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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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Congratulations to @streetroots.bsky.social for 12 SPJ awards, four of which resulted from a partnership with @propublica.org! 🥳
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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.
Portland's 2nd annual International Whores’ Day brought together hundreds of people to socialize and strategize around sex workers’ rights.
Vanport Cottonwood trees now designated state heritage trees. Researchers say the Vanport Cottonwood trees are among the survivors of the Vanport Flood, which ravaged the city in 1948.
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 transgender and queer people searching for places that boast safer policies and robust community. Despite its generally welcoming reputation, LGBTQIA2S+ people in the county face care gaps in shelter, eviction support, and other vital resources.
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🗞️ What's inside the new issue of Street Roots? Find stories on the Vanport Cottonwoods new designation as state heritage trees, an annual event bringing together sex workers, PSU's 'Social Justice & the Arts' degree program 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.
Queer people in Multnomah County still face care gaps in shelter, eviction support, case management and other vital resources
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Looking for a low-cost arts event in June? Oregon Trail card holders can find a slew of films, stage productions and more in our Arts for All calendar.
Months of data show an increase in campsite removals impacting homeless Portlanders since the ban went into effect, while many remain wary of shelters set up by the city
SPJ Oregon and SPJ Western Washington are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 Excellence in Journalism awards. Talented journalists across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming submi...
The program creates a consistent pathway for people on probation and post-prison supervision to earn a reduction in their sentence through good behavior and compliance
