When the snowstorm ended and the ice thawed — there was a lot to celebrate. During the snowstorm, a coordinated emergency effort led by the Portland Housing Bureau and others brought together an army of city and county workers and volunteers to do outreac ...
15 Feb 2014 - SR editorial board
‘Domicile unknown’ By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer Laurie Crow would have been 54 on Dec. 27, 2011. Instead, she became one of 47. Only a few weeks before her birthday, she died curled up in her sleeping bag in a meadow near Going Street. Her partner, Claren ...
10 May 2012 - Street Roots
The streets claim lives every year, so why aren’t we paying better attention? By Amanda Waldroupe, staff Writer “Frankly, they shock me.” Those were the words City Commissioner Nick Fish used to describe the results of the Vulnerability Index survey when ...
17 Mar 2010 - Street Roots