Environment
This Portland collective keeps the city clean — and helps unhoused people find stability
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Street Roots. On a Thursday morning in Portland’s Old Town neighborhood, two dozen people mill around a warehouse, waiting for the results of a lottery. At 7:45 sharp, a woman sitting in an interior office calls out three numbers in quick succession. She repeats the last…
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This Portland collective keeps the city clean — and helps unhoused people find stability
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Street Roots. On a Thursday morning in Portland’s Old Town neighborhood, two dozen people mill around a warehouse, waiting for the results of a lottery. At 7:45 sharp, a woman sitting in an interior office calls out three numbers in quick succession. She repeats the last…
Portland community fights for release of Venezuelan asylum seeker detained for months
Note: Street Roots’ interview with Jorge Luis Reinaldo was conducted in Spanish, with assistance from an interpreter. Quotes are translated as directly as possible while maintaining appropriate context. The room fills with cheers as the news comes in. Whether they’ve been granted protection in the U.S. or finding out they’ll soon be deported, everyone held…
