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Kaia Sand | Camping bans are cruel and inhumane

healthcare, and you need so much more. Your feet are turning blue, your hands red with infection, your body ... able to visit Blanchet House for lunch. Because you have to carry everything, you are limited in the ... to address future impacts of Portland City Council’s proposed camping ban, up for a vote June 7. ...

8 Jun 2023 - Kaia Sand
Indigenous communities across Oregon raise awareness for missing and murdered relatives

crisis. From Portland to Chiloquin to Warm Springs, Indigenous communities are creating space for loved ... action. Salmon bake Cedar smoke, drums and children's laughter filled the air of the Portland State ... University quad at the Portland State University Chapter of the United Indigenous Students in Higher ...

17 May 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Opinion | Big Real Estate Investors Funding Opposition to Eviction Representation

gains, buying and selling in a hot housing market like Portland’s. Realtors also profit when high rental ... according to the Portland Housing Bureau’s latest State of Housing report. When rent takes too much of ... a professor emerita of economics, Portland State University. Currently, Multnomah County renters facing ...

8 May 2023 - Mary King
Kaia Sand | Why is poverty relief so gut-wrenchingly difficult?

he writes. It’s also difficult for the poorest people to access these benefits designed by housed ... moving from day to day. Street Roots got a first-hand glimpse of this during the early pandemic. ... Portland, Oregon, by people experiencing homelessness and/or extreme poverty as means of earning an income ...

17 May 2023 - Kaia Sand
Unpacking Eviction Representation for All

the county’s housing crisis with county Measure 26-238. If passed, the measure would levy a capital ... Portland State University’s eviction tracking project. That year, peak representation for tenants was just ... those opposed say the new tax will be a burden atop already high taxes and stunt housing production. The ...

26 Apr 2023 - Piper McDaniel
Kaia Sand | Keeping Portland Street Response on track demands disciplined focus

to read. When Portland Street Response hands out a sandwich or a cigarette, they are often calming ... one person, one moment Portland Street Response is at a crossroads. The innovative first responder ... Right now, we have an alarming glimpse of an alternative reality where Portland Street Response is run ...

19 Apr 2023 - Kaia Sand
Out-of-state landlords received millions from Oregon’s COVID landlord fund

Landlord Compensation Fund, or LCF, a core program meant to stabilize housing and “provide relief to ... records in March 2022. Oregon Housing and Community Services, or OHCS, which administered the program, ... privacy concerns. OHCS eventually handed over a batch of data in October 2022. At that time, Street Roots ...

19 Apr 2023 - Piper McDaniel
Tenants, landlords square off over Senate Bill 611

because rent is out of control," she told members of the Senate Committee on Housing and Development ... Instagram’ Although Portland draws much attention, Haverkamp told lawmakers during the hearing that Corvallis ... is truly Ground Zero for Oregon's rental crisis. According to a report from Oregon Housing & ...

12 Apr 2023 - Tom Henderson
Street Roots vendor profile | Utilizing the resources around her

Vendor Starfire finds strength and care in the communities she's found in Portland The story ... everything.” Originally from Klamath Falls, Starfire moved to Portland because “there are so many amazing ... resources to get started in life. Especially for homeless people.” She came to Portland to “start fresh,” ...

29 Mar 2023 - Robin Havenick
Health care bill seeks to 'turn basic human decency into law'

learn a person's housing status and create a plan specifically for that person. It also:- Requires ... personnel from discriminating against people based on their housing status.- Requires hospital personnel to ... food, clothing and rides, as well as shelter information. "But I don’t always have on hand what my ...

29 Mar 2023 - Tom Henderson