Exhibit shines light on nearly three decades of police surveillance on Portland activists The 1960s, '70s and '80s were a heady time in Portland, both politically and socially. Women and minorities organized for their rights. Activists campaigne ...
21 Nov 2013 - Jake Thomas
Jason Scheer may well be the most outgoing introvert you will ever meet. When we meet for coffee, Jason seems as though he does not have much he wants to talk about, but as time goes on he shyly reveals himself to be a mindful and sensitive artist, a dete ...
21 Nov 2013 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
Street Roots is a proud partner again this year with the Willamette Week’s 2013 Give!Guide and more than 100 community organizations. These organizations work day-in and day-out to make Portland a better city — a city that we can all be proud to call home ...
21 Nov 2013 - Israel Bayer
-Percentage of Multnomah County population who have a high school diploma or higher: 89-High school graduation rate in Multnomah County: 63 percent-Percentage of children in Multnomah County who experience food insecurity (food insecurity is defined as not ...
20 Nov 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Ceirah McCauley witnessed homelessness early in life. Her grandfather worked for the Portland Rescue Mission and her whole family joined in. When she was in middle school, her experience at the mission inspired her to initiate her own fundraising projects ...
20 Nov 2013 - Jasmine Rockow
The famed author and now independent bookstore owner wants to put paper books back into our hands With six novels and three books of nonfiction to her credit, award-winning author Ann Patchett has come a long way since she began her career as a staff writ ...
19 Nov 2013 - Suzanne Zalokar
Across Oregon, low-income families are adjusting to a little less, thanks to the national reduction in the food stamp program that went into effect Nov. 1. We haven’t seen the last of it. Lawmakers in Washington D.C. are currently threshing out two plans ...
18 Nov 2013 - Joanne Zuhl
Oregon’s mental health care systems gained attention and new money from the 2013 legislative sessions-- and more is on the way. While this is good news for Portlanders, especially those experiencing homelessness, mental health problems or addiction, it’s ...
18 Nov 2013 - Jasmine Rockow
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) What’s so funny about peace, love and understanding? Loads, really. Laugh it up this month! Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) It takes people to run a government and keep a city moving forward. Ideologies can’t run shit. Capricorn (D ...
9 Nov 2013 - Soup Can Sam
Last spring all the conversation was what to do about the city budget shortfall. Public hearings were scheduled where thousands of angry constituents turned out to testify why their favorite city program should not be on the chopping block. After some las ...
9 Nov 2013 - Robin Hahnel