Portland city government has no plans to relax sweep criteria in safer areas following emergency order Mayor Ted Wheeler announced an emergency order prohibiting homeless encampments along an identified list of dangerous roadways on Feb. 4, drawing immedi ...
23 Feb 2022 - Piper McDaniel and K. Rambo
Rambo aims to continue the paper’s affinity for ‘honest, confrontational journalism’ Dear readers, It is with immense gratitude I take the helm as the editor in chief of Street Roots. Over the last several months, while I served as the inaugural Zuhl edit ...
17 Nov 2021 - K. Rambo
Analysis of sweeps in 2021 shows potential inconsistencies with CDC guidelines, instead correlate with the city's ‘reopening’ Sweeps of homeless encampments in Portland have stayed at a similar weekly average throughout 2021, aside from a few outlier ...
6 Oct 2021 - K. Rambo
The data will be used to advocate for accessible, inclusive services under the Oregon Health Plan A new survey conducted in part by an OHSU professor will for the first time evaluate medical coverage for transgender and gender-diverse people in Oregon w ...
28 Jul 2021 - K. Rambo
The disparity between wages and rent is growing, especially in Portland Despite a global pandemic that stalled the economy and resulted in widespread unemployment, the average wage needed to afford rent in Oregon rose again in 2020, according to the Natio ...
21 Jul 2021 - K. Rambo