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Solidarity in the midst of uncertainty in America

Street Roots has worked to prioritize the voices of immigrants and refugees, the poor, critical thinkers, policymakers and truth-tellers. We will continue to do so. The November election brought big wins for housing across the country. There were 34 ballo ...

16 Nov 2016 - Israel Bayer
Director's Desk: Homelessness isn’t a media event. It’s real life.

If I were currently homeless I would choose living outdoors over living in shelter. Hands down. That doesn’t mean I would be choosing to be homeless. The mayor recently declared an end to his “Safe Sleep” policy in our city. The policy allowed for people ...

4 Aug 2016 - Israel Bayer
A message from the director: We can't stop! We won't stop!

Your support of Street Roots matters! Thank you. Wow! What a spring for Street Roots! Newspapers are flying. Our advocacy is in overdrive. The Rose City Resource Guide is saving lives. We know readers care about helping people. Street Roots believes in ...

22 Apr 2016 - Israel Bayer
Director's Desk: Sharing the holiday spirit with readers, vendors alike

Street Roots is a small train that carries a heavy load The holidays are upon us. We want to wish everyone at Street Roots a very happy holiday! This year has been a big one at Street Roots. This time last year we were gearing up to go from a biweekly pub ...

7 Dec 2015 - Israel Bayer
City, county pledge to invest additional $30 million to pay for housing and shelter beds

The new investment will go to support "A Home For Everyone," a community partnership to end homelessness Mayor Charlie Hales and Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury announced this morning a $30 million city and county commitment to support ne ...

30 Sep 2015 - Israel Bayer
Director's Desk: In loving memory of Old Portland

Portland has left us with an amazing and troubled legacy I had the pleasure of being asked to read a short eulogy, along with other longtime Portlanders, this past week at a funeral for Old Portland. The funeral was held to pay respects to a Portland th ...

20 Aug 2015 - Israel Bayer
Portland Business Alliance: We can do better than this

The Portland Business Alliance took out a full-page ad in today’s Oregonian with the headline, “We can do better than this.” The ad goes on to say, “Our city is experiencing a crisis on our streets and in our parks. Everyday thousands of people sleep in o ...

15 Jul 2015 - Israel Bayer
Director's Desk: The streets are alive with the good, the bad and the ugly

The streets are hot, literally. It’s summertime in the city. People are everywhere. If you are a Portlander then you’re probably spending as much time as possible soaking up the sun. It’s that time. The days are longer. Our senses seem sharper. The mornin ...

18 Jun 2015 - Israel Bayer
Director's Desk: Let's not lose our funk, Portland

Gentrification has been slowly eating away at our city for the past 20 years. Although during the past five years, with massive rental increases and the gap between the rich and the poor widening, doesn’t it feel like we are on the verge of completely los ...

2 Apr 2015 - Israel Bayer
Director's Desk: Homelessness series packed with many lessons

Oregonian reporter Anna Griffin talks with Israel Bayer about her special report on homelessness in Portland Anna Griffin has been around the block. After spending 10 years at the Charlotte Observer, Griffin moved west to take a job at The Oregonian. Her ...

12 Mar 2015 - Israel Bayer