COMMENTARY | River industry, regulators favor a do-nothing method for Willamette cleanup In a March meeting hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to offer an update on the imminent Proposed Plan for the Willamette River Superfund, the word “c ...
13 Apr 2016 - Barbara Quinn
COMMENTARY | A joint office would respond to the needs of people experiencing homelessness An accident brought Sara to a homeless shelter last year. Hit by a car and left unable to work, she quickly discovered that disability benefits were too little to c ...
12 Apr 2016 - Deborah Kafoury and Dan Saltzman
Sophia says Street Roots has improved her life Sophia Xavier is learning to be responsible again. She was born in Yale, Mich., and learned about responsibility by mowing lawns for neighbors. “I started cutting grass when I was about 13 years old,” Sophia ...
11 Apr 2016 - Leonora Ko
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions Ted Wheeler is Oregon’s state treasurer. He is a former chairman of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. Wheeler is running for mayor of Portland. Here are his responses to Street ...
11 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions Jessie Sponberg, a Portland native, is a grass-roots activist and an “ally and accomplice for marginalized communities.” On his candidacy of filing, he listed his occupation as community o ...
11 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions David Schor is an assistant attorney general for the Oregon Department of Justice. He works seasonally as a communication specialist for Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort and plays electric bass ...
11 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions Sarah Iannarone is an inter-national planning expert and a small-business owner in Outer Southeast Portland. She serves on many nonprofit boards, advised Portland’s Comprehensive Plan upda ...
11 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions Deborah Harris is a business employment specialist. She has also been a diversity consultant and a writer. Harris is running for mayor of Portland. Here are her responses to Street Roots ...
11 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions Bim Ditson, an entrepreneur who makes and sells chain-mail jewelry, is a drummer in the Portland band And And And. Ditson is running for mayor of Portland. Here are his responses to Stree ...
11 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions Sean Davis is a Purple Heart recipient from the Iraq War. His experience with disaster and crisis response includes work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and wildland firefighting. He ...
11 Apr 2016 - Street Roots