News
Agents of change: Four Portland attorneys driving reform
From the periphery of what is approaching 100 days of protests in Portland, a group of local attorneys keeps a watchful eye. And they have good reason. Since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May, which initially sparked the demonstrations that have gripped the city, more than 550 people have been arrested.…
Once-houseless Native families now have a home in a gentrifying neighborhood
Nesika Illahee is the first of its kind. The 59-unit affordable-housing complex doubles as off-reservation tribal housing, which serves urban Natives in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The completed building is a finalist for awards from the Urban Land Institute and Affordable Housing Finance Magazine. But it was a gamble. Nothing like Nesika Illahee…
Remembering Genny Nelson: Her spirit, compassion and integrity
Genny Nelson, co-founder of Sisters of the Road Cafe, was an indomidable force of human nature in Portland’s political and social environment. Her life’s work in gentle personalism and nonviolence launched a sea change in how our community, and many others that followed her example, approached some of the most challenging issues of our time,…
Opinion
Opinion | Bloomberg makes $7,000 a minute. How about you?
For a time, Michael Bloomberg was considered a possible Democratic nominee for the 2020 United States presidential election, largely because he could spend a lot of his personal fortune on advertisements. His net worth is $54.9 billion, according to Forbes magazine. Ten years ago, it was $18 billion. Forbes awards him a Self-Made Score of…
Opinion | A letter a day for 15 years and 9 months
I catch her in the early evening. Two black bears cross the road just before turning onto her driveway. It’s light out, but I swear I saw two barn owls swooping into a stand of apple trees. After I am finished with the interview, she will hold court under the stars with her two Sicilian donkeys,…
Kaia Sand | We must save USPS, a lifeline for the poor
The ubiquitous blue mailboxes, the slow moving, open-door mail trucks with steering on the right, post offices in each small town — the reliability of the United States Postal Service is a steadying force in storms of uncertainty. Wrenching that reliability now is particularly destabilizing. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. This…
Housing
Once-houseless Native families now have a home in a gentrifying neighborhood
Nesika Illahee is the first of its kind. The 59-unit affordable-housing complex doubles as off-reservation tribal housing, which serves urban Natives in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The completed building is a finalist for awards from the Urban Land Institute and Affordable Housing Finance Magazine. But it was a gamble. Nothing like Nesika Illahee…
Remembering Genny Nelson: Her spirit, compassion and integrity
Genny Nelson, co-founder of Sisters of the Road Cafe, was an indomidable force of human nature in Portland’s political and social environment. Her life’s work in gentle personalism and nonviolence launched a sea change in how our community, and many others that followed her example, approached some of the most challenging issues of our time,…
