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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 ...

Damon Faust applies skills he developed in the military to first response in Haiti, and he helps other veterans do the same Damon Faust and business partner Ross Fielder have a vision: putting ...

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.” ...

COMMENTARY | Will Portland be a city that keeps pushing out lower-income residents, or one that allows more choices and affordability? Portland is growing, fast. Our city is expected to add more than ...

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 ...

Steve Phillips says candidates need to pay attention to the rainbow coalition that is the new American majority If today’s political scene has left you feeling less than hopeful, consider the work of ...

Let’s finally commit to a system that prevents housing loss, rather than reacting to it At Community Warehouse, we see how close our neighbors are to losing their housing. We meet families sleeping on ...

Several weeks ago Democrat Bill de Blasio won the Democratic nomination for Mayor of New York City while running a progressive campaign based on ending the city’s growing inequality. The Center for ...

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 ...