Street Roots

An award-winning, investigative weekly street newspaper assisting people experiencing homelessness & poverty by creating income opportunities

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Opinion: Oregon’s Earned Discharge Program breaks the harmful cycle of surveillance for those formerly incarcerated. Read the column about the impacts of Senate Bill 581.
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Portland is seen as a safe-haven destination for many trans and queer people searching for places that boast safer policies. Despite its generally welcoming reputation, LGBTQIA2S+ people in the county face care gaps in shelter and other housing resources.
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Wanting for arts in your life? Oregon Trail Card holders can attend all the arts events on our June Arts for All calendar for $5.
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"The land’s been very generous and patient with me," Jennifer Rose Marie Serna said of Wapato Island Farm. The operator of the 32-acre farm leans on her ancestral knowledge to connect communities with the land and medicinal plants.
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🗞️ The new issue of Street Roots is out now. What's inside? Stories on the city's struggle to keep transgender people housed, Wapato Island Farm, June Arts for All calendar and more.
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Portland's mayor, police and prosecutors say the purpose of the camping ban is to provide resources to homeless Portlanders. But none of them are tracking whether it’s working.
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Have you been wondering what all the different city and county homeless shelter cuts actually add up to? Street Roots set out to figure out the extent of cuts, exactly which shelters are set to close and why.
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🗞 In the new issue of Street Roots: City and County homeless shelter cuts, impacts of the city's camping ban and more.

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A massive data center is the planned recipient of green energy generated by a $3.3 billion project long opposed by Yakama Nation.
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🗞 In the new issue of Street Roots: Yakama Nation fights a $3.3B planned energy project and massive data center, David F. Walker's latest book and more.

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We need your help to raise $40K this spring! Your support funds Street Roots award-winning investigative reporting and vendor program. Donate today, and together, let’s help Street Roots thrive! https://t.co/AGKTyi4X4j

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🗞️ Volume 2 of Street Roots' Election Issue is out now. This issue includes candidates running for seats in the Senate and House. Read their responses to questions on eviction prevention, homelessness and more.

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Still trying to understand what the Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries does? Read what incumbent, Christina Stephenson and her opponent, Chris Lynch had to say about BOLI's severe backlog of complaints.
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🗳️ Filling out your ballot? Inform your vote with Street Roots' primary elections coverage. Our newsroom sent questionnaires to candidates about issues we think matter most to our readers.
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Read about the priorities of those running for Metro Council president and Metro Council District seats.
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Where do Oregon gubernatorial candidates stand on housing and homelessness? Read 13 candidates' responses to Street Roots elections questionnaire.
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🗞️ Volume 1 of Street Roots' Election Issue is out now. This issue includes candidates running for governor, Bureau of Labor & Industries Commissioner and Metro Council. Read their thoughts on housing affordability, homelessness, labor and more. 🗳️

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🗞️ 🌼 Street Roots Spring Anthology is out now! If you're not familiar with the Spring Anthology issues, our newsroom puts together some of the most impactful stories from the last six months into two issues each spring. Read stories you may have missed and grab a copy to share!

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Lawmakers and advocates have long debated the authority of the state Psychiatric Security Review Board. Critics now say the board’s extreme caution stalls patient discharge and is colliding with Oregon’s strained mental health system.
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Who is Nathaniel VerGow, Multnomah County's newly appointed leader of its Homeless Services Department? Documents show the former social worker effectively ran homelessness programs in LA, but he's leaving his former employer amid its disarray.
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