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Kaia Sand | Imagining a right to housing for all

OPINION | Public education is a right in this country. Why not housing?
By
Kaia Sand
January 26, 2022
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A photo of Robin Burek, Portland Street Response Program Manager, and Haika Mushi, Community Health Worker holding a box outside of Street Roots office.

Kaia Sand | Dear People for Portland, Don’t abuse the intent of Portland Street Response

OPINION | The crisis response program is designed to meet people with compassion in their greatest times of need
By
Kaia Sand
January 19, 2022
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A photo of the print issue of Street Roots from 2009 showing Art's column.

‘Some time on the ranch can do a man some good’

In memory of longtime Street Roots elder Art Garcia, a column from the vaults
By
Art Garcia Kaia Sand
January 12, 2022
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Kaia Sand | There’s much to do, here are 3 places to start

OPINION | Pay attention to local government responses, homelessness in 2022
By
Kaia Sand
January 5, 2022
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Kaia Sand | Let this new year be transformational for our shared humanity

OPINION | Archbishop Desmond Tutu taught that we are ‘bound up with others in the bundle of life’
By
Kaia Sand
December 29, 2021
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A photo of a sign with a skull and crossbones warning people about landmines.

OPINION | Demining in Bosnia and Herzegovina needs continued investment

With added threat of climate change and natural disasters action is needed to demine the region
By
Arian Berberović
December 23, 2021
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Photo of David Campbell holding a container with biscuits and gravy underneath a tent.

Kaia Sand | Your holiday support gives us hope

OPINION | The holidays are a hard time of the year for people on the streets
By
Kaia Sand
December 22, 2021
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Opinion | Permits for outdoor dining should continue

MOVING FORWARD | PBOT’s Healthy Businesses permit program has its faults, but its benefits hold true
By
Henry Latourette Miller
December 16, 2021
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The cover photo of the 2021 Domicile Unknown report from Multnomah County.

Kaia Sand | Providing housing, support services saves lives

OPINION | Domicile Unknown report shows people on the streets die decades before their time
By
Kaia Sand
December 15, 2021
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OPINION | The costs of inequality are higher than you think

STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Organizing and exposing the maldistribution of power is vital
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
December 8, 2021

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