Several communities will have a chance in November to diversify their city councils for the first time Residents in several Oregon cities — from Ashland to Springfield to Bend — have an opportunity this November to elect the first person of color to ever ...
21 Aug 2020 - Hanna Merzbach
Episode 9: The Multnomah County commissioner and ER doctor talks about bearing witness and the health hazards of police tactics On this episode of the Street Roots Podcast, Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran discusses the importance of standing ...
24 Jul 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
The fees are already suspended during the pandemic, and their fiscal impact is not significant Multnomah County announced in mid-March that, due to COVID-19, individuals who violate parole without committing a new crime during the pandemic would not be ja ...
21 May 2020 - Christen McCurdy
Episode 1: DeVon Pouncey interviews the Portland commissioner about COVID-19, the Just Energy Transition Initiative, Portland Street Response, and more On the inaugural episode of the Street Roots Podcast, Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty joined ...
9 Apr 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
The Multnomah County commissioner is concerned about how pandemic-related stress is affecting medically vulnerable people and health care workers Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran remembers serving on the front lines of a pandemic, working as a ...
25 Mar 2020 - Joanne Zuhl
COMMENTARY | Their real goal may be to stop us from making them pay their fair share Two business associations have filed a legal challenge to Metro’s proposed May 2020 ballot measure to prevent and reduce homelessness. The grocers and manufacturers group ...
21 Mar 2020 - Mary King