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  1. Director’s Desk: Tina Kotek on poverty, tenant protections

    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

  2. Cut off: Keeping Oregon foster siblings connected

    Foster youths have created a bill that would make sibling contact a legally binding right It’s been two years since DeAnna Baker has seen or heard from her two little brothers. Baker, 16, and her younger siblings have been in and out of Oregon’s foster ca ...

    2 Feb 2017 - Emily Green

  3. Tawna Sanchez to bring a new perspective to Salem

    The first Native American to represent Portland in the state Legislature brings an eye on affordable housing, the Superfund clean-up and our problematic foster care system Portland has often been described as a “white city.” Just this summer, a lengthy ar ...

    8 Sep 2016 - Stephen Quirke

  4. Street Roots reports on forest worker abuse prompt special hearing in Salem

    Sen. Michael Dembrow convenes Senate Workforce Committee for testimony on immigrant and guest worker exploitation Worker abuse and exploitation in Oregon’s forests was the focus Tuesday, May 24, at a special hearing before lawmakers in Salem.  Sen. Michae ...

    26 May 2016 - Emily Green

  5. Street Roots editorial: Lawmakers pick up the mantle on timber workers

    We trust that lawmakers will honor the testimony of these laborers with real action It is unconscionable that there are thousands of workers in Oregon who would suffer injury, forgo fair pay and endure untenable living conditions out of fear of losing the ...

    26 May 2016 - SR editorial board

  6. Director's Desk: What’s happening on the homeless front

    From the Legislature to the Portland mayor's office to you It’s a question I get a lot: Israel, can you explain to me what’s going on out there? Let’s start with Salem. Housing legislation is moving forward on important eviction protections, inclusio ...

    25 Feb 2016 - Israel Bayer

  7. Street Roots Editorial: Lawmakers have a chance to make progress on housing

    Efforts center on inclusionary zoning and renters’ rights Talk of addressing the region’s housing crisis has taken the form of several bills heading through the Oregon State Legislature this short session. Among them are several that raise the issue of in ...

    4 Feb 2016 - SR editorial board

  8. Director’s Desk: It's time to take action on housing in Oregon

    People ask: Does my voice matter? Yes, it does. It’s hard to put into words the trauma we see on the streets every day, much less how it has affected my peers and me over the years. It pales in comparison to how it actually affects the people that go thro ...

    28 Jan 2016 - Israel Bayer

  9. ACLU’s David Rogers: Communities divided by politics of fear

    The new ACLU of Oregon director also sounds the alarm on pending ballot measures, digital privacy, criminal justice As a child, watching the “CBS Evening News” was routine for David Rogers.  Each night, his family gathered around a television set in their ...

    21 Jan 2016 - Emily Green

  10. Director’s Desk: It's time for inclusionary housing option in Oregon

    Lifting Oregon's ban on inclusionary zoning is key to finding a solution Inclusionary zoning. You’ve heard about it, but what exactly is it? And why is it so important in addressing our current housing crisis in Oregon? Inclusionary zoning links the ...

    21 Jan 2016 - Israel Bayer

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