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Candidates talk street politics with Willamette Week

Candidates talk street politics with Willamette Week July 30, 2008 Amanda Fritz and Charles Lewis on affordable housing and homelessness Posted by Israel Bayer affordable housing homelessness Where to buy Street Roots Willamette Week Print ...

31 Jul 2008 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra!

Extra! Extra! Even in difficult times, there’s so much to give thanks for — including the newest edition of Street Roots and your friendly neighborhood vendor who is working, rain or shine, to bring you the news. Here’s what’s in the new edition, hitting ...

25 Nov 2009 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra!

Extra! Extra! Winter has definitely arrived, if not officially, than at least in spirit. But in all kinds of weather you can find your local neighborhood vendor with the newest edition of Street Roots, out Friday morning. Check out the latest and greatest ...

10 Dec 2009 - Street Roots
Commentary: The bad habits have to go

Commentary: The bad habits have to go By Heather Lyons Contributing Writer I’ve spent a lot of time looking at spreadsheets lately. These spreadsheets attempt to quantify programmatic need and calculate the resources necessary to develop permanent support ...

23 Apr 2010 - Street Roots
Housing issues draw spotlight in next legislative session

Alison McIntosh, Contributing Columnist In a few weeks, the Oregon Legislature will convene for the 2013 Legislative Session. The Housing Alliance and our members see an Oregon where everyone has the safety, security and opportunity that having a stable h ...

28 Jan 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Home sweet home

Street Roots vendors Don and Cynthia get a place to call their own By Ashley Koronko,Contributing Writer It was cold and windy when I pulled up to meet Cynthia and Don near what was soon to be their new apartment at Stark Firs. They flag me in, spotting ...

18 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Tomorrow’s solutions won’t rely on yesterday’s perspectives

What Portland needs is real leadership on the homeless and housing front to develop a permanent funding source to give people a safe place to call home. Many of us working in the trenches are working to make that dream a reality and looking at a variety o ...

10 Jul 2013 - Israel Bayer
Dr. David Labby: How to approach health care, homelessness and housing

Earlier this month, the City Club of Portland released a report – based on a thorough review of academic research, media reports and interviews with stakeholders – concluding what homeless advocates have been saying for more than 20 years: housing is heal ...

27 Jan 2015 - Christen McCurdy
Facing a new opportunity for affordable housing

Those who envision an Oregon where every person has opportunity that comes with a safe, decent, affordable home are fortunate to live in 2015. The moment is pregnant with opportunity. Every day, more and more conversations are popping up about homelessnes ...

18 Feb 2015 - Matt Kinshella
Oregonians share stories, visions for state

Neighborhood Partnerships and the Oregon Housing Alliance asked: What do you want to see? Last month we asked community members to share their vision. We asked: What does building Oregon’s future mean to you? What would change in your life, in your experi ...

1 Jun 2015 - Omar Carrillo