Housing
Neighborhood associations demand criminal background checks in Safe Rest Villages citywide, prompting discrimination concerns
Neighborhood associations expanded a demand for residents of Safe Rest Villages near schools to undergo criminal background checks in a May 16 email to Mayor Ted Wheeler and city commissioners obtained by Street Roots. A demand for background checks for residents of the Queer Affinity Village at 2300 SW Naito Parkway, in addition to two…
News
Oregon abortion providers prepare for increased demand
The leaked Supreme Court draft revealing the likely reversal of the landmark abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade is reverberating across the nation. In Oregon, as abortion providers prepare for increased need from out-of-state patients, they are also looking to improve access for rural Oregonians, where there are few clinics. Kenji Nozaki is the Director…
Opinion
Opinion | ADUs aren’t enough. We need to build better neighborhoods.
Portlanders need to drive less. An imbalanced transportation system in which the vast majority of our trips are made by car has consequences that are getting more visible and painful every year. These consequences range from a growing number of deadly car crashes to rising costs of living as gas and car prices climb. We…
Editorial | Street Roots takes home top honor for small newsrooms in PNW
There’s a strained saying about being a journalist that essentially amounts to, ‘the pay is bad and the hours are horrible, but at least everyone hates you.’ While there is some truth to the saying, as there would be with any public-facing job, Street Roots’ staff has a different perspective. The newspaper team at Street…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | When the stars align
Robin “Shaggy” Douglas has only been back in Portland for four weeks, but he’s already found community with Street Roots. “He’s added such a great, helpful presence to the office,” said Kodee Zarnke, Street Roots’ Jesuit AmeriCorps volunteer. Robin lit up when I shared this piece of recognition, and he spoke to the importance of…
