When I went to meet and interview Chandler Jacoby one sunny morning, I recognized him from his other sales site on Southwest Broadway and Washington. Like many Street Roots vendors and customers, Chandler and I knew each other by face, but did not know ea ...
1 Aug 2013 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
The modern-day troubadour returns to Portland, no doubt with a story to tell Beaverton-native Todd Snider may just be the most honest person in the music industry. If you are a conservative, Christian, right-wing Republican, straight, white, American male ...
1 Aug 2013 - Suzanne Zalokar
Media guru Mark Horvath lost his home and lived on the streets. Now he encourages homeless people to use social media to share their stories Mark Horvath’s energy is contagious. The fast-talking social media expert and founder of InvisiblePeople.tv recent ...
31 Jul 2013 - Alex Becker
Keith, who is turning 35 this summer, left an abusive home when he was 16 and spent years on the streets, first in his hometown of Klamath Falls and then in Portland. “When I got to Portland, I was 18 and I didn’t look for services. My mom always said I’d ...
31 Jul 2013 - Kendall
I’ve been a fan of NBA basketball for a long, long time. I’ve also worked with people experiencing homelessness for more than 15 years on the streets of Portland and Seattle. When I read that Terrence Jones, Portland native and NBA player alledgedly stomp ...
31 Jul 2013 - Israel Bayer
There’s a lot of money — and lives — resting on Oregon’s grand experiment in restructuring health care through Medicaid. Portland metropolitan area’s largest coordinated care organization, Health Share of Oregon, like others across the state, have a manda ...
30 Jul 2013 - Amanda Waldroupe
Oregon is at the forefront of health care reform. Both national and local media, including Street Roots, has been covering the planned changes over the past two years. More recently, a multi-million dollar ad campaign has begun to educate residents on wha ...
30 Jul 2013 - SR editorial board
For people who use a federal housing voucher subsidy to rent an apartment, one phrase has been a constant barrier: “No Section 8.” Under Oregon law, and despite a whole list of equal rights protections for renters, landlords could legally bar anyone who r ...
27 Jul 2013 - Jake Thomas
The Street Roots online auction is live, running today through Monday, July 29, at www.streetrootsauction.org. Visit the site and you’ll have a chance to support Street Roots and get some great items in return. The organization moved the auction from Oct ...
27 Jul 2013 - Israel Bayer
Oregon lawmakers end session with funding victories and in the fight against housing discrimination In the several months prior to every Oregon legislative session, housing advocates come together under the umbrella of the Oregon Housing Alliance to set g ...
27 Jul 2013 - Alison McIntosh