Housing
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters is making waves
Editor’s Note: Reginald Black is a vendor and writer with Street Roots’ sister paper, Street Sense Media in Washington, D.C. He requested an interview with Congresswoman Maxine Waters for the paper to talk about her proposals to end homelessness. Olivia Richter worked with Black to compile this interview. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has been an…
News
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters is making waves
Editor’s Note: Reginald Black is a vendor and writer with Street Roots’ sister paper, Street Sense Media in Washington, D.C. He requested an interview with Congresswoman Maxine Waters for the paper to talk about her proposals to end homelessness. Olivia Richter worked with Black to compile this interview. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has been an…
Subversive Americana: a conversation with iconic photographer and filmmaker Danny Lyon
After five years of correspondence, local artist Vanessa Renwick has convinced her favorite photographer to come to Portland and screen two of his films. Danny Lyon, 76, is well-known for capturing pivotal moments during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in photographs, as well as for embedding himself within various subcultures in order to capture his…
We asked our vendors: Have you felt profiled?
The Oregonian reported on June 27 that 52 percent of all arrests last year in the Portland area were made against people on the streets, and 86 percent of those were for non-violent violations. Many of those arrests were for low-level violations, often aggravated by homelessness. The numbers for 2018 are currently outpacing those from…
Culture
Subversive Americana: a conversation with iconic photographer and filmmaker Danny Lyon
After five years of correspondence, local artist Vanessa Renwick has convinced her favorite photographer to come to Portland and screen two of his films. Danny Lyon, 76, is well-known for capturing pivotal moments during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in photographs, as well as for embedding himself within various subcultures in order to capture his…
Vendor Profiles
We asked our vendors: Have you felt profiled?
The Oregonian reported on June 27 that 52 percent of all arrests last year in the Portland area were made against people on the streets, and 86 percent of those were for non-violent violations. Many of those arrests were for low-level violations, often aggravated by homelessness. The numbers for 2018 are currently outpacing those from…
Opinion
Director’s Desk: Police profiling based on housing status is against state law
Sometimes it feels like we’ve been given different maps to the same city. When your map has no residence that you rent or own, your city looks dystopian, one where your very existence is illegal, again and again. Do you need to chart your next meal? Where you are less likely to be harassed if you…
Below the Surface: A People’s History of Portland Harbor
Hundreds of Portlanders will join the “Big Float” for its eighth year on July 14 to celebrate recent progress in our river’s health, boarding fluorescent pink flamingo inner-tubes and bright yellow rafts to float from Poet’s Beach to Waterfront Park. In 2011, the city of Portland completed the “Big Pipe” project, which dramatically reduced stormwater…
