A coalition of community groups and legal experts sent a letter to city officials demanding compliance with state law, commitment to transparency Story updated Dec.18, 1:00 p.m. Street Roots obtained ...

Nancy Hiser can see the tanks from her home. Looking north, past a flag pole, through a smattering of trees at the edge of Forest Park, she can see a large tank operated by Houston-based fossil fuel ...

Hopes are high for Portland’s new form of government, including its 12 new city councilors. The housing crisis is among the most pressing challenges the new City Council will face, and Portland ...

Ronald J. Barnes knows what he needs. Having alerted the Street Roots staff that he had too much hip pain to walk up the stairs, he led the way to an office that served as a makeshift interview room.

At this moment, my brother is lying on the sofa in the living room of my apartment. It is 7:30 in the morning, and he looks very peaceful. But underneath this appearance is the story of his struggle — ...

A seven-member grand jury spent five weeks inspecting four Multnomah County jails, revealing challenges of maintaining the local carceral system The three jails and one state prison inside Multnomah ...

In December, Oregon saw a continued slump in movement around the winter holidays, with eight fewer election wins, the same number of campaigns, and five fewer labor actions than in November. Compared ...

Volunteering and community service are perennial New Year’s resolutions. Here’s how you can sustain your 2025 motivation throughout the year. Among the other popular New Year’s resolutions of saving ...

Every Christmas tree comes with a story. Many stories go untold because the people who lived them fear this could be their last Christmas with their families. President-elect Donald Trump vows to ...

A Portland deputy city attorney attempted to shield the city’s communications regarding Zenith Energy from public view in December, according to emails obtained by Street Roots. Lauren King, deputy ...

Bob has been a vendor with Street Roots for only a short while, but his presence is already making an impression. Born and raised in Portland, he’s deeply familiar with the city and its challenges, ...

Two years ago, Jasmine Werner moved to Oregon with her two young children to escape an unsafe situation on the East Coast. “This is my home, and I want to make a difference here,” Werner said. She is ...