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A camper sits beside an RV in a parking lot under an orange hazy sky

Kaia Sand | The future of shelter needs your voice

OPINION | Tell the City Council that Portland needs to expand options for houseless residents
By
Kaia Sand
March 3, 2021
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A person picks up trash near a tent

Editorial | When property comes before people, a crisis boils over in Southern Oregon

Realtors’ efforts paved the way for the dire lack of housing solutions in Josephine County
By
SR editorial board
February 24, 2021
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The exterior of Amazon headquarters in Seattle

Opinion | Look to Washington state for ways to fund affordable housing

STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Prepare to step up locally, in case the feds don’t
By
Mary King
February 17, 2021
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Tents and heaters outside the Street Roots office

Kaia Sand | Vendors needed assistance, and you stepped up — again

OPINION | Thank you for getting income to our vendors when the storm prevented them from selling papers
By
Kaia Sand
February 17, 2021
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Cover of the report “When We Tell Our Stories” along with a quote from the report: “We need spaces like this to be heard. When somebody hears you, little by little, you begin to heal.”

Opinion | Crime survivors of color often lack opportunities to heal

TRANSFORMING JUSTICE | Partnership for Safety and Justice talks with Latino Network’s Alejandra Galindo about listening to survivors’ stories
By
Amy Davidson
February 10, 2021
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Barbie Weber at Hazelnut Grove

Opinion | Hazelnut Grove is a model to emulate, not evacuate

Portland officials must give residents more time and other options
By
Laura Kutner Tokarski
February 10, 2021
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A red tiny house that contained the petition to save Hazelnut Grove

Opinion | End the cruel cycle of camp sweeps

The city of Portland should work with houseless people, not displace them from stable communities like Hazelnut Grove
By
Erin Goodling
February 10, 2021
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A red tiny house that contained the petition to save Hazelnut Grove

Kaia Sand | ‘Why mess with it when it works?’

OPINION | It is a tragically flawed decision to evict people from Hazelnut Grove when people are living and dying on the streets
By
Kaia Sand
February 9, 2021
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Hazelnut Grove tiny houses

Editorial | In the fight against homelessness, some solutions are right in front of us

Destructive policy undermines the constructive work being done in Portland
By
SR editorial board
February 3, 2021
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U.S. Capitol

Opinion | In remembering the America of yesterday, we pursue the America of tomorrow

On Jan. 20, just two weeks after a Capitol siege rooted in white supremacy, a young poet helped lead us forward
By
Rukaiyah Adams
January 27, 2021

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