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OPINION | Among narratives of fear, an ode to Old Town

Kaia Sand | ‘This neighborhood beats as one of Portland’s strong hearts, and its people who live their lives in public are people to love’ I have been at a loss for words as I listen to fearsome descriptions of Old Town on some media outlets and from the ...

20 Oct 2021 - Kaia Sand
Bill to make IDs free for unhoused Oregonians expected to have big impact for a low cost

Under the bipartisan legislation, a nonprofit would verify that a person was experiencing homelessness, and the state would waive the fee to obtain photo identification P hoto identification is required for everything from opening a bank account to cashin ...

31 Mar 2021 - Hanna Merzbach
In the shadow of the Capitol: a housing crisis

Inside, Oregon lawmakers and special interests wrestle with homelessness. Outside, on the streets of Salem, people experience it. As Oregon legislators grapple with homelessness, a woman living on the streets outside the state Capitol in Salem grapples wi ...

31 Mar 2021 - Tom Henderson
Kaia Sand | Access to hygiene is a human right, and Portland is stepping up

OPINION | The city deserves praise for placing portable toilets around town, but it's drawn ire — with one police officer reportedly assisting in a sabotage effort Hand washing and hygiene are essential to preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Bo ...

4 Nov 2020 - Kaia Sand
As police increase Old Town presence, Street Roots vendors focus on learning their rights

DIRECTOR’S DESK | ACLU of Oregon provided Know Your Rights training in response to concerns from unhoused people Street Roots vendors were spaced around the office wearing masks, some jotting notes. They were participating in a Know Your Rights seminar co ...

29 May 2020 - Kaia Sand
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
Without parking, car and RV dwellers have nowhere to go

COMMENTARY | Cities must do better at counting residents who live in their automobiles, and then provide them with services and ample parking My neighbor, Billy, has lived for 17 years in a 20-foot-long recreational vehicle parked within a mostly industri ...

18 Oct 2019 - Graham Pruss
Assault on tent campers among spate of violence against unhoused

Injured when a truck rammed his tent, a Portland man says he's had to stop working At first, only the back half of the beat-up pickup truck with a faded-blue paint job can be seen in the security-camera video. About 10 yards behind the truck and to i ...

27 Sep 2019 - John Emshwiller
Ground Score puts homeless Portlanders to work for a fair wage

Workers collect and sort recyclables and trash that would otherwise be left on the ground or shipped to landfills The sun beats down on Audrey McCall Beach directly south of the Hawthorne Bridge, steps from the Eastbank Esplanade. Families cool off in the ...

2 Aug 2019 - Helen Hill
A democracy that reaches the unhoused

DIRECTOR’S DESK | It’s only appropriate that the people who have a key stake in the new Portland Street Response are asked to participate in the process of designing it Clipboards in hand, the teams dispatched to survey people on the streets about their e ...

26 Jul 2019 - Kaia Sand