Opinion
Kaia Sand | No matter what, Street Roots is steadily humane
My bus drove north when a street car passed, heading south. I glimpsed a Street Roots vendor across the way just as he glimpsed me, and we waved, the windows sliding by each other. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. This column represents her views. I got off the bus and started…
News
Kaiser Permanente to outsource union work during pending pharmacy strike
As hundreds of Kaiser Permanente pharmacy workers across the Portland metro area and Southwest Washington prepare to go on a nearly three-week unfair labor practice strike, the health care giant says it plans to work with outside pharmacies. United Food & Commercial Workers, or UFCW, Local 555, representing the pharmacy unit, notified Kaiser that workers…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Turning her words into pictures
Street Roots vendor Raven Thickett often carries her sketch pad and colored pencils to turn her words into pictures. Raven first came to Street Roots 11 years ago after moving from Ashland and has sold papers at various posts off and on for the last decade. “I was homeless at the time, trying to get…
