Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | A generous and positive spirit
Like an old family member, Mike Dusek can remember Street Roots origins, 20 years ago, when the office was in the Danmoore Hotel. The residential hotel at Southwest 14th Avenue and Washington Street is now a park with an underground parking lot. Mike was in a clean and sober program at the Danmoore when he discovered…
Housing
America’s housing crisis is in ‘uncharted territory’
There are fewer than a dozen postal addresses along the short stretch of 97th Avenue, between Burnside and Glisan streets, but it’s home to twice as many households. Under the tarps and tents, in cars and campers, resides the unofficial neighborhood, lining both sides of the road. And Will, a 63-year-old former body shop owner…
The death of public housing
Housing is political, and public housing is political dynamite. The truly public buildings of the past have given way to more public-private partnerships and subsidized rentals, but the stereotypes embedded in low-income housing still course through the nation’s social and racial divides. Public housing got its start in the federal Housing Act of 1937, and…
News
Rep. Ilhan Omar: Invest in ‘things that make our communities whole’
Over the course of her first term in Congress, Rep. Ilhan Omar has proved herself a fierce advocate for the nation’s vast working class. And her push for progressive reforms have been arguably most urgent and forward-thinking when it comes to the country’s ever-growing housing crisis. Back in April, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to…
‘Exhausted and overwhelmed,’ women business owners seek balance amid pandemic
As schools continue remote learning, Oregon parents are struggling to balance work with caring for and educating their children. Female entrepreneurs have long struggled to find affordable child care for their children, and the pandemic has only exacerbated this crisis. According to a recent U.S. Census Bureau survey of adults who are not working, about…
Opinion
Opinion | Measure 108 a win-win-win for Oregonians
The Oregon Health Plan is one of the most critical safety net resources we have in Oregon. The OHP saves lives, connecting people to critical health services including primary care, mental health, addiction services, dental and vision care. Now, more than ever, consistent access to health care is deeply needed. COVID-19 continues to impact communities,…
Kaia Sand | Demand that City Hall keeps its eye on justice
Justice is not convenient, but the City Council might need a reminder. It managed to cut $15 million from the police budget — and reinvest some of that into Portland Street Response — in the face of national uprisings against police violence, and after it was quaked with testimony of Portlanders who demanded that the ever-rising police budget…
