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Bill would support missing, murdered Native American women in Oregon

State Legislature considers finding resources to solve cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls Deborah Shipman didn’t sugarcoat her intentions. “We want to keep you from being one of the statistics,” she said emphatically to the Native Am ...

1 Feb 2019 - Emily Green
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
Oregon renters bring lobbying power to 2019 legislative session

It couldn’t come at a more pivotal time Oregon Democratic lawmakers are crafting one of the most ambitious legislative packages concerning affordable housing and tenants’ rights in the country – with intentions to propose a statewide cap on rent increases ...

11 Jan 2019 - Amanda Waldroupe
SR editorial: Time for Oregon Legislature to discuss rent stabilization

We’re in a housing crisis. We need to lift the pre-emption on rent control. We cannot build our way out of our housing crisis. The free market will always cleave to profits as high as the market can bear. And in a city as desirable as Portland, regardless ...

4 Jan 2019 - SR editorial board
Director’s Desk: Imagination is a powerful force for justice

Envision an Oregon where everyone has a right to safe, affordable, stable housing We began the day talking about the ocean, huddled around the coffee station in the Street Roots vendor office, waiting for a new pot to brew, drip by drip. One Street Roots ...

16 Nov 2018 - Kaia Sand
Architect of Oregon sanctuary law rejects Measure 105 proponent claims

Former lawmaker Rocky Barilla responds to sheriffs’ criticism, says police helped draft the "non-controversial" legislation 31 years ago Sixteen Oregon sheriffs signed a letter in August urging Oregonians to vote yes on Ballot Measure 105 to rep ...

19 Oct 2018 - Emily Green
Oregon’s gubernatorial candidates: Housing crisis, revenue, climate change

Kate Brown and Patrick Starnes answer Street Roots' questions; no response from Knute Buehler Street Roots asked the candidates for Oregon governor to respond to five questions in 1,200 words or fewer. Despite multiple emails and phone messages, we ...

19 Oct 2018 - Street Roots
SR editorial: Vote for Oregon, not out-of-state interests

Perhaps it’s time Oregonians reconsider who can and cannot pay to change the state’s Constitution We encourage you to peruse Street Roots’ November 2018 election edition. As a nonprofit, we cannot endorse political candidates. But we do offer up the unva ...

19 Oct 2018 - SR editorial board
SR editorial: Measure 103 is not about you or your groceries

EDITORIAL ENDORSEMENT | Vote 'no' on the proposed constitutional amendment In the Sept. 28-Oct. 4 edition of Street Roots, we dived into the pea soup of claims and accusations surrounding Measure 103, a proposal to change Oregon’s Constitution t ...

28 Sep 2018 - SR editorial board
Breaking down Measure 103: Fact vs. fiction

An examination of the claims being made around the proposed Oregon ban on taxing ‘groceries’ Oregon voters will soon decide whether to place a statewide ban on taxing groceries. But what exactly “groceries” are and to what industries this ban would extend ...

28 Sep 2018 - Emily Green