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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 gather at a candlelight vigil

    Editorial | ‘Domicile Unknown’ documents a tragic past and hints at a disturbing future

    In 2019, 113 people died homeless in Multnomah County. Now is the time for bold measures.
    By
    SR editorial board
    December 22, 2020
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    Exterior of the Oregon State Capitol building

    Editorial | Measure 110 passed. The next steps are crucial.

    Oregon can be a model for successful drug decriminalization, or it can be used to show why other states shouldn’t do the same
    By
    SR editorial board
    November 11, 2020
  • Street Roots
    Housing is a Human Right sign on a post

    Editorial | Housing crisis requires a federal commitment

    Local government can only do so much. We expect more from our national leadership.
    By
    SR editorial board
    October 21, 2020
  • Street Roots
    Image of two white male hands shaking with dollar bills floating in the background

    Street Roots Endorsement | Yes on enabling campaign finance limits

    Ballot Measure 107 | With the nation’s democracy in peril, Oregonians can take a step toward restoring fair representation their state
    By
    SR editorial board
    October 14, 2020
  • Street Roots
    Cigarette butts in an ashtray

    Street Roots Endorsement | No on raising tobacco taxes

    Ballot Measure 108 | Increasing taxes on statistically poor smokers during a collectively stressful time is not good policy
    By
    SR editorial board
    October 14, 2020
  • Street Roots
    Jar of dried magic mushrooms

    Street Roots Endorsement | Yes on legalizing psilocybin therapy

    Ballot Measure 109 | Psychedelic mushrooms are relatively safe and non-habit forming, people should be able to take them without fear of arrest
    By
    SR editorial board
    October 14, 2020
  • Street Roots
    Hands breaking free from handcuffs

    Street Roots Endorsement | Yes on decriminalizing personal drug possession and increasing treatment funding

    Ballot Measure 110 | While this measure isn’t perfect, the benefits to Oregonians that its passage will usher in should not be delayed
    By
    SR editorial board
    October 14, 2020
  • Street Roots
    a child does homework

    Street Roots Endorsement | Yes on universal preschool in Multnomah County

    Ballot Measure 26-214 | Subsidizing toddler education is the only way to make this critical step in youth development accessible to those who need it most
    By
    SR editorial board
    October 14, 2020
  • Street Roots
    Portland police exit a vehicle parked on MAX tracks in downtown

    Street Roots Endorsement | Yes on creating a new system of police oversight

    Ballot Measure 26-217 | We’ve watched Portland police brutalize protesters, legal observers and journalists with impunity for months — it’s time to create a system that will hold them accountable for their actions
    By
    SR editorial board
    October 14, 2020
  • Street Roots
    Depictions of wildfires, homelessness, Black Lives Matter protests and a protective mask

    Editorial | Strengthened by empathy in a time of unprecedented urgency

    As tragedies unfold all around us, we cannot neglect one need without jeopardizing them all
    By
    SR editorial board
    September 23, 2020

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