Opinion
OPINION | Accessory dwelling units provide solutions to housing shortage
On Aug. 1, the city of Portland’s Residential Infill Project, which allows for the construction of more housing types in formerly single-family zoned neighborhoods, went into effect. In January 2022, Oregon Senate Bill 458, which makes it easier for property owners to split their land into multiple lots, will do the same. In June 2022,…
Kaia Sand | Reduce police encounters for people in crisis
I have tried to write this column many times. In one version, I began by describing a man I’ll call E. as he was last week — peaceful, smiling his sweet smile, sitting on a bench wrapped in a wool blanket on an overcast late summer morning. In another version, I began by describing E. last…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Learning through travel
Street Roots vendor and ambassador Derrick Kunkel is drawn to exploring the world around him. He was bitten by the travel bug early, and spent the last 12 years traveling the United States, returning to Portland just a few months ago. His wanderlust led him to some important discoveries about himself and other people. “My…
Culture
Olympics star Eliud Kipchoge: ‘Running is freedom’
“Running is a democratic space.” So says the greatest male marathon runner of all time. Eliud Kipchoge recently became the first man in 40 years to win marathon gold at consecutive Olympic Games with victory on the streets of Tokyo. He is used to breaking new ground. A new film, Kipchoge: The Last Milestone, charts the Kenyan’s 2019…
News
50 years after Attica uprising, prisoners’ rights a concern
On Sept. 9, 1971, nearly 1,300 incarcerated men at Attica Correctional Facility in New York state took control of the facility, prompting a multiday standoff with authorities that ended in a massacre. The incident resulted in the deaths of 43 people, many of them inmates, and marked an important moment in the prisoners’ rights movement…
The People’s Market at Rockwood builds community ties through its garden
Dan Newth is a member of Street Roots’ MoJo program. MoJo is composed of vendors interested in journaling life on the streets and writing about issues important to our community. The People’s Market at Rockwood started breaking ground in March; grownups and children, hands in the soil, reconnecting with the Earth. The market opened June…
