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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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    Large black text says, "2022 county Charter Reform. Measures 26-230, 26-231, 26-232, 26-233, 26-234, 26-235, 26-236"

    2022 Elections | County Charter Reform

    Seven reforms packaged in individual measures would bring ranked choice voting to county elections, increase transparency
    By
    K. Rambo Piper McDaniel
    October 5, 2022
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    Large black text says, "2022 Portland Charter Reform. Measure 26-228"

    2022 Elections | Portland Charter Reform

    Portland Measure 26-228 brings Portland's city government into the new millennia, but opponents say it's too complicated and will limit a mayor
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    October 5, 2022
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    Large black text says, "2022 Elections. Oregon's 3rd congressional district"

    2022 Elections | Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District

    Democratic incumbent Rep. Earl Blumenauer is running against Republican Joanna Harbour in Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    September 28, 2022
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    Large black text says, "2022 Elections. Oregon's 1st congressional district"

    2022 Elections | Oregon's 1st Congressional District

    Democratic incumbent Rep. Suzanne Bonamici is running against Republican candidate Chris Mann
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    September 28, 2022
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    Large black text on a black and white photo of the Oregon state capitol building says, "2022 Oregon Ballot Measures. 111, 112, 113, 114"

    2022 Elections | Oregon Ballot Measures

    Measures 111, 112, 113 and 114 propose changes to the Oregon Constitution, a permit-to-purchase system for purchasing firearms and more
    By
    Piper McDaniel Mia Ryder-Marks Melanie Henshaw
    September 21, 2022
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    A man on an orange background looks like a puppet being held by marionette strings. The man is wearing a suit and holding a briefcase. He is leaping above houses.

    Oregon property managers oversee large share of evictions

    Landlords send property managers to court in their stead while tenants struggle to represent themselves
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    September 14, 2022
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    White, black and yellow graffiti underneath a freeway overpass.

    ODOT spends millions removing freeway graffiti

    Painting overpasses in an endless loop costs millions — and there's no end in sight
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    August 31, 2022
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    4 people sit in a circle outside talking while seated around a table.

    HUD's 'House America' initiative takes housing-first approach to homelessness

    Street Roots talks with key official about the program’s aims to alleviate homelessness by year’s end
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    August 26, 2022
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    An upside down city hall building is at the top of the image with money spiraling out of the building on top of two vehicles. one is a Portland Police Bureau vehicle and the other is a firetruck.

    PPB and Fire Bureau have one of the most expensive pensions in the country

    Funded almost exclusively by property taxes, the program and will cost taxpayers billions
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    August 25, 2022
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    Fresh foods at William Temple pantry

    Need and poverty are rising in Oregon

    Cost of living, inflation and ongoing pandemic impacts contribute to record levels of poverty
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    August 17, 2022

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