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Kaia Sand | Street Roots vendors coached by Nettie Johnson

OPINION | In Nettie's new role she provides sales tips and support to other vendors Decked out in a crisp hoodie with a coach’s whistle draped around her neck, Nettie Johnson checks in on her vendor roster at our Old Town office. She chats with peopl ...

24 Nov 2021 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | Solutions journalism digs deeper

Kaia Sand | Foster care shuffle series investigates issues, looks to solutions This week culminates the five-part “Foster Care Shuffle” solutions journalism series. This series, deftly edited by K. Rambo and written by Libby Dowsett, continues Street Root ...

10 Nov 2021 - Kaia Sand
OPINION: City, county should use surplus revenue to purchase motels, other housing

Kaia Sand | ‘The stability and security of housing can do wonders for people’s well-being’ It was a voicemail I’ll save: “I got moved into my apartment. I just got the keys today!” I imagined this particular Street Roots vendor in an apartment sitting at ...

3 Nov 2021 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | ‘Build Back Better’ is a big deal for housing

Kaia Sand | A key piece of legislation could create inroads to addressing the housing crisis with a massive infusion of funding — if it’s passed I recently chatted with a man who worked in downtown Portland in the 1980s. He remembers, he told me, seeing ...

27 Oct 2021 - Kaia Sand
OPINION | Among narratives of fear, an ode to Old Town

Kaia Sand | ‘This neighborhood beats as one of Portland’s strong hearts, and its people who live their lives in public are people to love’ I have been at a loss for words as I listen to fearsome descriptions of Old Town on some media outlets and from the ...

20 Oct 2021 - Kaia Sand
Kaia Sand | Creating additive solutions to homelessness

OPINION | Looking at solutions to the homelessness crisis, which solutions go beyond spectacle and prove effective? The humanitarian crisis of homelessness rightfully ignites a sense of urgency in many people. Some rhetoric around urgency, though, is abou ...

13 Oct 2021 - Kaia Sand
Kaia Sand | Portland Street Response is on the right track, 6-month evaluation shows

Opinion | Expand the pilot city-wide, 24/7, under Portland Fire and Rescue If you are due for a dose of hope, I recommend you dig into the newly released Portland Street Response six-month evaluation. Yes, Portland Street Response is too small – the city ...

6 Oct 2021 - Kaia Sand
Kaia Sand | MoJo program provides new opportunities

OPINION | Led by Gary Barker, the mobile journalism program forges new paths to education and income The whiteboard is covered in pale red and blue sentences – “I am a living miracle,” and below that, “Good morning all.” I’m in the basement among the boxe ...

22 Sep 2021 - Kaia Sand
Kaia Sand | Reduce police encounters for people in crisis

OPINION | Portland Street Response can meet people where they are I have tried to write this column many times. In one version, I began by describing a man I’ll call E. as he was last week — peaceful, smiling his sweet smile, sitting on a bench wrapped in ...

15 Sep 2021 - Kaia Sand
Kaia Sand | Action needed so people can afford rent

OPINION | Wyden has proposed a bill to move toward universal vouchers T his much is clear: the rent’s too damn high and the wages are too low. While people feel these pains in the most local of ways — with widespread homelessness and housing insecurity — ...

8 Sep 2021 - Kaia Sand