Where SR stands on amendments to the state constitution, city and county charter reforms Charter reform measure (Measure 26-228) This measure promises to bring Portland’s city government into the modern era, improve representation on City Council, rein i ...
19 Oct 2022 - SR editorial board
Forcing people into a camp patrolled by military personnel, unarmed or otherwise, doesn’t end or address homelessness, it simply contains it in a carceral complex Mayoral aide Sam Adams’ proposal to build mass camps for unhoused Portlanders and staff them ...
14 Feb 2022 - SR editorial board
The city's ties with Clean & Safe lack oversight. The city should not rush to approve a new contract. Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty described the rush by some members of Portland’s City Council to sign a new five-year contract with Downtown Portla ...
29 Sep 2021 - SR editorial board
With long waits and exorbitant fees hindering access to public records, accountability should be built into the city charter Portland’s Charter Commission has a lot to consider as it begins its once-a-decade obligation to review our city’s defining docume ...
2 Jun 2021 - SR editorial board
Take the Portland Street Response program out of the police union contact In June, amid immense public outcry surrounding the death of George Floyd and other Black Americans who have died at the hands of police, the Street Roots Editorial Board called for ...
17 Mar 2021 - SR editorial board
The mayor's response to the protests is underwhelming. It's time for city leaders to unite for meaningful change. There is intense national focus on the nightly unrest in Portland. The protests are often framed as violent, and this weekend, our ...
2 Sep 2020 - SR editorial board
Commonly accepted practices are preventing good renters from getting into housing in Portland Across our city, too many people are homeless or unstably housed. What we don’t need are insurmountable barriers to housing that target people of color and those ...
19 Apr 2019 - SR editorial board
The city can work with the feds on a case-by-case basis, without condoning unjust profiling This week, for the second time, the city of Portland withdrew its partnership with the Joint Terrorism Task Force, an outcrop of the Federal Bureau of Investigatio ...
15 Feb 2019 - SR editorial board
The homeless crisis requires more than an emergency response; we need long-term strategies It comes as no surprise that the Portland City Council is poised to extend the state of emergency to address homelessness. There is little on the ground that has ch ...
29 Sep 2017 - SR editorial board
Portland City Council demands better police accountability – and public input On Wednesday this week, Portland City Council made two important decisions regarding the city’s police force: One to move forward, the other to step back. Both were the right mo ...
11 Aug 2017 - SR editorial board