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Fanékungok yan si DabitZach Villagomez – “anai dumådangkulo yu’...ti hu aksepta na Chamoru yu'”Gi ini na episót, hu ofaisini i abok-ku si Zach Villagomez ya un tungo’ håfa? Ti hu tungo’ i inamko’-ña mo’na nai monhåyan i inadingan-måmi. Ya tåtatte ha gågao yu’, “Oh Dabit. Kao siña un na’tungo’ iyo-mu listeners na: bente åños yu’”. Ilek-ku, haaa?! Magåhet nai?! Anai hu hungok enao: nina’magof yu’ sa’ ombre: guiya i mås hoben na fífino’ ni hu tungo’. Monhan “conversational” gui’ gi fino’-ta. Pine’lo-ku na achá’amko’ gui' yan si Jesus pat si Jorell, lao åhe’ – hobenña gui’! Pues anyways: gi hiyong eyu, fehmåni inadingan-måmi, yan2025-03-2520 min
Street Roots RadioWhat I Carry: Mementos from Portland's Street CommunityMore Information: More info about Jim Lommasson, the photographer behind the 'what i carry' project Sit-down interview from our friends at MetroEast Community Media on the 'what i carry' project with Jim Lommasson [8/27/24] Visual walk through of the exhibit and project at the Central Library Visit the Multnomah County Central Library To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Episode Credits: Interview & Repo...2025-01-2915 minStreet Roots RadioLegislation Introduced to Close Loophole Allowing Banned Ex-Cops to Patrol University CampusesMore Information: Sam's original June 2024 reporting on the state university's campus security oversight loophole Follow HB 2551 on the Oregon Legislative Information System (OLIS) Information from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) on how the private security industry is regulated in Oregon To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Episode Credits: Interview & Reporting: Sam Becker, Street Roots Correspondent Host/Producer, Post-Production, & Editing: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Direct...2025-01-2225 minStreet Roots RadioRecords Uncovered Showing Zenith Energy Plans to Expand Portland Oil & Gas OperationsThis episode is discussing this already published reporting. It builds on other recent reporting from Jeremiah on the City of Portland's use of attorney-client privilege in non-legal discussions in order to shield Zenith's communications from being part of the public record. Past Episodes & Reporting 12/18/24: DEQ Fines Zenith Energy After Surprise Inspection, Sends Land Use Permit Back to City Corresponding Reporting 11/20/24: Multnomah County Considers New Requirements for CEI Hub Corresponding Reporting 11/22/23: Climate Activists Implore DEQ to Deny Key Zenith Energy Permit Corresponding Reporting 9/20/23: Zenith Energy Under Investigation by City Auditor for Possible Lobbying Violations Corresponding Reporting Related Foll...2025-01-1536 minStreet Roots RadioThis Is Your Sign To Go Volunteer SomewhereMore on the Groups Mentioned: Milk Crate Kitchen PDX Free Fridge Blanchet House Sweaty Buttcrack Collective Depave • Past episode mentioned (10/18/23) on a parking lot re-greening project Depave worked on Friends of Trees Neighbors for Clean Air Street Books Portland Street Medicine Community Cycling Center To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Episode Credits: Interview: Kanani Cortez, Street Roots Digital Producer Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Director Post-Production & Editing: Kyle Gilmer, Resid...2025-01-0836 minStreet Roots RadioDEQ Fines Zenith Energy After Surprise Inspection, Sends Land Use Permit Back to CityIncluded in today's discussion, alongside the reporting on DEQ's imposed penalties, we discussed a letter from environmental advocates putting the city 'on notice.' Past Episodes & Reporting 11/20/24: Multnomah County Considers New Requirements for CEI Hub Corresponding Reporting 11/22/23: Climate Activists Implore DEQ to Deny Key Zenith Energy Permit Corresponding Reporting 9/20/23: Zenith Energy Under Investigation by City Auditor for Possible Lobbying Violations Corresponding Reporting Related Follow Up 3/26/24: Zenith Energy violated city lobbying code in 2022 pursuit of LUCS, auditor finds 8/23/23: Coming Down the Pipe...2024-12-1829 minStreet Roots RadioGrand Jury Investigation on Multnomah County Corrections Facilities ReleasedRelated Episodes: 8/21/24: The