Police make up a peculiar subculture in society. Often they have their own moral code of behavior, an “us against them” attitude, and a history of standing shoulder-to-shoulder behind a “blue wall of silence.” On Oct. 22, Mayor Charlie Hales and the City ...
14 Nov 2014 - Kate Lore
Portland needs better roads and transportation services, and short of money, there’s no easy answer to how to make it happen. But we need a better plan than the proposed Street Fee racing through City Hall. The transportation fee on households and busines ...
22 May 2014 - SR editorial board
Mayor Charlie Hales didn’t become mayor with the hopes of having to solve homelessness, especially in a growing city like Portland. But the crisis of thousands of people sleeping outside, as it relates to mental health, public safety, neighborhood livabil ...
23 Jan 2014 - SR editorial board
Running the City of Portland is hard work. But being able to work in a collaborative effort toward a common goal shouldn’t be. Mayor Charlie Hales boldly declared last week that enforcing sidewalk laws against people experiencing homelessness — and we ass ...
19 Aug 2013 - SR editorial board
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
Dear City Council: A prescription for healthy streets By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist I write this letter to the Portland City Council as it seats two new members: Mayor Charlie Hales and Commissioner Steve Novick. As you sit down over the next fe ...
29 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
The candid candidate: Jeri Williams offers up her own brand of politics By Jake Thomas, Contributing Writer Longtime community organizer Jeri Williams faces a tough battle against Steve Novick for the City Council seat being vacated by Randy Leonard. But ...
13 Oct 2011 - Street Roots