Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Max’s work and his customers keep him going
What makes Max McEntire good at what he does is the simple fact that he likes people so much. Whether he’s on the road, working the festival and carnival circuit as a cook, or working the jobs he’s responsible for at Street Roots, what sustains him are all the people he gets to work with…
Opinion
Opinion | Thank you, abortion providers, for providing critical health care despite political attacks
Every day, abortion providers across the country provide essential health care to patients — with compassion and without judgment. They do this while navigating growing barriers to care that make it increasingly difficult to provide abortion. Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette is recognizing National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers on March 10 to express our…
How one organization in Ukraine is assisting those searching for safety
The International Network of Street Papers has been reaching out to contacts at former member street papers in Ukraine to piece together a picture of what the situation has been like for marginalized people and ordinary Ukrainian citizens since Russia began a full-scale invasion of the country. Historically, there have been five street papers active…
Housing
Editorial | Introducing The Orange Fence Project
Street Roots is launching a long-term reporting project and new coverage section: The Orange Fence Project. The project, which focuses on homelessness policy, enforcement and impact in Portland, will serve as the city’s only newspaper section devoted entirely to homelessness — it has no expiration date. The project derives its name from the orange safety…
All 6 Safe Rest Village sites are confirmed, what’s next?
When Portland Commissioner Dan Ryan introduced the Safe Rest Village initiative last year, he planned to have six new tiny home-style homeless shelter villages operating around the city by the end of 2021. But progress has been slower than expected, and the team behind the project has had to overcome hurdles they say were unanticipated.…
