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  1. Editorial | Portland Street Response is waiting for the city to catch up

    Portland’s bare-bones commitment to the non-police crisis response program doesn’t reflect the substantial public demand for it Leanne was worried. Her daughter lived in a bus and struggled to manage her mental illness. After the 114-degree heat that resu ...

    21 Jul 2021 - SR editorial board

  2. SR editorial: Open hotel rooms to people on the streets

    Going beyond triage to long-term solutions, Oregon can look to other jurisdictions that are placing thousands of houseless people indoors amid the pandemic State and local leaders must create a plan to move all unhoused Oregonians into hotels and motels t ...

    26 Apr 2020 - SR editorial board

  3. SR editorial: Oregon renter-protections bill is the least we can do

    Limits on no-cause evictions and rent increases are a necessary first step, but there’s more to be done The Oregon Legislature is already moving on renter protections. That’s a good sign. On Feb. 4, the Senate Housing Committee, chaired by Sen. Shemia Fag ...

    1 Feb 2019 - SR editorial board

  4. SR editorial: Engagement first step to bridging socioeconomic voting gap

    For many Street Roots vendors, political debate occurs on a street corner with customers In a nation of states where lawmakers are working every angle to suppress voting by the masses, Oregon stands above the fray with a solid record. We have the universa ...

    22 Sep 2016 - SR editorial board

  5. SR editorial: Canada’s policy on heroin another lesson for U.S.

    War on drugs has failed to protect Americans' health, welfare; it's time to ditch the taboo It’s been nearly 100 years since the U.S. sent heroin underground, banning the sale of what was, at the time, a marginalized opiate. In the time since, h ...

    15 Sep 2016 - SR editorial board

  6. SR editorial: Don’t put our police oversight behind closed doors

    Trading transparency for expediency is unacceptable Controversial changes to the city’s police accountability process will be examined during a special community forum Aug. 23, 2016. We all should be there. The event, hosted by the Albina Ministerial Alli ...

    18 Aug 2016 - SR editorial board

  7. SR editorial: Joyce Hotel saved from joining housing casualties

    Officials, workers deserve credit for rewriting the story The Joyce Hotel is not in any tourist pamphlet. It’s not a go-to recommendation for people looking for a fun weekend in old Portland. It has never been and never will be anyone’s second choice if t ...

    23 Jun 2016 - SR editorial board

  8. We all have a role in changing our environment | SR EDITORIAL

    This is no time for hand-wringing, finger-pointing and resignation over the horse that left the stable. We have to get back in our saddle. Maybe, finally, 2016 might be the year Portland creates real progress for the environment. The year has certainly pr ...

    16 Jun 2016 - SR editorial board

  9. Street Roots editorial: Anti-immigration proposals unworthy of Oregon

    Listen carefully to what the state ballot initiatives are really about Hate speech has always been a part of our public discourse, but this year it seems to swell with added oomph, energized by a foul whiff of validation from our national electoral debate ...

    12 May 2016 - SR editorial board

  10. Editorial: Wapato a bad idea for people on the streets

    Siting a mass shelter at the vacant jail would be nothing short of warehousing the poor far, far away When one advocate brought a petition to Street Roots and others in the community hoping to gather public support for the Wapato Jail, an empty facility i ...

    7 Jan 2016 - SR editorial board

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