Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Using art as an outlet
Mischief and her little brother grew up in a small town outside Fort Wayne, Indiana, called Churubusco. For a while, they lived with their mother before she passed away. For the remainder of their childhoods, they went and lived with their father. In 2013, tragedy struck Mischief and her family when an accident claimed the…
Opinion
Opinion | Support Portland teachers as they bargain for us all
Stonewalled for a year of bargaining by Portland Public Schools district, Portland teachers are frustrated. Mary C. King is a professor emerita of economics, Portland State University. Students need more support to recover from the pandemic, class sizes are way too big, teacher salaries aren’t keeping up with inflation or housing prices, and the bill…
Kaia Sand | Why I lent my voice to the lawsuit against the city
Editor’s note: This column discusses power-based violence and death. There’s a separation at Street Roots that is complicated but worth it. That’s the firewall between our journalism and our advocacy to protect editorial independence. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. This column represents her views. What this means in practice is that…
News
Last Month in Oregon Labor | September 2023
Oregon saw at least three union election wins, 11 new campaigns or workplaces file for elections and eight labor actions in September. “Last month in Oregon labor” is a monthly installment by Aurora Biggers covering all things Oregon labor. The three election wins is a decrease from six in August, but 10 new campaigns and…
Oregon libraries celebrate Banned Books Week
Libraries across Multnomah County celebrate Banned Books Week by prominently displaying banned or challenged books Oct. 1-7. Multnomah County libraries’ Banned Books Week celebrations have added significance this year. With book bans and challenges rising throughout the United States and Oregon, challenges or requests for reconsideration keep the Oregon Library Association, or OLA, Intellectual Freedom…
Kenneth Hurley died in a Multnomah County jail last year. His sister wants justice — and answers.
Editor's note: This story discusses drug use, mental illness and death. “We're all dealt a different deck of cards sometimes," Vickie Hanson said. "I don't want other people to have to go through what I'm going through — and it's hard, you know. “It's hard because I miss Kenny." When Vickie came home from work…
Oregon Law Center sues city over ‘camping’ ban, judge denies temporary restraining order
A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge denied an Oregon Law Center, or OLC, motion requesting a temporary restraining order to halt the city of Portland's so-called daytime camping ban Sept. 29. Despite denying the restraining order, Judge Judith H. Matarazzo agreed with the plaintiffs that once the city begins enforcement, she foresees issues with the ordinance…
