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May 26, 2021

Environment

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Western meadowlark

Portland organizations aim to diversify birding and other nature activities

These groups are working to create safe and accessible spaces for people of color
By
Joanne Zuhl
May 26, 2021
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Evacuation route sign

Oregon bill might protect structures from tsunami, but residents’ safety is paper thin

The state has done little to protect its coastal communities from catastrophe
By
Chris May
May 26, 2021

Housing

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Illustration of homes

Opinion | American Rescue Plan money must support housing stability

Get this funding into the hands of those who provide direct social services
By
Samm McCrary
May 26, 2021
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A few tents line the sidewalk along Laurelhurst Park

Kaia Sand | Camp sweeps solve nothing — but upcoming budgets could help

OPINION | How should Portland and Multnomah County funding be spent for what is, in fact, a diversity of needs?
By
Kaia Sand
May 26, 2021
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Street Roots Podcast logo with photos of DeVon Pouncey and Kim McCarty

Street Roots Podcast | Kim McCarty: Government needs to step up to protect renters

Episode 19: Oregon must extend the eviction moratorium, the Community Alliance Tenants director says
By
DeVon Pouncey
May 25, 2021
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Street Roots Podcast logo and portrait of host DeVon Pouncey

Street Roots Podcast | Escalation of sweeps rattles Portland’s unhoused community

Episode 18: Several residents with a stake in the increased police presence discuss its impact on the West Coast
By
DeVon Pouncey
May 25, 2021

Opinion

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Black Lives Matter protest sign in a crowd

Opinion | Black Lives Matter protests have saved lives, study finds

STREET SMART ECONOMICS | This research legitimizes efforts in Portland and beyond to defund the police
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
May 26, 2021
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Illustration of homes

Opinion | American Rescue Plan money must support housing stability

Get this funding into the hands of those who provide direct social services
By
Samm McCrary
May 26, 2021
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Doctor wears a medical mask using a stethoscope to check a patient

Opinion | Marginalization of AAPI communities is evident in America’s health care crisis

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon will continue to work together in solidarity across movements to fight for justice
By
An Do
May 26, 2021
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A few tents line the sidewalk along Laurelhurst Park

Kaia Sand | Camp sweeps solve nothing — but upcoming budgets could help

OPINION | How should Portland and Multnomah County funding be spent for what is, in fact, a diversity of needs?
By
Kaia Sand
May 26, 2021
Street Roots
Street Roots Podcast logo with photos of DeVon Pouncey and Kim McCarty

Street Roots Podcast | Kim McCarty: Government needs to step up to protect renters

Episode 19: Oregon must extend the eviction moratorium, the Community Alliance Tenants director says
By
DeVon Pouncey
May 25, 2021
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Street Roots Podcast logo and portrait of host DeVon Pouncey

Street Roots Podcast | Escalation of sweeps rattles Portland’s unhoused community

Episode 18: Several residents with a stake in the increased police presence discuss its impact on the West Coast
By
DeVon Pouncey
May 25, 2021

Podcast

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Street Roots Podcast logo with photos of DeVon Pouncey and Kim McCarty

Street Roots Podcast | Kim McCarty: Government needs to step up to protect renters

Episode 19: Oregon must extend the eviction moratorium, the Community Alliance Tenants director says
By
DeVon Pouncey
May 25, 2021
Street Roots
Street Roots Podcast logo and portrait of host DeVon Pouncey

Street Roots Podcast | Escalation of sweeps rattles Portland’s unhoused community

Episode 18: Several residents with a stake in the increased police presence discuss its impact on the West Coast
By
DeVon Pouncey
May 25, 2021

Social Justice

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Western meadowlark

Portland organizations aim to diversify birding and other nature activities

These groups are working to create safe and accessible spaces for people of color
By
Joanne Zuhl
May 26, 2021
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Rodney Stotts holds a hawk

One of the nation’s few Black falconers educates young people beyond the classroom

Rodney Stotts uses birds to help youths before incarceration, instead of responding to it
By
Monique Wilson
May 26, 2021
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A sign in Lone Fir Cemetery marks Block 14

Block 14 at Portland’s Lone Fir Cemetery will finally get its due

A long-sought memorial honoring hundreds of Chinese immigrants and people with mental illness whose graves were paved over is coming to fruition
By
Christen McCurdy
May 26, 2021

Vendor Profiles

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Jason Scheer photo and quote: “(My income from) Street Roots pays for my trips to California to see my mom and kids. It also covers my phone and electric bills.”

Street Roots vendor profile | Eager to get back to normal post-pandemic

Jason, who is getting vaccinated, hopes he can travel to see his daughters this year
By
Jessica Hamilton
May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021, cover of Street Roots
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