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SR editorial board

STREET ROOTS EDITORIALS

Street Roots editorials represent the opinion of the Street Roots organization and editorial board.

Articles by SR editorial board

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    People outside street roots office with snow on the ground and space heaters. They are standing near the heaters and under the tents to keep warm during the snow storm.

    Editorial | Inaction on climate change impacts the most vulnerable

    Like many others, Oregonians felt the impacts of extreme weather events caused by climate change
    By
    SR editorial board
    November 17, 2021
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    Photo of Portland city hall

    Editorial | Clean & Safe is a dirty deal

    The city's ties with Clean & Safe lack oversight. The city should not rush to approve a new contract.
    By
    SR editorial board
    September 29, 2021
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    Sen. Ron Wyden and someone wearing a Portland Street Response T-shirt

    Editorial | Portland Street Response is waiting for the city to catch up

    Portland’s bare-bones commitment to the non-police crisis response program doesn’t reflect the substantial public demand for it
    By
    SR editorial board
    July 21, 2021
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    Portland City Hall

    Editorial | Portland needs to prioritize government transparency

    With long waits and exorbitant fees hindering access to public records, accountability should be built into the city charter
    By
    SR editorial board
    June 2, 2021
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    Trans pride flag (blue, pink and white stripes)

    Editorial | We need to talk about anti-trans violence

    Portland has been a refuge for transgender people fleeing atrocities elsewhere, but we must recognize where we are still failing these members of our community
    By
    SR editorial board
    May 19, 2021
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    An array of hundred-dollar bills

    Editorial | Local efforts could bolster Biden’s housing plan

    The president’s $2 trillion infrastructure package is a solid start to reversing the impacts of Reaganomics
    By
    SR editorial board
    April 14, 2021
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    Crisis response survey results (bar graphs): Do you think Portland police are the best equipped to deal with people having mental health crises? (80.4% say no.) Plus another bar graph whose response is in the body of the story.

    Editorial | Crisis response shouldn’t be a bargaining chip

    Take the Portland Street Response program out of the police union contact
    By
    SR editorial board
    March 17, 2021
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    Oregon State Penitentiary

    Editorial | The prison system cannot be fixed

    Scores of COVID-19 deaths in Oregon’s prisons underscore the failures of America’s carceral system
    By
    SR editorial board
    March 10, 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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    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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