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Remembering Genny Nelson: Her spirit, compassion and integrity

The co-founder of Sisters of the Road, who died Aug. 19, touched many people. Here's what some of them have to say. Genny Nelson, co-founder of Sisters of the Road Cafe, was an indomidable force of human nature in Portland’s political and social envi ...

26 Aug 2020 - Street Roots
Street Roots is hiring a reporter

This is a contract position for 30 hours per week for 4 months, beginning in late May Overview Street Roots is hiring a reporter to work 30 hours a week on social and/or environmental justice focused stories for a duration of four months. This position re ...

4 May 2020 - Street Roots
Neighborhood prosecutors: Multnomah County DA candidates share their views

Street Roots asked Ethan Knight and Mike Schmidt whether they'd continue a program that often results in prosecutions for low-level misdemeanors QUESTION: In Multnomah County, each neighborhood has a county prosecutor who focuses, in many cases, on p ...

2 May 2020 - Street Roots
Prosecuting domestic violence: Multnomah County DA candidates share their views

Street Roots asked Ethan Knight and Mike Schmidt how they'd change the low prosecution rate for domestic violence cases QUESTION: The last time we crunched the numbers, we found that among Oregon’s five largest counties, Multnomah County has the lowe ...

2 May 2020 - Street Roots
Community court: Multnomah County DA candidates share their views

Street Roots asked Ethan Knight and Mike Schmidt how they could improve the community court QUESTION: Do you see any opportunities for improvement in the way Multnomah County’s Community Court functions? It could be shaped many ways, such as the service m ...

2 May 2020 - Street Roots
Fines and fees: Multnomah County DA candidates share their views

Street Roots asked Ethan Knight and Mike Schmidt if they'd eliminate fines and fees for people in poverty QUESTION: People experiencing homelessness and poverty disproportionately interface with the criminal justice system, producing an additional la ...

2 May 2020 - Street Roots
Pretrial release: Multnomah County DA candidates share their views

Street Roots asked Ethan Knight and Mike Schmidt if they'd release defendants without bail for nonviolent offenses QUESTION: Will you commit during this interview to releasing people who are pretrial for nonviolent offenses without bail, should you w ...

2 May 2020 - Street Roots
Leadership: Multnomah County DA candidates share their views

Street Roots asked Ethan Knight and Mike Schmidt how they'd run the DA's Office differently than the incumbent QUESTION: What’s the biggest difference we’ll see between the way you would run the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office and th ...

2 May 2020 - Street Roots
Rose City Resource is now online

Street Roots’ updated guide provides a complete list of services, as well as notices related to COVID-19 Street Roots is delighted to announce the release of a new online version of the Rose City Resource at rosecityresource.streetroots.org. With COVID-19 ...

1 May 2020 - Street Roots
Addiction services get a big push toward the ballot

Oregon Initiative Proposal 44 would create the Drug Addiction and Recovery Act. Here's what that means. Editor's note: This story was updated March 10 to reflect the more recent signature tally. Organizers behind the initiative to reduce the pun ...

6 Mar 2020 - Street Roots