Great Portland Crime Ripple: Looking Into Portland Crime Rates & The State of Policing 10/4/23: What Happened to Kenny? A Sister's Quest for Answers After Brother's Death in Multnomah County Jail 8/9/23: In-Custody Deaths Double in Multnomah County Jails Over Last 3 Months More Information: Street Roots Staff Announce Intent to Unionize (Taylor Griggs, Portland Mercury, 12/3/24) Street Roots Workers Guild To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Episode Credits: Interview: Jeremi...2024-12-1119 minStreet Roots RadioThe 2024 Vendor Issue!To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: K. Rambo, Street Roots Editor-in-Chief Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Director Post-Production & Editing: Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio 2024-11-2717 minStreet Roots RadioMultnomah County Considers New Requirements for CEI HubMore Information: DEQ Report to the Oregon Legislature on fuel tank seismic stability [Nov 2024, OR Dept. of Environmental Quality] Climate Activists Implore DEQ to Deny Key Zenith Energy Permit [Street Roots Radio, 11/22/23] Toxic vapors will be deadly when mega-earthquake hits Portland, report says, prompting call for regulation [Oregonian/OregonLive, 11/3/23] ‘Ticking time bomb’: Portland residents raise concerns over aging fuel tanks [KOIN 6, 4/16/24] To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Episod...2024-11-2020 minStreet Roots RadioUrban Farming & Food Justice In East County with Zenger FarmMore information: About Zenger Farm East Portland's History of Disinvestment: Watch: "The Numbers" - young people living in East Portland on their hopes and concerns for their community [OR Humanities, This Land, May 2017] Read: The Forgotten Portland: How East Portland Was Born... and Ignored [Portland Mercury, Joe Streckert, Sept 2014] Listen: What’s the Deal With East Portland’s Infrastructure Woes? [City Cast Portland, October 2024] Other folks working on climate resilience and food justice East of 82nd Ave: DePave (turning unused parking lots...2024-11-1322 minStreet Roots RadioWyden Introduces Bill to Protect Low-Income Tenants, Tenant UnionsMore information: More about the tenant organizing at The Russell Apartments [Abe Asher, Portland Mercury, 10/21/24] Text of the Tenants' Right to Organize Act [U.S. Congress, Introduced by Sen. Fetterman, 9/18/24] Past episode on eviction representation and lack of legal recourse for Oregon tenants [Evicted by Default: What's Happening in Multonmah County Eviction Courts?, Nina Dabit & Piper McDaniel, 12/7/22] To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Episode Credits: Interview: Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Re...2024-11-0618 minStreet Roots RadioNW Natural Added to Multnomah County Lawsuit for Campaigns Misrepresenting Environmental ImpactMore information: This episode is a follow up to past reporting. See the original episode from March 27th, 2024 and the corresponding Street Roots article from Jeremiah. ProPublica's September 2024 Investigation into NW Natural's greenwashing campaign: "Oregon's Largest Natural Gas Company Said It Was Going Green. It Sells As Much Fossil Fuel As Before. To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Episode Credits: Interview: Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Reporter Host & Producer: Nina Dabit...2024-10-2319 minStreet Roots RadioElections Issue #1: Multnomah County, PDX Mayor & City Council Districts 1 & 2To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. More information: Street Roots' breakdown on how Portland's Ranked Choice Voting System works XRAY's Know Your Candidate Video Interviews & Podcast Feed Portland is Possible Initiative [XRAY Election Coverage Partnership] Update your voter registration or register to vote by Tuesday, October 15th at oregonvotes.org See a full database of every candidate running in Portland city elections at Rose City Reform. Episode...2024-10-0925 minStreet Roots RadioStreet Roots Joins ProPublica's Local Reporting NetworkTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. More Information: About the ProPublica Local Reporting Network The Great Portland Crime Ripple 8/21/24 Episode & Written Story (referenced by K. as