Katie Park, one of the journalists behind the project, talks to Street Roots about what the team has learned: ‘This really is a serious issue behind bars’ The Marshall Project has been tracking confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths within America’s state ...
10 Mar 2021 - Emily Green
Essential workers staged a nationwide strike on May Day, citing coronavirus exposure concerns and substandard benefits at some of the nation's largest retailers Tim Billado stopped going showing up for work at the Fremont Whole Foods Market in Northe ...
2 May 2020 - Emily Green
Despite coronavirus outbreaks at shelters in other cities, the county isn’t changing its practices, citing measures in place to separate sick people When the novel coronavirus was first confirmed in Oregon, details about its transmission and its symptoms ...
16 Apr 2020 - Emily Green
As razor clam season ramps up, northern counties worry clammers will bring higher rates of COVID-19 to coastal communities Lawmakers in Oregon’s two northernmost coastal counties want clamming season closed. They've asked both the Oregon Department o ...
7 Apr 2020 - Emily Green
Among the homeless population, severe vulnerability is a bigger concern than the virus’ spread, a health official says, but safety measures are called into question As of Tuesday morning, two people experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County had tested ...
7 Apr 2020 - Emily Green
For Portland residents who live in public spaces, closures make life particularly challenging — and for some, terrifying Surviving on Portland’s streets was already a daily struggle before the coronavirus pandemic reached Oregon. Now, Gov. Kate Brown’s “ ...
4 Apr 2020 - Emily Green
Oregon groups shift their focus to the health crisis, but they also see a unique opportunity for change April 22 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and before the coronavirus pandemic shut down public life as Portlanders knew it, local climate groups h ...
2 Apr 2020 - Emily Green
Blanchet House grapples with growing demand during the coronavirus emergency Six days a week, three times a day, Blanchet House dishes up close to 1,000 free hot meals at its dining hall on the corner of Northwest Glisan Street and Third Avenue in Old Tow ...
25 Mar 2020 - Emily Green
Portland’s unhoused population complains of little access to showers and clean clothes Portland city officials have opened up park bathrooms and added 21 handwashing stations around the city to help people experiencing homelessness avoid spreading the cor ...
25 Mar 2020 - Emily Green
People living on Portland streets struggle to find ways to earn money amid COVID-19 measures Kyle Hair, who spends his nights sleeping in downtown doorways, was earning about $100 a week redeeming recyclable bottles and cans before the COVID-19 social dis ...
21 Mar 2020 - Emily Green