Opinion
Opinion | Body-worn cameras will not stop police officers from excessive use of force
In response to police violence against protestors in the summer of 2020 and the murder of George Floyd, the United States Department of Justice proposed the Portland Police Bureau use body-worn cameras as a remedy to the city’s violation of the settlement agreement in U.S. DOJ v. City of Portland. The federal case came after…
Kaia Sand | How do we create 3,000 liveable spaces for people without criminalizing them?
I’ll hand it to Sam Adams. Putting aside the alarming nature of his idea to warehouse 3,000 people in militarized spaces, he was thinking big — but not big enough. It’s the same thing with the People 4 Portland campaign: they rightfully emphasize urgency toward the suffering on the streets. But just like Sam Adam’s…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Charles comes out of his shell as a vendor
Vendor Charles Lindsey is known for his impeccable work ethic. The youngest son of longtime vendors and staff James “Pops” and Marla Duby, Charles became a vendor for Street Roots about three years ago. Back in 2019, Pops described his son’s work ethic with pride, noting he walked or rode his bike to work and…
Housing
Perimeters and partners
Portland City Commissioner Dan Ryan and the team running the Safe Rest Villages project originally said they intended to have six new tiny home villages, an alternative shelter model preferred over congregate shelters by some, up and running by the end of 2021. Nearly two months into 2022, however, the city has not built any…
In their own words: Unhoused Portlanders speak on the emergency order banning encampments in high-traffic corridors
Street Roots spoke to more than 12 unhoused Portlanders living along roads and freeways included in Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Feb. 4 emergency order banning encampments in high-traffic corridors. Of the few who had heard of the order, none were clear on if they were impacted, when it would be applied, how it would be enforced…
Mayor’s order forbidding camping in high-traffic areas leaves unhoused Portlanders with few places to go
Mayor Ted Wheeler announced an emergency order prohibiting homeless encampments along an identified list of dangerous roadways on Feb. 4, drawing immediate criticism from homeless advocates. The order came on the heels of a Portland Bureau of Transportation report finding that 70% of all traffic deaths in 2021 — 19 people in total — were…
