Barbara Ann Lescher, aka “The Sock Lady” died January 27, 2013. She was well known in Old Town and China Town as the director of Our Peaceful Place, a day shelter that closed in 2006. Since then, she has often been seen walking downtown handing out necess ...
16 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
By Jake Thomas, Staff Writer Raymond Thornton turns 48 this month, but there was a time he wasn’t sure he’d see another birthday. He spent three years on the streets, battling alcohol and substance addictions before he arrived at the Clark Center in 2011. ...
18 Mar 2013 - Jake Thomas
By Israel Bayer, Staff Writer The city is faced with having to ensure that basic serves for the safety net continue at a time of great need. The city faces a $25 million dollar budget gap. The feds continue to cut services for the elderly and people exper ...
18 Mar 2013 - Israel Bayer
Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) Boss caught you looking at ESPN again? Woops. At least you’ll be able to rattle off statistics about his favorite sports teams. You can brown nose and catch up on your sports news, too. Aries (March 21-April 19) Forget the iPho ...
20 Mar 2013 - Soup Can Sam
An open letter to City Hall By Jennifer Brager, Housing Land Advocates Housing Land Advocates (HLA), a nonprofit organization, encourages land use policies supporting affordable housing and the development of sustainable communities. Our organization has ...
22 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
By Andy Smith and Alison McIntosh, Contributing Columnist On Monday, March 4, the co-chairs of the Ways and Means Committee in the State Legislature presented their budget for Oregon for the next two years. This is the beginning of the second step in the ...
22 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Housing program makes gains as agencies join forces to overcome barriers By Robert Britt, Staff Writer After five years of federal buildup and more than six months of focus from community partners, the nation’s largest program to house homeless veterans s ...
25 Mar 2013 - Robert Britt
While other states reduce incarceration and crime, Oregon is on track to spend $600M on new prison space By Denise Welch and Sonny Lerma, Contributing Columnists This year, Oregon’s Legislature will examine whether to pass reforms that reduce our reliance ...
26 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Former Black Panther Party captain Aaron Dixon reflects on an often misunderstood movement that still resonates today By Rosette Royale, Contributing Writer In the era of Androids and iPads, it’s easy to forget that 45 years ago, people used rotary phones ...
26 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Street Roots editorial We need to get real about dental healthcare in Portland and around the state. We see these problems every single week at Street Roots. It’s mostly emergency circumstances that require a visit to the emergency room (ER). In many case ...
26 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff