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April 21, 2021

Environment

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Oregon State Capitol

Opinion | Inequity is ingrained in Oregon land-use policy. Let’s fix that.

House Bill 2488 would codify environmental justice principles, but lawmakers are already limiting its scope
By
Lisa Arkin
April 21, 2021
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Trees

With cap-and-trade off the table, here’s how Oregon lawmakers are tackling climate change

Legislators are taking a sector-by-sector approach this session, but is it enough?
By
Chris May
April 21, 2021
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Oregon State Capitol in the spring

Environmental bills we’re tracking in the 2021 Oregon legislative session

Oregon lawmakers are considering policies related to environmental justice, energy, natural resources and more
April 21, 2021

Opinion

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Street Roots Podcast logo with photo of DeVon Pouncey and the Street Watch LA logo

Street Roots Podcast | Jed Parriott is fed up with sweeps in L.A.’s Echo Park

Episode 17: The Street Watch LA member talks about how police treat people who camp there
By
DeVon Pouncey
April 23, 2021
Street Roots
Oregon State Capitol

Opinion | Inequity is ingrained in Oregon land-use policy. Let’s fix that.

House Bill 2488 would codify environmental justice principles, but lawmakers are already limiting its scope
By
Lisa Arkin
April 21, 2021
Street Roots
Keyboard with a key that reads: _hate

Diary of a Victims' Advocate | When a victim of bullying fights back

OPINION | Respectful dialogue — listening, reflecting, validating — can be a solution
By
M. M.
April 21, 2021
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Paulette Martin walks past a memorial with flowers and candles

Kaia Sand | ‘Why are they shooting people?’

DIRECTOR’S DESK | The police killing of Robert Delgado was among a national spate of such killings since the Chauvin trial began
By
Kaia Sand
April 21, 2021
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People march, holding signs that read: Justice 4 George Floyd. Stop police brutality.

Lakayana Drury | ‘The problem is police agencies, not Black people’

OPINION | Reflecting on the Derek Chauvin trial, the Word Is Bond executive director says that if things are going to change, white people and police need to do the work
By
Lakayana Drury
April 20, 2021
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George Floyd mural

Mike Schmidt | Derek Chauvin is on trial, but ‘this journey toward equity hasn’t ended’

OPINION | The Multnomah County district attorney says he’ll keep doing what he can to make a difference, and so will you
By
Mike Schmidt
April 20, 2021

Podcast

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Street Roots Podcast logo with photo of DeVon Pouncey and the Street Watch LA logo

Street Roots Podcast | Jed Parriott is fed up with sweeps in L.A.’s Echo Park

Episode 17: The Street Watch LA member talks about how police treat people who camp there
By
DeVon Pouncey
April 23, 2021

News

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Illustration: The shape of Oregon, made up of dollar bills, with burn marks throughout it

Even as Oregon uses Indigenous practices to fight wildfires, tribes are largely excluded from policymaking

Native representation in decision-making processes is meager compared to business interests’
By
B. Toastie
April 21, 2021
Street Roots
Paulette Martin walks past a memorial with flowers and candles

Kaia Sand | ‘Why are they shooting people?’

DIRECTOR’S DESK | The police killing of Robert Delgado was among a national spate of such killings since the Chauvin trial began
By
Kaia Sand
April 21, 2021
Street Roots
People march, holding signs that read: Justice 4 George Floyd. Stop police brutality.

Lakayana Drury | ‘The problem is police agencies, not Black people’

OPINION | Reflecting on the Derek Chauvin trial, the Word Is Bond executive director says that if things are going to change, white people and police need to do the work
By
Lakayana Drury
April 20, 2021

Vendor Profiles

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Rainbow, with a quote from their vendor profile about finding compassion

Street Roots vendor profile | ‘Every day is a solution’

Rainbow, who aims to be a role model for people with mental illness, has started making plans for themself
By
Jessica Hamilton
April 21, 2021
April 21, 2021, cover of Street Roots: Earth Day Issue
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