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Piper McDaniel

Investigative Reporter

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Piper McDaniel reports on social justice, climate change and other interesting things. She was an investigative fellow at Mother Jones, and has been published in The Oregonian, NPR, the Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, High Country News and others. She won a Los Angeles Associated Press award for her reporting on the role of poverty in California’s black-market cannabis industry. Follow her on Twitter @Piperamcdaniel and email piper@streetroots.org.

Articles by Piper McDaniel

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    A stack of money sits in the center of the image with a tiny red plastic house sitting atop the pile of money.

    Oregon doesn’t evaluate vast majority of tax breaks, costing billions in lost revenue

    Gov. Kate Brown says special tax treatment amplifies racial inequity
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    April 13, 2022
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    Report warns of domestic terrorism risk

    Secretary of State's Office finds Oregon ranked 6th-highest in the nation for instances of domestic terrorism in 2020, urges state to act
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    April 6, 2022
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    An illustration of a scale with a tent on one side and a building on the other side.

    Business owners asked for sweeps and got them

    Close ties raise questions about fairness in the city’s effort to alleviate homelessness
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    March 30, 2022
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    photo showing green front door with torn paper effect down middle of door

    Experts fear crisis of ‘aged homelessness’

    Nearly 40% of all Oregonians over 65 say they are at risk of losing their homes
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    March 16, 2022
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    An illustrations shows a house half sunken or drowning in an ocean with a woman standing atop the roof that is still above water.

    Housing advocates fear possible eviction wave

    The grace period for back rent is over, vulnerable communities expected to be disproportionately impacted
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    March 2, 2022
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    A photo of the highway with cars driving in their respective lanes and an on-ramp. Off to the side are trees and two tents are situated off the highway.

    Mayor’s order forbidding camping in high-traffic areas leaves unhoused Portlanders with few places to go

    Portland city government has no plans to relax sweep criteria in safer areas following emergency order
    By
    Piper McDaniel K. Rambo
    February 23, 2022
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    A photo of a beach on the Oregon coast. The sun is high in the sky and the sand is in the foreground with the ocean in the background.

    DEQ excludes much of Oregon’s marine waters from protected waterway listings

    Scientists urge regulators to address marine health, sound alarm about acidification
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    February 17, 2022
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    Picketing workers outside of a Burgerville location in Portland near the Oregon Convention Center.

    Behind the Burgerville union

    Labor organizer and former Burgerville grill cook Mark Medina on the significance of the union victory
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    February 16, 2022
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    In the background a crowd of people is on strike at Nabisco and an illustration of picket signs in the foreground reads, "JOIN THE UNION... BUT HOW?"

    Why is it so hard to unionize? Because the rules favor employers

    Even when employers break the law, not much happens.
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    February 9, 2022
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    A photo of a piece of paper that reads, "eviction notice" and a mask and gavel rest on top of the paper.

    As eviction crisis looms, tenant unions offer support

    Rising unemployment, financial instability and pandemic uncertainty prompt uptick in renter organizing
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    February 2, 2022

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