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Kaia Sand | Untangling the web of entities and officials responsible for addressing homelessness

OPINION | A tour through local government responsibility regarding homelessness.
By
Kaia Sand
January 11, 2023
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A collage of Street Roots issue covers from 2022. Some of the covers are in black and white and others in color.

Kaia Sand | Good journalism is worth the investment

OPINION | Street Roots editorial team continues in-depth coverage in 2023
By
Kaia Sand
January 4, 2023
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Kaia Sand | Despite inhospitable conditions, unhoused communities harbor hope

OPINION | Urban prosperity pairs with homelessness
By
Kaia Sand
December 28, 2022
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Rick Davis smiles for a photo and holds issues of Street Roots Holiday Zine while standing in front of the Street Roots offices.

Kaia Sand | ‘All I want for Christmas is a smile’

OPINION | After 20 years without teeth, Rick Davis begins the journey toward dental implants with a new friend
By
Kaia Sand
December 21, 2022
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Six small figurines of people stand in a line next to a stack of quarters the same size as them to emulate standing in a line for unemployment benefits.

Opinion | We need a new unemployment insurance system

Street Smart Economics | The current unemployment system is punitive, inefficient and ineffective. It also favors businesses over workers.
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
December 14, 2022
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Josephine Allen speaks into a microphone held by another person. Dan Ryan and Ted Wheeler listen to her speak while sitting at a table.

Kaia Sand | Portland City Council is using a red state playbook

Opinion | Republican-led legislatures roll out bans and government-sanctioned camps that look eerily similar to Wheeler’s plan
By
Kaia Sand
December 13, 2022
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Kaia Sand | Street Roots vendors have a lot to teach about ‘Finding Joy in Chaos’

OPINION | Street Roots’ 2022 Holiday Zine provides readers with lessons, affirmations and challenges to common misconceptions
By
Kaia Sand
December 7, 2022
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Opinion | Microtransit offers flexibility, convenience

Moving Forward | Drastically altered by the pandemic, transit agencies in some cities invested in minibusses. An opportunity to think creatively about transit options is here.
By
Henry Latourette Miller
December 7, 2022
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Opinion | Wearing my heart on my t-shirt

Transforming Justice | Harm reduction practices and implementation take time and Oregonians are walking in the right direction
By
Andy Ko
November 30, 2022
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Maddy Brown-Clark is wearing a face mask and glasses while she poses for the photo. She is holding newspapers.

Kaia Sand | Funding Street Roots means funding hope

OPINION | Street Roots’ winter fund drive is a critical time for the organization, homeless Portlanders and local journalism
By
Kaia Sand
November 30, 2022

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