Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Revisiting lifelong passions
Street Roots vendor Karen Brown had veered away from writing, one of her lifelong passions, until she started selling the paper earlier this year. She credits the paper with getting her back into writing. “I like the fact that they publish the vendors’ work,” Karen said. “That right there is cool. I like the different…
Street Roots vendor profile | Overcoming loss, finding community
In early March, Susie Krisjanson, 66, sold her first Street Roots paper outside the QFC on Milwaukee Avenue in Sellwood. Although if you asked her, she wasn’t the one who made the sale. Millie, her black and white Chihuahua, sealed the deal when a little girl approached to pet her. “I was expecting to get…
News
Trans people face systemic hurdles when changing legal ID
For transgender people, carrying outdated identification with an incorrect name or gender marker can be emotionally taxing and put them in danger of discrimination. In Oregon, a series of legislative changes make it easier to obtain updated legal ID than in many jurisdictions, but barriers still remain. There is no centralized record of a person’s…
Last month in Oregon labor | June 2023
Oregon saw at least two unions win elections, four new workplaces file for elections or launch union campaigns and 12 labor actions in June — fewer elections than in May but double the filings and one more labor action. “Last month in Oregon labor” is a monthly installment by Aurora Biggers covering all things Oregon…
Opinion
Letter from the editor | Commemorating 2 years at Street Roots
July 5, 2021 was a very different time for Street Roots, Portland and the entire United States. We had a different governor, different city council and different newspaper staff. The COVID-19 delta variant had yet to grip the nation. The omicron variant was still months away. July 5, 2021 was also my first day as…
