The vulnerable residents of this affordable complex in downtown Portland have found an ally The 31 low-income tenants facing eviction from the Lincoln Hotel in downtown Portland have found an ally in Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury. Before a Jan. ...
11 Jan 2019 - Amanda Waldroupe
Danielle Outlaw tells Street Roots staff and vendors that police are chasing the radio while getting blamed for problems they cannot solve Danielle Outlaw has been thrust into the spotlight. The first African-American woman to serve as chief of the Portla ...
7 Dec 2018 - Emily Green and John Emshwiller
Don't just make it easy for people to complain. Make it easy for people to help. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. You can reach her at kaia@streetroots.org. Follow her on Twitter @mkaiasand At the Oregon Health Forum on Nov. 15, M ...
23 Nov 2018 - Kaia Sand
As Portland nears an agreement with Airbnb, cities worldwide struggle with regulating short-term-rental companies Portland is “on the cusp” of reaching an agreement with Airbnb to have the short-term rental company share its listing data with the city, a ...
14 Sep 2018 - Amanda Waldroupe
The city's utility discount program has long struggled to reach renters in multi-family buildings In 1995, Portland’s water bureau became one of the first in the nation to offer a low-income discount program to residents. It began with the goal of re ...
16 Feb 2018 - Joanne Zuhl
Portland’s pedestrian use zones ‘deeply troubling,’ legal director says The question of how people experiencing homelessness occupy public spaces has become a seasonal argument these days. As with years past, the question is again thrust into the public s ...
22 Dec 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The advisory panel will make landlord-tenant policy recommendations and serve as a forum for public discussion, but its potential impact is uncertain Portland’s Rental Services Commission held its inaugural meeting Nov. 22, breaking ground on the city’s f ...
1 Dec 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
Regional stakeholders hope to work together to address the impacts of homeless people living in public parks and forests Natural resource managers from around the Pacific Northwest met with environmental and homeless advocates Monday, Oct. 23, to find way ...
27 Oct 2017 - Emily Green
The homeless crisis requires more than an emergency response; we need long-term strategies It comes as no surprise that the Portland City Council is poised to extend the state of emergency to address homelessness. There is little on the ground that has ch ...
29 Sep 2017 - SR editorial board
Israel Bayer delivers some real talk about his experience fighting for people in poverty In the coming months, as I gear up for my departure from Street Roots, I’ll be writing about some reflections and lessons learned over the years. Some real talk. Isra ...
15 Sep 2017 - Israel Bayer