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Editorial | Portland needs clear leadership on police reform

The mayor's response to the protests is underwhelming. It's time for city leaders to unite for meaningful change. There is intense national focus on the nightly unrest in Portland. The protests are often framed as violent, and this weekend, our ...

2 Sep 2020 - SR editorial board
Candidates of color are shaking up small-town politics across Oregon

Several communities will have a chance in November to diversify their city councils for the first time Residents in several Oregon cities — from Ashland to Springfield to Bend — have an opportunity this November to elect the first person of color to ever ...

21 Aug 2020 - Hanna Merzbach
Street Roots Podcast | Sharon Meieran on the Black Lives Matter protests

Episode 9: The Multnomah County commissioner and ER doctor talks about bearing witness and the health hazards of police tactics On this episode of the Street Roots Podcast, Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran discusses the importance of standing ...

24 Jul 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
Multnomah County looks at waiving probation, parole fees permanently

The fees are already suspended during the pandemic, and their fiscal impact is not significant Multnomah County announced in mid-March that, due to COVID-19, individuals who violate parole without committing a new crime during the pandemic would not be ja ...

21 May 2020 - Christen McCurdy
Street Roots Podcast | Talking with Jo Ann Hardesty

Episode 1: DeVon Pouncey interviews the Portland commissioner about COVID-19, the Just Energy Transition Initiative, Portland Street Response, and more On the inaugural episode of the Street Roots Podcast, Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty joined ...

9 Apr 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
An ER doctor and elected official, Sharon Meiran balances two roles during coronavirus crisis

The Multnomah County commissioner is concerned about how pandemic-related stress is affecting medically vulnerable people and health care workers Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran remembers serving on the front lines of a pandemic, working as a ...

25 Mar 2020 - Joanne Zuhl
Business interests fighting Metro tax for homeless services are short on the facts

COMMENTARY | Their real goal may be to stop us from making them pay their fair share Two business associations have filed a legal challenge to Metro’s proposed May 2020 ballot measure to prevent and reduce homelessness. The grocers and manufacturers group ...

21 Mar 2020 - Mary King
Beaverton aims to accommodate more who live out of their vehicles

The city wants to add more sites to its Safe Parking pilot, modeled after a decades-old Eugene program The city of Beaverton is looking for more sites that would allow houseless residents to park safely overnight at facilities like churches — and a code c ...

14 Feb 2020 - Christen McCurdy
Our homeless neighbors need more than affordable housing; they need support

DIRECTOR’S DESK | Metro’s proposed ballot measure would fund homeless services through a tax on the Portland area's wealthiest residents After a month when it seemed unlikely, Metro Council is now indicating that it will refer a homeless services bal ...

7 Feb 2020 - Kaia Sand
Mayor to host Portland forums about homelessness

Community members are invited to join conversations with service providers, community advocates and people with lived experiences Mayor Ted Wheeler will host a series of four community conversations about homelessness. The first event is Saturday, Feb. 1 ...

31 Jan 2020 - Street Roots