Changes at the Oregon Employment Department might finally provide an avenue for relief during the pandemic When the Music Stops Gig workers among Portland’s many independent venues are struggling to secure relief. Many also find themselves at a crossroad ...
12 Jun 2020 - Anthony King
Those working in health care settings in Oregon have limited legal protections and unreliable access to PPE Communication Breakdown In this two-part series, we examine how the pandemic has exacerbated problems facing Oregon's interpreters. Long-stand ...
11 Jun 2020 - Chris May
Kangaroo Island was home to 50,000 koalas before the bushfire crisis, and workers at its wildlife park have focused on nursing injured animals back to life We stand at the base of a gum tree looking up into its leafy canopy. Plastic laundry baskets, the t ...
11 Jun 2020 - Anastasia Safioleas
COMMENTARY | ‘Surviving police brutality is a different type of trauma known to an endless number of Black people,’ Street Roots staffer Sophie Maziraga writes My first encounter with the protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapoli ...
10 Jun 2020 - Sophie
Some see opportunities for local police reform as protests and perseverance open doors to court battles and police bureau budget cuts Historic uprisings are sweeping the country in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. While prote ...
10 Jun 2020 - Donovan Scribes
DIRECTOR'S DESK | Portland’s City Council has a chance to change the city's legacy of prioritizing police over its Black residents’ well-being Portland City Council members will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday to determine how the city’s budget of $4.4 ...
10 Jun 2020 - Kaia Sand
The figure skating and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ champion talks about writing his memoir, being a role model and coming out The title of former Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon’s memoir, “Beautiful on the Outside,” is a play on the old adage that it’s wha ...
9 Jun 2020 - Thomas Virgl
To Jamey, customers are like guests; they’re welcome in his life Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, Jamey Mork has seen people come out of the woodwork to help. One of his favorites is a group that he believes is a family, that’s started cooking ...
8 Jun 2020 - Pat Zimmer
The discord is 'quite an ordeal' for people living outside, including those with PTSD who are troubled by loud noises Loud noises from flashbangs, the roaring of helicopters, and other tactics police are using to control the crowds of demonstrat ...
6 Jun 2020 - Jessica Pollard
Episode 6: Street Roots Podcast host DeVon Pouncey asks white listeners to lean into their privilege and power DeVon Pouncey, Street Roots' vendor program manager, used the latest episode of the Street Roots Podcast to share his feelings about watchi ...
5 Jun 2020 - DeVon Pouncey