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Mass abductions in Woodburn shift focus for farmworkers’ union’s approach to legislative session
In February, Oregon legislators will return to Salem for their even-year short session. Reyna Lopez is ready. Months ago, the executive director of the Woodburn-based farmworkers union Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste had crafted a legislative strategy to press for higher wages for farmworkers and secure their collective bargaining rights. Then more than 2,000…
A Portland-area family deals with the fallout of Trump’s immigration enforcement
On a drizzly October morning, Sara Matsuzaki, a Portland-area mother of three, was still recovering from giving birth three weeks ago. Her partner was leaving for work when federal agents showed up in the couple’s front yard and arrested him. “The boys saw the whole thing,” Matsuzaki said, referring to her two- and four-year-old sons,…
Portlanders are pushing back on the rising tide of fascism, and doing it from every possible angle
We’re one year in on Trump 2.0, and protest has turned deadly. Some see speaking out as more dangerous — and necessary — than ever. Before the New Year, actions of civil disobedience were giving many hope. Especially those observing and documenting Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity, with so many documented instances of haphazard, violent,…
‘There’s nothing different about us:’ life inside ‘Techlandia’s’ homeless encampments
When Brian Barth set out to write a book on Silicon Valley’s ordinary people — those who mow lawns and clean toilets for the area’s uber rich — he knew that some of them would be unhoused in a region famous for its pronounced wealth disparity. Early in his reporting, he was invited into a…
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Vendor profile | Aspiring to feed his neighbors
Silver Wolf’s motto when it comes to selling Street Roots is “dress to impress.” He believes in the importance of presenting as a proper salesman. Having sold papers with Street Roots for three years now, he greatly values the support the organization provides, especially now that he’s on medical leave from his full-time job. Silver…
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‘There’s nothing different about us:’ life inside ‘Techlandia’s’ homeless encampments
When Brian Barth set out to write a book on Silicon Valley’s ordinary people — those who mow lawns and clean toilets for the area’s uber rich — he knew that some of them would be unhoused in a region famous for its pronounced wealth disparity. Early in his reporting, he was invited into a…