an example of investigative reporting they'd like to do more of with this partnership) Former Executive Editor Joanne Zuhl's 7/28/21 farewell and recap of Street Roots' staffing history (or lack thereof) in her tenure Episo...2024-09-2521 minStreet Roots Radio"Unconscionably Bad Circumstances" - The State of Sanctioned Campsites in Grants PassTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Related Episodes: 9/4/2024: "Grants Pass Scrambles to Meet Humanitarian Standards at New Outdoor Homeless Sites" (the original episode this week's reporting is built on) 7/3/2024: "6-3 Supreme Court Decides Criminalizing Homeless Residents for Sleeping Outside Isn't Cruel and Unusual" (decision given to Grants Pass at Supreme Court leading to these events) 5/8/2024: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Grants Pass v. Johnson (recapping oral arguments in the case before the Supreme Court from Jeremiah's trip to DC for the...2024-09-1839 minStreet Roots RadioGrants Pass Scrambles to Meet Humanitarian Standards at New Outdoor Homeless SitesTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Related Episodes: 7/3/2024: "6-3 Supreme Court Decides Criminalizing Homeless Residents for Sleeping Outside Isn't Cruel and Unusual" (decision given to Grants Pass at Supreme Court leading to these events) 5/8/2024: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Grants Pass v. Johnson (recapping oral arguments in the case before the Supreme Court from Jeremiah's trip to DC for the occasion). 4/3/2024: Uncomfortable Enough? Grants Pass v. Johnson (Jeremiah's in-depth reporting on the ground in Grants Pass speaking to stakeholders pre-Suprem...2024-09-0441 minStreet Roots RadioThe Great Portland Crime Ripple: Looking Into Portland Crime Rates & The State of PolicingTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: K. Rambo, Street Roots Editor-in-Chief & Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Reporter Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Director Post-Production & Editing: Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio 2024-08-2148 minStreet Roots RadioTrump Homelessness Platform Eerily Familiar to PortlandersTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Related Episodes: 8/7/24: "Did the City of Portland Call Us All Poor?" on Portland Housing Bureau's affordable housing blunders 7/3/24: "6-3 Supreme Court Decides Criminalizing Homeless Residents for Sleeping Outside Isn't Cruel and Unusual" on Grants Pass v. Johnson + 4/3/24 episode outlining the case and Oregon law vs. federal law 6/19/24: "Oregon Project Using Vacant Property As Shelter Proposed Nationally" on Congresswoman Bonamici's Project Turnkey Act. 6/7/23: "Mayor Wheeler's Proposed Daytime Camping Ban Fines & Jails Homeless Portlanders" on the int...2024-08-1435 minStreet Roots RadioDid the City of Portland Call Us All Poor?What is "affordable" housing? Probably different than what you think under the City of Portland's 'Inclusionary Housing' program. To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Information: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Median Family Income Value Chart [Portland Housing Bureau] More about the Inclusionary Housing program's recent audit finding it's falling short of affordable housing goals [Alex Zielenski, OPB, May 2024] The Full Audit Report of Inclusionary Housing [Portland City Auditor, May 2024] Portland City Council expands Inclusionary Housing program in unanimous vote [Commissioner Rubio...2024-08-0732 minStreet Roots RadioRecords Show PPB 'Emergency' Presentation Overstated Urgency for MunitionsThis episode is a follow up to the reporting in the May 29th episode: "PDX Police Request 'Emergency' Purchase of 'Less-Lethal' Munitions Often Used Against Protestors." ----- To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Information: City Council Records of this ordinance's sole hearing/passage (+ see the corresponding presentation in question More information on recent developments in stipulations of PPB's settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over...2024-07-3135 minStreet Roots RadioCity Contractors Post Sweep Notices for Homeless Encampments During Heat WaveTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Information: