As the air quality remains 'very unhealthy,' many people experiencing homelessness remain outdoors, choking on smoke Historically poor air quality brought increasing health risks to the forefront of the houseless community in Portland this week ...
16 Sep 2020 - Jessica Pollard
They join a citywide effort among grocery store employees demanding increased pay and better safety precautions during the pandemic When the coronavirus pandemic spurred citywide closures in early March, New Seasons Market provided its employees with “Tha ...
21 Aug 2020 - Jessica Pollard
Portland therapists serving the Black community say they’re at capacity as protesters and others fill their appointment slots ZaDora Williams is busier than ever. As a therapist and social worker in Portland who services the African American community, he ...
9 Aug 2020 - Jessica Pollard
The support supervisor at Portland’s Laurelhurst store said he was sent home for violating the company’s dress code Portland Whole Foods Market workers say they may stage another walkout after a floor support supervisor at the Laurelhurst Whole Foods stor ...
30 Jul 2020 - Jessica Pollard
Blanchet House in Old Town needs donations of water bottles to distribute to people experiencing homelessness as temperatures near 100 degrees over the next two days For the first time in the 130 days since Multnomah County commissioners declared a state ...
25 Jul 2020 - Jessica Pollard
A developer plans to demolish the Flanders House and replace it with market rate apartments A newly formed tenants’ collective is speaking out against the possible demolition of an 1890s Alphabet District house that some of the neighborhood’s lower income ...
21 Jul 2020 - Jessica Pollard
A bill passed during the special session could help the state's farmers while also sending fewer livestock to the Midwest for slaughter Food and meat processing plants are among workplaces seeing the greatest concentration of COVID-19 cases, both nat ...
12 Jul 2020 - Jessica Pollard
Lil’ Sambo’s Family Restaurant on Highway 101 is named after an old children’s book with racist illustrations. Now the owner faces pressure to change the name. For over 60 years, Lil’ Sambo’s Family Restaurant in Lincoln City has been a self-proclaimed “c ...
5 Jul 2020 - Jessica Pollard
Public-sector Metro workers call out systemic racism and demand employees of color be treated fairly To confront what it describes as unjust labor practices and the inequitable history of the Oregon Convention Center, the union representing Metro regional ...
28 Jun 2020 - Jessica Pollard
Some commit to staying inside until there’s a coronavirus vaccine, and some look to help In 1996, Portlander James Cox was teetering on the edge of death with his second terminal AIDS diagnosis. Healthy individuals usually have a T cell count of 500 to 1, ...
24 Jun 2020 - Jessica Pollard