Note: Street Roots’ interview with Jorge Luis Reinaldo was conducted in Spanish, with assistance from an interpreter. Quotes are translated as directly as possible while maintaining appropriate ...

One 2023 death reveals a complicated web of policy and procedures impacting the city’s emergency response systems efficacy It takes about seven minutes for Portland Street Response to get downtown ...

Reporter Shasta Kearns Moore investigated a teacher accused of an inappropriate relationship with a student. Before her story was even published, the threats began. He vowed to sue her and her ...

One 2023 death reveals a complicated web of policy and procedures impacting the efficacy of the city’s emergency response systems It takes about seven minutes for Portland Street Response to get ...

In the new documentary “ Arresting Power,” which premiered at the Northwest Film Center in January, there is a 1981 film clip of Portland police commissioner Charles Jordan in heated dialogue with ...

In her debut novel, Northwest author Megan Kruse explores family and queerness from three perspectives Megan Kruse came of age as a queer youth in quasi-rural Washington – outside of Tulalip to be ...

A good friend of mine told me last week that he had read that Utah is ending homelessness. He read it all over the Internet. Oh boy, I thought to myself. After reading more and talking to advocates ...

The new investment will go to support "A Home For Everyone," a community partnership to end homelessness Mayor Charlie Hales and Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury announced this morning a $30 ...

A year-end roundup of what’s shaking on the homeless and housing front People ask Street Roots why we aren’t covering more of the housing crisis in the newspaper. It’s a simple answer for a complex ...

COMMENTARY | Homeless students deserve the same education as their peers Improving educational outcomes for all of Oregon’s students is urgent business. That’s why it was so important to me to add a ...

Editorial: Police tactics undermine city’s work For years, St. Francis dining hall has been more than a place to gather for a meal. It is that rare plot of serenity and community for people dealing ...