City of Portland Campsite Removal Policy & Process Mayor Wheeler's State of Emergency Due to Extreme Heat [July 3rd, 2024] City Portland's Extreme Heat Policies + Info Past Street Roots Reporting: Former employees, homeless Portlanders cite various violations, lack of training in Rapid Response Bio Clean's practices [May 15th, 2024] Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Kimberly Cortez, Street Roots Snowden Reporting Intern Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Director P...2024-07-2421 minStreet Roots RadioSomehow They Passed Something: Portland City Council vs. Multnomah County on HomelessnessTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Reporting/Episodes Referenced: 6/26/24: Portland, Multnomah County Seek to Avoid 'Messy Divorce' on Homelessness Approach 2/15/23: Oregon Evictions Surging After Pandemic Protections Expire Further Information: About the Homelessness Response Action Plan (HRAP) 7/3/24 PDX City Council Meeting Minutes + Recording Ordinance Passed Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Reporter Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager Post-Production & Editing: Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio 2024-07-1731 minStreet Roots RadioOregon Prison Celebrates Its First Pride EventTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Street Roots is currently running a supply drive to keep vendors safe during the Heatwave. Help via their Amazon wishlist. Further Info: The Sentencing Project's Research on Incarcerated LGBTQ+ Adults and Youth (referenced in story) True Colors Recovery (interviewed/featured in story) Visualizing the Unequal Treatment of LGBTQ People in the Criminal Justice System (Prison Policy Initiative) Episode Credits: Interview: Kanani Cortez, Street Roots Digital Producer...2024-07-1028 minStreet Roots Radio6-3 Supreme Court Decides Criminalizing Homeless Residents for Sleeping Outside Isn't Cruel and UnusualTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Information Full Supreme Court Opinion in Grants Pass v. Johnson Transcript + Audio of Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson ORS 195.530 (2021 statewide legislation that cancels out SCOTUS ruling in Oregon) Key Precedent: 9th Circuit Federal Court Ruling in Martin v. Boise (2018) [SCOTUS declined case, therefore upholding the lower court ruling. Case establishes that sleeping outside cannot be punished if there is not otherwise sufficient shelter space] Key Precedent: Supreme Court Ruling in...2024-07-0341 minStreet Roots RadioPortland, Multnomah County Seek to Avoid 'Messy Divorce' on Homelessness ApproachTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Information: About the Homelessness Response Action Plan (HRAP) June 26th City Council Agenda & Livestream (HRAP to be discussed and decided in morning session 6/26/24) About the Supportive Housing Services Tax (major funder of Multnomah County's homeless services) Past Related Episodes: 5/15/24: Portland's 'New' Public Sleeping Ban: Doing the Same Thing and Expecting Different Results 5/8/24: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Grants Pass v. Johnson 1/31/24: Oregon Responses to Freezing Weather Fall Short, Homeless Residents Left...2024-06-2632 minStreet Roots RadioOregon Project Using Vacant Property As Shelter Proposed NationallyTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Information: Oregon's Project Turnkey Reports & Impact [Oregon Community Foundation] H.R. 8297 - Project Turnkey Act [United States Congress] 2023 National Homelessness Data [National Alliance to End Homelessness] National Property Vacancy Rates [USA Facts via 2020 Census] PSU Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative [Reporting on Impact of OR's Project Turnkey] Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici [CD-1, D-Oregon] How A Bill Becomes A Law [Schoolhouse Rock, who actually does the best job at explaining this] Episode Credits: Rep...2024-06-1923 minStreet Roots RadioFood Justice Through Community Farming at Black Futures FarmTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Information: Black Futures Farm Black Food Sovereignty Coalition Oregon Black Pioneers Imagine Black