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April 7, 2021

Housing

Street Roots
Right 2 Rest hearing is this Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Opinion | ‘We all know these laws are only enforced against certain people’

WRAP Director Paul Boden discusses why it matters to pass the Right to Rest Act
By
Kaia Sand
April 9, 2021
Street Roots
Candles at a vigil

Multnomah County tracks homeless deaths. Now, other counties might too.

A bill in the Oregon Legislature calls for counting how many people die homeless, with a housing status of 'domicile unknown'
By
Joanne Zuhl
April 7, 2021
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The exterior of the former Red Lion in Eugene

A Eugene hotel is now a shelter — the first of many planned across Oregon

Seven projects have been funded so far under Project Turnkey, which converts hotels and motels into emergency shelter or affordable housing
By
Hanna Merzbach
April 7, 2021

Opinion

Street Roots
Right 2 Rest hearing is this Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Opinion | ‘We all know these laws are only enforced against certain people’

WRAP Director Paul Boden discusses why it matters to pass the Right to Rest Act
By
Kaia Sand
April 9, 2021
Street Roots
Three Street Roots ambassadors raise their fists outside the Street Roots office

Kaia Sand | It’s time to ‘Strengthen Our Roots’ for decades to come

OPINION | Street Roots’ Ambassador Program means more income opportunities for people experiencing poverty, and it relies on your support
By
Kaia Sand
April 7, 2021

Social Justice

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Wanna Lei stands in front of signs posted to a window that read: Stop AAPI hate. No hate. Stop Asian Hate.

APANO aims to support Portlanders targeted by anti-Asian violence, vandalism, discrimination

The social justice organization has been working to assist API-owned businesses in Portland’s Jade District that have reported incidents of vandalism
By
Karina Dwajiyanti
April 7, 2021
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Taji Chesimet speaks into a microphone

Gen Z activists are raising their voices

Even as schools shut their doors during the pandemic, Portland youths have continued their push for social justice
By
Emma Nathanson
April 7, 2021
Street Roots
A chair sits empty in a dark room with a spotlight shining on it

Oregon bill would end police trickery and deceit in juvenile interrogations

‘If you have good data on a suspect, why do you need to lie to get them to confess?’ says the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Chris Gorsek
By
Libby Dowsett
April 7, 2021

Vendor Profiles

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Photos of six Street Roots vendors

Street Roots vendors tell us what they love about spring

The sunshine, the flowers, tax season and more
By
Kat Wasula
April 7, 2021
April 7, 2021, cover of Street Roots
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