It's a time for solution-based dialogue around the issues facing Portlanders in poverty and homelessness Summer is a time of simple pleasures, and Portland is loaded with them. On the street, summer presents a new set of challenges for our vendors. B ...
7 Jul 2016 - SR editorial board
Officials, workers deserve credit for rewriting the story The Joyce Hotel is not in any tourist pamphlet. It’s not a go-to recommendation for people looking for a fun weekend in old Portland. It has never been and never will be anyone’s second choice if t ...
23 Jun 2016 - SR editorial board
This is no time for hand-wringing, finger-pointing and resignation over the horse that left the stable. We have to get back in our saddle. Maybe, finally, 2016 might be the year Portland creates real progress for the environment. The year has certainly pr ...
16 Jun 2016 - SR editorial board
We trust that lawmakers will honor the testimony of these laborers with real action It is unconscionable that there are thousands of workers in Oregon who would suffer injury, forgo fair pay and endure untenable living conditions out of fear of losing the ...
26 May 2016 - SR editorial board
Listen carefully to what the state ballot initiatives are really about Hate speech has always been a part of our public discourse, but this year it seems to swell with added oomph, energized by a foul whiff of validation from our national electoral debate ...
12 May 2016 - SR editorial board
Housing crisis is undermining our socioeconomic stability – and Portlanders are angry Housing and homelessness have become staples in Portland’s recent election cycles. But this year it has reached a fever pitch. Renters’ rights, affordable housing and en ...
14 Apr 2016 - SR editorial board
Charging youths as adults presents serious problems – and doesn’t reduce crime rates We know too much, and have seen enough evidence of the consequences, to continue punishing juvenile offenders as adults. We know too well the research explaining the deve ...
4 Apr 2016 - SR editorial board
City Council should join other progressive cities in opposing environmentally destructive trade pact Portland is a national leader in addressing climate change. City Council passed a historic resolution to oppose new fossil fuel infrastructure last year, ...
24 Mar 2016 - SR editorial board
Many in Washington, Multnomah counties still qualify for benefit despite risk of losing it. Let them know. Poverty has a lot to do with money, of course. But it also has a lot to do with politics, obstacles, endless hoop jumping. That’s the story of food ...
10 Mar 2016 - SR editorial board
Bottom line: Affordable housing reduces Medicaid costs The relationship between housing and health care is a logical connection. Of course, having a roof over your head is a matter of well-being. But a new study illustrates how that relationship means sma ...
3 Mar 2016 - SR editorial board