Oregon's History of Black Exclusion Laws [Oregon Encyclopedia] Environmental Racism and Justice in Oregon [Here is Oregon / OR Humanities, Feb 2023] Deep Dive into Generational Trauma Around Farming in Black Communities [Mother Jones, June 2021] Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Kimberly Cortez, Street Roots Snowden Reporti...2024-06-1223 minStreet Roots RadioWe Don't Deserve Dogs (Stories of Unhoused Humans + Their Pets)To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Information: Oregon Senate Bill 496 Portland Animal Welfare (PAW) Team Oregon Humane Society Testifies on SB 496 and partnership with Blanchet House National Dog Inclusive Rental Database Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Ellen Clarke, Street Roots Correspondent Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager Post-Production & Editing: Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio Promised Dog Photos: Photos from this story Nina's 'Golden Retriever' / Pit Bull: Send i...2024-06-0516 minStreet Roots RadioPDX Police Request 'Emergency' Purchase of 'Less-Lethal' Munitions Often Used Against ProtestorsTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Information: Most recent quarterly report of PPB stockpile of 'less-lethal' munitions and crowd-control equipment (included at top of this week's article) Emergency Ordinance Request from PPB for Munitions and Shields Purchase [5/27/24] City of Portland Adopts 2020 Resolution requiring PPB request approval for purchases of this nature [12/9/20] Office of Management and Finance Notice of Sole Procurement [4/2/24] Per the OMF Notice, the only shields that f...2024-05-2926 minStreet Roots RadioRapid Response Requests Wrongful Death Lawsuit Ruling Be Tossed Because They "Forgot" About The CaseTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Information: Street Roots Coverage of Rapid Response Bio Clean's lawsuits, concerns, & complaints [5/15/24, Terah Bennett] City of Portland Weekly Campsite Reports prior to being renamed 'Weekly Street Service Reports' in 2020 Media Coverage of Debby Ann Beaver's death and the subsequent wrongful death lawsuit in the Portland Mercury [Alex Zielinski, 8/12/21], Street Roots [Desiree Hellegers, 1/10/20], & Willamette Week [Sophie Peel, 7/8/21] Class...2024-05-2233 minStreet Roots RadioPortland's 'New' Public Sleeping Ban: Doing the Same Thing and Expecting Different ResultsTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Related Episodes: 6/7/2023: Mayor Wheeler's Proposed Daytime Camping Ban Fines & Jails Homeless Portlanders + In Depth Reporting (Editor-in-Chief K. Rambo's reporting on the original passing of Portland's daytime camping ban--which is very similar to the Grants Pass ordinance--including the constitutional and legal questions raised by it) 7/12/2023: Ban Without a Plan: Unclear What's Next for PDX Daytime Camping Ban (Jeremiah's reporting on the lack of planni...2024-05-1533 minStreet Roots RadioU.S. Supreme Court Hears Grants Pass v. JohnsonTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Related Episodes: 4/3/2024: Uncomfortable Enough? Grants Pass v. Johnson (Jeremiah's in-depth reporting speaking to stakeholders in Grants Pass pre-Supreme Court oral arguments, including service providers, home builders, homeless residents, those involved in the SCOTUS case, etc.) 1/17/2024: U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Homelessness Case (Jeremiah's initial reporting on the background of the Grants Pass case and what to e) 7/12/2023: Ban Without a Plan...2024-05-0827 minStreet Roots RadioThe Vendor Issue!To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Find out more about Street Roots' Vendor Program. Episode Credits: Interview: Kanani Cortez, Street Roots Digital Producer Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager Post-Production & Editing: Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio 2024-04-1729 minStreet Roots RadioStreet Roots Year-In-Review: The 2024 Spring Anthology!To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Info: 11/9/23, Circuit Court judge halts enforcement of Portland’s public sleeping ban ordinance (Jeremiah Hayden) + Corresponding XRAY Street Roots Radio Episode 11/1/23, Portland has