City opens up overnight camping option for select sites By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer For years, Portland’s anti-camping ordinance has been the target of countless demonstrations by the homeless and their supporters. They have marched, protested and held v ...
4 Jan 2012 - Street Roots
Best quotes from Street Roots interviews in 2011 "I don’t think we’re in the buggy whip business just yet. But I sometimes wonder if we’re going to be the last. I’m not nostalgic, but I enjoy, and still think most people do, the printed book. It’s a ...
29 Dec 2011 - Street Roots
City weighs affordable housing funds in urban renewal areas By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer It’s been six years since Portland voted to dedicate 30 percent of the city’s urban renewal funds toward affordable housing. It was a controversial decision at a time ...
16 Nov 2011 - Street Roots
Parks bureau to create new rangers to patrol public parks BY JAKE THOMAS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Portland Parks and Recreation’s contract for downtown security services is coming up for renewal. And with the season’s change is in the air. Currently, a subsid ...
12 Oct 2011 - Street Roots
Portland gets funding for people living with HIV/AIDS on the skids Back in March Street Roots reported on people experiencing homelessness with HIV/AIDS with the story Positive in poverty. In 2010, we also reported on the HIV/AIDS community losing funding ...
27 Sep 2011 - Street Roots
Update on state's rejection of fair housing complaint By Joanne Zuhl The Portland Housing Bureau says it stands by its Fair Housing Action plan, even as the credibility of the fair housing survey fanned its creation it has been cast into doubt. “We’r ...
23 Aug 2011 - Street Roots
Breaking News: State rejects Fair Housing Council's complaint Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries has dismissed the only complaint by the Fair Housing Council of Oregon against a Portland landlord accused of discriminating against tenants, follow ...
23 Aug 2011 - Street Roots
City elections an opportunity for renewed push on housing SR editorial from the August 5th edition. Announcements and rumors about the up and coming Portland election in 2012 have the city buzzing. With the announcement that Mayor Sam Adams, an establishe ...
11 Aug 2011 - Street Roots
Review of housing set aside reveals positive results By John Miller, Contributing Writer As a long time advocate for affordable homes here in Portland I was very happy to discover that the city has exceeded its ‘TIF Set Aside” spending on affordable housi ...
27 Jul 2011 - Street Roots
Fish rolls out fair housing plan, answers allegations of going soft on landlords By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer Housing Commissioner Nick Fish rolled out his fair housing action plan this morning in reaction to an audit earlier this year that found consider ...
10 Jun 2011 - Street Roots