OPINION | Street Roots editorial team continues in-depth coverage in 2023 The election of George Santos is a story of a depleted media landscape, argues Sarah Ellison of the Washington Post. George Santos is the newly elected New York Congressman who has ...
4 Jan 2023 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | Urban prosperity pairs with homelessness The rumor was that someone scooped a frozen hummingbird, hoping they could resuscitate it, but they were only met with the strange stillness of a usually fluttering bird. It was the coldest day of the yea ...
28 Dec 2022 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | After 20 years without teeth, Rick Davis begins the journey toward dental implants with a new friend He was wearing a neon vest, offering her an umbrella and a greeting, Gale Watson recalled how she first met long-time Street Roots vendor Rick D ...
21 Dec 2022 - Kaia Sand
Street Smart Economics | The current unemployment system is punitive, inefficient and ineffective. It also favors businesses over workers. With the Federal Reserve pushing up interest rates, we appear headed for a new recession. Sadly, our unemployment in ...
14 Dec 2022 - Martin Hart-Lan...
Opinion | Republican-led legislatures roll out bans and government-sanctioned camps that look eerily similar to Wheeler’s plan The policy bans camping, citing homeless people with misdemeanors and ordering them to go to newly built public camps — or jail. ...
13 Dec 2022 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | Street Roots’ 2022 Holiday Zine provides readers with lessons, affirmations and challenges to common misconceptions The martini glass lights up the Portland West Hills for anyone in eyeshot, a landmark of the year’s end. Street Roots vendor and ...
7 Dec 2022 - Kaia Sand
Moving Forward | Drastically altered by the pandemic, transit agencies in some cities invested in minibusses. An opportunity to think creatively about transit options is here. Transit in America is in rough shape. The lockdowns at the start of the pandemi ...
7 Dec 2022 - Henry Latourett...
Transforming Justice | Harm reduction practices and implementation take time and Oregonians are walking in the right direction I have a T-shirt that I like to wear grocery shopping. Even though it is one of my favorite shirts, I usually don’t put it on un ...
30 Nov 2022 - Andy Ko
OPINION | Street Roots’ winter fund drive is a critical time for the organization, homeless Portlanders and local journalism Street Roots vendors are bustling all around the city. You might be chatting with your vendor after you picked up groceries. Maybe ...
30 Nov 2022 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | The Behavioral Health Resource Center adds drop-in, showers, laundry and shelter It’s easy to spot the new Behavioral Health Resource Center downtown at Southwest Park Avenue and Oak Street because it’s adorned with a three-story mural by artist ...
23 Nov 2022 - Kaia Sand