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Kaia Sand | Join the campaign to save Portland Street Response

Opinion | Sign the Friends of Portland Street Response petition. Volunteer. Lend your logo to the effort.

July 24, 2023

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Opinion | Mass Supervision: massive problem or opportunity?

Transforming Justice | Parole and probation, once thought a solution to mass incarceration, increased drastically since the 1980s. A new movement seeks to make it more equitable.

Babak Zolfaghari-Azar Shannon Wight

July 19, 2023

Carly Ng sits at a table with 3 other people and speaks to them as she holds naloxone in her hand.

Kaia Sand | Harm reduction is a lifesaver

Opinion | Deaths due to fentanyl use are rising. We can, and should, use harm reduction techniques to mitigate risks.

Kaia Sand

July 19, 2023

DJ Husar poses for a photo. He is wearing a hat and a blue sweater.

Kaia Sand | A fight for the soul of the city?

Opinion | The collective strength of Old Town is a force to be reckoned with. How do we continue a campaign of hope for our neighborhood?

Kaia Sand

July 12, 2023

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks with Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts

Opinion | The kids are not alright

Street Smart Economics | From a lack of resources to a movement for child labor, growing up in the US is bad and getting worse

Martin Hart-Landsberg

July 12, 2023

A rendering of Street Roots future office.

Letter from the editor | Commemorating 2 years at Street Roots

After 2 years at Street Roots, K. Rambo provides a look at what's happened and a look at what's ahead

K. Rambo

July 5, 2023

Three vans are lined up parked next to each other. The vans are white and have "Portland Street Response" written on the side.

Kaia Sand | Portland Street Response is working — and in jeopardy

Opinion | PSU researchers release 2-year evaluation, find police-alternative works, needs investment, support

Kaia Sand

June 27, 2023

Kaia Sand | He risked everything, and the press is stronger for it

Opinion | A tribute to Daniel Ellsberg’s tireless work in the name of truth

Kaia Sand

June 20, 2023

Senator Jeff Merkley sits in a chair surrounded by others sitting in chairs engaged in conversation.

Kaia Sand | Future candidates, find your constituents at ‘Third and Burnside’

Opinion | Street Roots’ West Burnside building, currently under construction, will be a space for civic engagement

Kaia Sand

June 14, 2023

A cart with wheels full of someone's belongings.

Kaia Sand | Camping bans are cruel and inhumane

Opinion | Just like everyone else, unhoused individuals are trying to fulfill their basic human needs, but they are often out of reach. Food, water, respite and a restroom. Why make it harder?

Kaia Sand

June 8, 2023