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Alan Alexander III puts homelessness to music

‘Homeless (the musical),’ to debut at Portland’s Fertile Ground Festival, invites audience to ‘see homeless people as people’ We are thick in this city with a wonderful glut of talented, passionate artists. Alan Alexander III is one of them. Alexander is ...

19 Jan 2017 - Suzanne Zalokar
Prophets of Rage put economic disparity, homelessness center stage

The band – consisting of members of Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill – is on tour with a message: Create change To say that Prophets of Rage is political doesn’t quite cover it. When reporters or pundits – from ABC, to Bill Maher, t ...

22 Sep 2016 - Ronald Dudley and Eric Falquero
SR Editorial: Homelessness too complex for one fix-all solution

Each idea brings controversy with it, but none will solve all of Portland's housing issues Time and again, despite the rhetoric, we are reminded that homelessness is not a one-dimensional issue. It is the byproduct of the unlimited combinations of ec ...

28 Jul 2016 - Street Roots
Director’s Desk: Springwater Corridor challenges community’s will

What I've been asked about homelessness and this East Portland corridor The Springwater Corridor is a 21-mile multiuse path and trail that runs through both Clackamas and Multnomah County, traveling through both Gresham and Portland. The path follow ...

21 Jul 2016 - Israel Bayer
Director’s Desk: With no housing and another trip to the E.R. How will Simon’s story end?

Homelessness is anything but normal Standing in line waiting for dinner after a long day, a day after returning from vacation, I checked my email. It was a hospital social worker. Simon was in the emergency room again. The fourth time this week. It was a ...

14 Jul 2016 - Israel Bayer
Breaking: City makes last attempt to save Joyce Hotel

Two-dozen low-income residents wait to hear their fate The saga of the Joyce Hotel has developed a new twist: The city of Portland has made another offer to purchase the building in an effort to salvage one of the last low-income housing options in downto ...

6 May 2016 - Joanne Zuhl
Director's Desk: America's homeless emergency is mandmade. It can be solved.

The federal government needs to step up on homeless funding, policies Homelessness is hell, especially during the winter months. This past week, during one of the downpours, I witnessed a homeless woman so soaked to the bone that she simply sat down in th ...

10 Dec 2015 - Israel Bayer
How writing inspired Mitch Albom to help people

Writing led the author of “Tuesdays with Morrie” to work with people living in poverty and homelessness Author Mitch Albom has made a career of helping people – whether it’s through the 35 million-plus books he’s sold worldwide (that often focus on inspir ...

8 Dec 2015 - Jason Greenough
Author Patricia Kullberg draws from tragedies she’s seen on Portland’s streets

Truth is often stranger than fiction, and that’s certainly the case on Portland’s streets. Drawing from experience, Patricia Kullberg blends the two in ‘Girl in the River.’ For 20 years, Dr. Patricia Kullberg was the medical director for the Multnomah Cou ...

8 Dec 2015 - Sarah Hansell
Mayor drops campaign, calls housing and homelessness top priorities

'We’ve got some good things starting' Mayor Charlie Hales, fresh from announcing he will not seek reelection in 2016, says that housing and homelessness are “job one,” demanding “real time, real effort and real money.” In a call from Hales aroun ...

26 Oct 2015 -

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