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Welcome back to the Spring Anthology

By
K. Rambo
April 27, 2022
Street Roots

Welcome to the Spring Anthology

A collection of impactful and important stories from a 12-month period
By
K. Rambo
April 20, 2022
Street Roots
A photo shows a street sign that says "W. Burnside" and below it a tarp-covered tent with a daffodil propped up on the tent. In the background the sun is shining and a barren tree is on the left side.

Kaia Sand | We are responsible for giving our unhoused neighbors good options

OPINION | People need agency in their own lives, and options when it comes to housing and shelter
By
Kaia Sand
April 13, 2022
Street Roots
Jo Ann Hardesty speaks to a group of people. There are two people in the background. One person looks to her as she speaks and the other person is looking at their laptop.

Kaia Sand | How Portland Street Response became a reality

OPINION | It took a lot of ‘yes, and’ to build a brand-new first responder system
By
Kaia Sand
April 6, 2022
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Elizabeth Bodenstab smiles for a photo outside of Street Roots’ office. She is outdoors and you can see cherry blossoms in the background.

Kaia Sand | People for Portland’s proposed ballot measure is wrongheaded

OPINION | The measure worsens homelessness, diverting funds away from solutions
By
Kaia Sand
March 30, 2022
Street Roots
three letter tiles are propped up in grass. The first tile says "E Environmental," the second says "S social" and the third says "G Governance."

Opinion | Big finance continues to threaten our survival

Don't believe the hype surrounding ESG investing
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
March 23, 2022
Street Roots
An older smaller house sits in front of a new looking apartment building.

Kaia Sand | Wealthy, white Oregonians reap the state’s largest housing subsidy

OPINION | An audit of the state’s Home Mortgage Interest Deduction reveals the tax policy’s inequities
By
Kaia Sand
March 23, 2022
Street Roots
A view of the blue mixed-use building, "Jolene's First Cousin." An A-Board sign sits on the sidewalk next to a street sign. Tassels hang over a door of the building and the door is open.

Kaia Sand | Endorse the ‘3000 Challenge’

OPINION | We need to look throughout our region and make use of what’s available to house 3,000 people this year
By
Kaia Sand
March 16, 2022
Street Roots
Anne Udall is speaking with two other people on the edges of the photo standing with face masks on. Anne wears glasses and stands in front of a poster that reads "Stand with planned parenthood"

Opinion | Thank you, abortion providers, for providing critical health care despite political attacks

By
Anne Udall
March 9, 2022
Street Roots

How one organization in Ukraine is assisting those searching for safety

Narodna Dopomoha, an aid organization based in Chernivtsi, near Romania, has worked with displaced people in Ukraine since the initial conflict in the Donbas region was instigated by Russian military forces in 2014
By
Tony Inglis
March 9, 2022

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