Turnover in political leadership, Trump's threats leave Ted Wheeler with a daunting task People ask me all of the time, “What do you think of Mayor Wheeler?” I tell them, I don’t know the mayor well, but from my short time working with him he’s one o ...
30 Mar 2017 - Israel Bayer
Trump's grave promises make local and state housing legislation essential In the past few months, a bar owner brandished an assault rifle at police. He was drunk and upset at individuals experiencing homelessness in the community. Another man tossed ...
16 Mar 2017 - Israel Bayer
House Bill 2215 would end criminalization of sleeping while homeless, support basic human rights Homelessness is hell. Sleep deprivation. Verbal taunts. Physical violence. Surviving in the cold and wet. Being displaced by law enforcement on a routine basi ...
2 Mar 2017 - Israel Bayer
Without the camp, hundreds of people on the streets will be isolated Right 2 Dream Too, the 5-year-old rest stop that serves more than 100 people experiencing homelessness, offers critical services in Portland’s Old Town/Chinatown. Some people don’t want ...
23 Feb 2017 - Israel Bayer
We must organize, not demonize: Resist! I’ve never really trusted or liked American politics, even though I’m deeply engrossed in it. Much of the reason I ended up on the path I’m on was due to my own circumstances with poverty, mentors who influenced me ...
16 Feb 2017 - Israel Bayer
Oregon's House speaker says she needs our help to 'create the silver lining' Tina Kotek is Oregon’s speaker of the House and a representative serving District 44, North and Northeast Portland. Her district includes St. Johns, the Port of Po ...
11 Feb 2017 - Israel Bayer
President's executive actions, proposed state cuts spell disaster for Oregonians Trying to understand all of the policy decisions being made by both the Trump administration and the Oregon State Legislature is like waiting for the impact of a car cra ...
26 Jan 2017 - Israel Bayer
DIRECTOR'S DESK | Portland's mayor says his priorities are protecting renters' rights, adding affordable housing I had the opportunity to sit down with Mayor Ted Wheeler last week in the midst of the snowstorm to talk about housing and home ...
19 Jan 2017 - Israel Bayer
Every day is life or death on the streets For people experiencing homelessness, 2017 started just like 2016 ended. Survival. On Jan. 2, Mark Elliot Johnson was found dead of hypothermia in East Portland after temperatures dipped below freezing. According ...
4 Jan 2017 - Israel Bayer
DIRECTOR'S DESK | Celebrate the season by making a difference Sometimes the world can feel overwhelming. What can I do to make a difference? Does it matter? Can I change anything? The simple answer is yes. Street Roots is faced with these challenges ...
22 Dec 2016 - Israel Bayer