a waste problem — where is it coming from? (Jeremiah Hayden) + Corresponding XRAY Street Roots Radio Episode 10/11/23, CymaSpace brings music to deaf and hard-of-hearing communities (Ellen Clarke) 2/21/24, Frybread goes fancy (Melanie Henshaw) 11/8/23, Portland Public Schools teachers striking for smaller class sizes, higher pay (Aurora Biggers) Episode Credits: Interview: Kanani...2024-04-1025 minStreet Roots RadioUncomfortable Enough? Grants Pass v. JohnsonTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. If you can't buy from a vendor, read the article online here. Further Information U.S. Supreme Court Johnson v. Grants Pass Petitioner's Brief (In Favor of Sleeping Bans) U.S. Supreme Court Johnson v. Grants Pass Respondent's Brief (Against Sleeping Bans) ORS 195.530 (2021 statewide legislation championed by then-Speaker Kotek) Federal Court Ruling in Martin v. Boise (2018) Supreme Court Ruling in Robinson v. California (1962) ["The ‘crime’ of having a common cold"] MINT (Mobile Integrat...2024-04-0341 minStreet Roots RadioCoalition Urges Multnomah County to Act on Noxious Gas PollutionTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Information Report on Oregon's Hidden Pollution in Buildings [Sierra Club, OR Physicians for Social Responsibility, Verde, RMI, Beyond Toxic] 2022 Multnomah County Report on Public Health & Gas Stoves FAQ on Environmental Racism & Environmental Justice in Portland [OPAL] Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Reporter Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager Post...2024-03-2718 minStreet Roots RadioReframing Power: PICA's Policing Justice ExhibitionTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Information More about the Policing Justice Exhibition (Portland Institute for Contemporary Art) Don't Shoot Portland Short film: The Murder of June Knightly (Forensic Architecture) Short film : Tear Gas Tuesday (Forensic Architecture) Study of Medical Effects of Portland Protester's Exposure to Tear Gas (BMC Public Health) Related Reporting: Menstrual irregularities reported from exposure to tear gas at Portland protests (OPB) Related Reporting: Almost all people surveyed report harmful effects of tear...2024-03-2027 minStreet Roots RadioCentral Library Reopens + Refurbishing Old Library Furniture with Street Roots Flight CrewTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Info Support Street Roots in Completing Renovations for their New Building About the Central Library Renovations [Multnomah County] Multnomah County Library's Expansive Service Roster Street Roots Building Renovation Delay + Flight Crew Details [Executive Director, Kaia Sand, 2/21/24] Episode Credits: Interview: Kanani Cortez, Street Roots Digital Producer Reporting: Kanani Cortez, Street Roots Digital Producer // Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Reporter // DeVon Pouncey, Street Roots Community Media Director Host & Produce...2024-03-1325 minStreet Roots RadioPortland Adopts Enhanced Service District Recommendations Amidst Criticism To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Further Resources About Enhanced Service Districts City Council Discussion + Public Testimony on Enhanced Service District Recommendations About Enhanced Service District Fee Structure Merriam Webster's definition of a Tax 2/8/23 Episode on Portland Expediting Groups (undisclosed lobbying activity carved out for prominent Portland Business Alliance members, including Clean & Safe) 2/8/23 Street Roots Reporting on undisclosed lobbying by prominent Portland Business Alliance members, including Clean & Safe, via Expediting Groups Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Jeremiah Hayden...2024-02-2132 minStreet Roots RadioAre Efforts to Dismantle M110 Premature?To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: October Street Roots Reporting on M110 Backlash, including interview with Coalition to Fix & Improve M110 Director (and former OR Dept. of Corrections Head) Max Williams 10/25/23 Street Roots Radio Episode (Pairs with M110 Backlash article) OR House Bill 4002 (Legislation introduced to recriminalize drug possession) RTI Research Study on Effects of M110, including racial disparities since