Opinion
Opinion | Permits for outdoor dining should continue
Good news: something you probably like that the City government did has lots of benefits and is probably going to become permanent. Among the many changes Portland has undergone over the past two years, few are more visible than the city’s more than 800 new outdoor seating areas. Created as a strategy in the early…
Kaia Sand | Providing housing, support services saves lives
For nearly a decade now, Street Roots has published the Domicile Unknown report with Multnomah County and the Multnomah County medical examiner. Named after the category on a medical examiner’s report that indicates someone is homeless, this report tracks people who die on the streets each year. Street Roots is selective about the reports we help…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Reinventing herself and helping others
Working at the Salvation Army Women’s Shelter from 2007 to 2011, Mari Louden learned the value of clear communication styles. “Everybody at Street Roots brings their own contribution and style and there are no rough edges,” Mari said. “We communicate clearly and we get it done.” Mari has been working as a vendor at Street…
Housing
Domicile Unknown Report found 126 deaths in 2020
The last time Hope Yamasaki saw her son was at the end of January 2020. On Feb. 27, 2020, Chris Madson-Yamasaki died from a methamphetamine overdose at 26 years old, just a month before his 27th birthday. Chris Madson-Yamasaki’s mom had begged him to let her take him somewhere. “He just didn’t look right,” Hope…
