presbyterian minister for 25 years, is the pastor at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Beaverton. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Shuck sat down with Street Roots in his office at Southminster…
Street Roots vendors are grateful for …
William Adams I’m grateful for Travis and his crew at Grand Central Bakery, Lo and her crew at the Sellwood Starbucks and I want to say thanks for all the dark roast, and Lisa from Chrisman Framing, all the rest of my regular customers, and all the fun conversations about Public Nuisance 45. Doug…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Finally, freedom to be herself
Alicia Rose Monaron was born with an extra X chromosome, also known as Klinefelter’s Syndrome, at Camp Lejeune Military Base in North Carolina. From birth, the doctors told her parents that she had the extra chromosome, but her parents kept this from her for the next 25 years and raised her as a boy. Alicia knew…
Opinion
Director’s Desk: What I learned selling Street Roots newspapers
As I prepared for my new role as executive director at Street Roots, a large group of vendors gathered to talk with me. One vendor named Brantley issued me this challenge: Work as a vendor my first day on the job. I accepted Brantley’s challenge. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. You…
Editorial cartoon: Dec. 22, 2017
Portland native Elizabeth Considine is the creator of Street Roots' editorial cartoon, Sheeptoast. Want to see more Sheeptoast cartoons? VIEW OUR GALLERY
