For Jermaine, one of his greatest values is hard work. Having sold newspapers with Street Roots since it was on Northwest Davis Street, he takes pride in the relationships he has cultivated and the ...

Gabi Huffman recalled being near a breaking point. After leaving what she called a “really bad relationship,” she was living in a church basement shelter with her daughter, who was three months old at ...

Things are starting to look up for Jeremy Joel Coffey. “I’m due to graduate from outpatient drug treatment (soon),” Coffey said. “Treatment’s been great. I feel really grounded in sobriety.” For a ...

On Oct. 9, just days ahead of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to “reclaim” Columbus Day. To those on the left, the proclamation was likely unsurprising, and while ...

The clock started ticking Nov. 1. That’s the day the city of Portland planned to enforce its law banning people living outdoors from setting up encampments as part of Mayor Keith Wilson’s goal of ...

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For many housed people, there is a tendency to conflate unhoused populations with violent crime and danger, but crime rates tell a different story. Editor's note: This story contains graphic ...

Zenith Energy’s fossil fuel storage and transport facility faces criticism for potential environmental dangers, particularly in the event of an earthquake. Portland City Council and a fossil fuel ...

Anti-homeless policy has been a staple of cities the world over, whether those policies be forthright, like loitering laws and sit-lie ordinances, or peppered into a city’s infrastructure and public ...

For over 60 years, Lil’ Sambo’s Family Restaurant in Lincoln City has been a self-proclaimed “coastal landmark,” named after a children’s book famous for its racist illustrations. Now, Oregonians are ...

Continuing efforts to rename lakes, creeks, mountains and other geographical places with offensive and racist names are happening in Oregon, often with help from tribes and Native historians From ...

The Housing First pioneer explains why the policy of housing a person before attempting to fix their underlying issues works best In the late 1980s and early ’90s, on both ends of the country, the ...