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Mayor Ted Wheeler speaks at a press conference

Kaia Sand | Keeping Portland Street Response on track demands disciplined focus

Opinion | The work to create a whole new first responder system must transcend one administration, one person, one moment

Kaia Sand

April 19, 2023

Mishele Martin smiles for a photo wearing a hard hat and her arms crossed across her chest.

Kaia Sand | We build this neighborhood together

Opinion | As construction continues at Street Roots’ new building, I am reminded compassion is key

Kaia Sand

April 12, 2023

Jessica Vega Pederson speaks to a room of people sitting at tables surrounding her.

Kaia Sand | Street Roots vendors address housing needs with county chair, commissioner

Opinion | Unhoused constituents have important experiences to inform policy

Kaia Sand Haley Grieco-Page

April 5, 2023

A photo of Street Roots new building on West Burnside Street. A crowd is gathered outside the building.

Opinion | It didn’t go as planned — and that is ok

Director's Desk | Street Roots groundbreaking ceremony was motivated by hope and community

Cody McGraw

March 29, 2023

The House floor of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. filled with people as President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address.

Opinion | Attacks continue, but social security is strong

Street Smart Economics | The U.S. Social Security system should be improved, not eliminated

Martin Hart-Landsberg

March 23, 2023

In the background is a photo of city hall, in the foreground is a blue and green tent.

Opinion | Hope is stillborn in tent city

Commissioner Rene Gonzalez prohibiting first responders from distributing tents is unethical — so is turning away from 'grim and murderous reality'

Ariel Stone

March 22, 2023

Kaia Sand | Street Roots celebrates expansion

Opinion | Street Roots broke ground on renovations for its new, expanded West Burnside Street office last week, ushering in a new era with expanded services

Kaia Sand

March 22, 2023

Photo of a fenced off area at the Oregon State Penitentiary

Opinion | Incarceration should not be a default solution to crime

Transforming Justice | Compared to other nations, the United States sends more people to prisons, spends more tax dollars on prisons. Why?

Andy Ko Babak Zolfaghari-Azar

March 16, 2023

Nick Laycox sits in front of monitors with headphones on and answers calls.

Kaia Sand | Yes, please do call 911 for Portland Street Response

Opinion | Requesting PSR requires calling 911, here's how it works:

Kaia Sand

March 16, 2023

An entrance to a parking garage with a sign that says "parking"

Opinion | How parking makes our city less livable and less affordable

Moving Foward | The end of parking minimums in Oregon makes room for creativity

Henry Latourette Miller

March 15, 2023