Opinion
Kaia Sand | $14 million toward a ‘housing first’ plan
Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson announced a planned $14 million investment to begin housing homeless Multnomah County residents Feb. 3. The plan, funded by previously non-budgeted Metro Homeless Services Tax Measure dollars, directly connects homeless neighbors with supportive housing. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. This column represents her views. This…
OPINION | The consequences of at-will employment
The United States is an at-will employment country. Absent a union contract, a boss can fire a worker for almost any reason — or even no reason — without advance notice. Martin Hart-Landsberg is a professor emeritus of economics at Lewis and Clark College. Well, except for Montana workers. As the state’s employment division explains,…
News
Members of Portland’s ‘expediting groups’ exempt from lobby disclosures
In late January, the mayor’s office announced a new plan to restore the Central Eastside Industrial District neighborhood. “My office has partnered with the Central Eastside Industrial Council to develop a 90-day reset plan to help revitalize their neighborhood,” Mayor Ted Wheeler tweeted Jan. 26. “This plan starts today.” The effort was another in a…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Calling Portland home
Street Roots vendor David Yeggins loves almost everything that Portland offers. “Except maybe the Naked Bike Ride,” he said. “They could use a little bit of clothes.” While naked bike riding may not be his jam, most everything else about his adopted city is. Especially the bikes and the animals. “I like the bikes in Portland…
