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Remembering Jay Thiemeyer, one of Street Roots’ original poets

He was a passionate advocate for people on the edge J ohn “Jay” Samuel Thiemeyer III, 73, of St. Johns in Portland, died on Thursday, March 11, at Sunnyside Medical Center. He was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, where he attended medical school befo ...

31 Mar 2021 - Street Roots
Street Roots vendors | What we’re thankful for this season

Vendors are grateful for survival, solidarity, a promising vaccine and more I’m grateful for every day. I’ll be more grateful when we get this vaccine. Buzz Garrick Life. … I’ve always wanted to make it to 60. I’ve passed death three times, and I’ve made ...

23 Dec 2020 - Street Roots
Multnomah County reports 113 people died homeless last year

2019’s death toll is the highest since Domicile Unknown reporting began In 2019, Multnomah County tallied the highest number of homeless deaths in any year since the grim figure has been tracked. In its annual Domicile Unknown report released today, 113 p ...

21 Dec 2020 - Street Roots
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