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  1. Wyden takes Oregon street response model nationwide

    Biden includes more than $1 billion over 10 years to fund non-police crisis response in his American Rescue Plan In the year since Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) first introduced the CAHOOTS Act, much has changed to suggest that this nationwide incentive for n ...

    5 May 2021 - Joanne Zuhl

  2. Kaia Sand | Go big, Mayor Wheeler. Our city needs Portland Street Response.

    OPINION | The mayor proposes underfunding the non-police crisis response program by 77% Mayor Ted Wheeler’s budget allotment for Portland Street Response falls short. And this is not the time to short-change a non-police response Portlanders have demanded ...

    4 May 2021 - Kaia Sand

  3. Editorial | Crisis response shouldn’t be a bargaining chip

    Take the Portland Street Response program out of the police union contact In June, amid immense public outcry surrounding the death of George Floyd and other Black Americans who have died at the hands of police, the Street Roots Editorial Board called for ...

    17 Mar 2021 - SR editorial board

  4. Editorial | Portland Street Response pilot should explore more options

    Almost two years since Street Roots first proposed it, the program has launched. Now, there’s room for creativity to inform its development. “When stepping into a situation, try to keep an open mind. Ask what they think would resolve the problem the best. ...

    13 Jan 2021 - SR editorial board

  5. Kaia Sand | Demand that City Hall keeps its eye on justice

    OPINION | Commissioners Hardesty and Eudaly need one more vote for police budget cuts Justice is not convenient, but the City Council might need a reminder. It managed to cut $15 million from the police budget — and reinvest some of that into Portland Str ...

    26 Oct 2020 - Kaia Sand

  6. Portland Street Response is funded, and its success is up to all of us

    DIRECTOR’S DESK | The people with the most at stake must continue to guide the process for this program that Street Roots championed The Portland City Council vote to fund Portland Street Response is a victory for Jim, who told me that when his “brain itc ...

    18 Jun 2020 - Kaia Sand

  7. Controversial calendar prompts dialogue between firefighters, Street Roots vendors

    DIRECTOR’S DESK | It was a meaningful conversation, touching on struggle, empathy and understanding Around the Street Roots office, we referred to it as the “calendar incident,” and it caused us to pause. Last week, The Oregonian reported that a firefight ...

    31 Jan 2020 - Kaia Sand

  8. With Portland Street Response, city is piloting for success and fewer obstacles

    A compassionate approach to first response is popular, and we need that compassion to spill over to more areas The Portland Street Response pilot is a reality. This is a big opportunity, Portland. Now, let us take this will toward compassion, and extend i ...

    22 Nov 2019 - Kaia Sand

  9. Street Roots vendors have a say in logo design for Portland Street Response

    Three vendors joined city staff in judging the logo contest A panel of three Street Roots vendors joined staff from the office of Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty to select three winning designs in Street Roots’ contest for a new logo fo ...

    15 Nov 2019 - Street Roots

  10. Street Roots vendor cited by TriMet: Where is their sense of grace?

    DIRECTOR’S DESK | Mark says that if you want to help him, you can support a just and compassionate system Mark Rodriguez’s plight with a TriMet citation struck a chord with readers.  On Friday, Nov. 8, Mark told us how he’d been served a $175 citation for ...

    15 Nov 2019 - Kaia Sand

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