For the last month, Christina Smith has been in a lot of pain. Each day, she has to pack up everything she owns from a spot just outside Portland city limits, where she pitches a tent. After packing ...

Xocjhil Lino Aiello wrote a story for Roosevelt High’s school newspaper Oct. 29 about the threat federal immigration raids pose to Portland students. The story provided tips for what students should ...

Founded in 1999, Street Roots is a Portland-based nonprofit dedicated to creating income opportunities for individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty. As a member of the International Network ...

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Many Portlanders are skeptical of media, politicians and wealthy agenda-setters. Street Roots is skeptical, too. There’s a rebellious spirit in this city — a populace clamoring for a better future and ...

Dispelling the myth of ex-felons from the head of the DOC Max Williams, Director of Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC), spoke at the Out4Life Reentry Conference in Portland, in October. I strongly ...

In stark contrast to the ancient city that once flourished with ideas and commerce, today there is only the exchange of small arms fire and artillery shells within the city center, as the soldiers ...

Protected bike lanes in Portland could build on the legacy of the Transit Mall to make the city more humane It’s one of the most famous images in modern urban planning: three simple photos showing how ...

When I first meet William, downtown was shuttered by a snowstorm. Despite having slept outside in the cold the night before, William is in a good mood. “Today is a good day,” he says. “Sympathy day.” ...

Just what the legislature ordered: Oregon races the clock to restructure its low-income health care system By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer Autumn Bolds begins the day’s huddle by telling Dr. Rachel ...

The Port of Portland wants to change the law so it can keep dumping dredge waste in West Hayden Island’s natural area off Oregon's Columbia River When the City of Portland pulled West Hayden Island ...

Despite the shelter’s efficacy, state budget cuts and lack of buy-in from the city leave its future up in the air At the edge of Delta Park in North Portland, an old red-and-blue Motel 6 sign still ...