passage Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Reporter Hos...2024-02-0733 minStreet Roots RadioOregon Responses to Freezing Weather Fall Short, Homeless Residents Left At RiskTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: City of Portland tells Multnomah County they won't help staff warming shelters unless county provides "armed security" among other demands [First reported by Willamette Week, 1/21/24] City of Portland, via Portland Bureau of Transportation, tells residents to avoid all travel due to ice and freezing rain for the 48 hours following the closing of warming shelters Multnomah County's 1/16 announcement of warming shelters open thro...2024-01-3123 minStreet Roots RadioU.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Oregon Homelessness CaseTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Support vendors who've lost income due to the winter storm with Street Roots' Snow Day Fund. Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: U.S. Supreme Court Johnson v. Grants Pass Petitioner's Brief (In Favor of Sleeping Bans) U.S. Supreme Court Johnson v. Grants Pass Respondent's Brief (Against Sleeping Bans) Duncan v. City of Portland (Case challenging Portland camping ban enforcement) About Writs of Mandamus (Extraordinary legal maneuve...2024-01-1722 minStreet Roots RadioUrban Alchemy Part 3: Trouble with Local Service Providers To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Past Related Episodes: 12/27/23: Urban Alchemy Part 2: A Million Dollar Class Action Lawsuit 12/13/23: Urban Alchemy Part 1: Structure, Funding, & Admissions 11/15/23: Next PDX Temp. Alternative Shelter Site Faces Hazardous Chemical Cleanup 3/15/23: Urban Alchemy Wins Portland Mass Camp Project Amid Lawsuit Concerns 3/8/23: City Plans for Mass Camp Sites Emerge, But Failed Negotiations Raise Questions Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Reporter Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager Post-Production & Editing: Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio 2024-01-1028 minStreet Roots RadioUrban Alchemy Part 2: A Million Dollar Class Action LawsuitTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Past Related Episodes: 12/13/23: Urban Alchemy Part 1: Structure, Funding, & Admissions 11/15/23: Next PDX Temp. Alternative Shelter Site Faces Hazardous Chemical Cleanup 3/15/23: Urban Alchemy Wins Portland Mass Camp Project Amid Lawsuit Concerns 3/8/23: City Plans for Mass Camp Sites Emerge, But Failed Negotiations Raise Questions Background Info & Context: Class Action Lawsuit Filing that later resulted in $1 million settlement in October 2023 Unemployment Among Formerly Incarcerated People [Prison Policy Initiative] Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative comprehensive study on village m...2023-12-2726 minStreet Roots Radio2022 Domicile Unknown Report Shows Record Number of Homeless Deaths in Multnomah CountyTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Resources: Street Roots breakdown of 2022 Report 2022 Domicile Unknown Report 2021 Domicile Unknown Report Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: K. Rambo, Street Roots Editor-in-Chief Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager Post-Production & Editing: Chase Spross, Station Director 2023-12-2028 minStreet Roots RadioUrban Alchemy Part 1: Structure, Funding, & Admissions of the Controversial Temp. Alternative Shelter Site OperatorTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Past Related Episodes: 11/15/23: Next PDX Temp. Alternative Shelter Site Faces Hazardous Chemical Cleanup 3/15/23: Urban Alchemy Wins Portland Mass Camp Project Amid Lawsuit Concerns 3/8/23: City Plans for Mass Camp Sites Emerge, But Failed Negotiations Raise Questions Background Info & Context: Then-Senior-Advisor Sam Adams sends memo proposed 3 mass camp sites for 3000 people with National Guard as security [Willamette Week, 2/11/22] Mayor Wheeler's original budget proposal for mass encampments [11/10/22] OPB Compreh...2023-12-1325 minStreet Roots RadioBehind the Scenes at Street Roots: Fall Anthology Powered By NewsMatchTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. To support Street Roots during their NewsMatch campaign, give any amount up to $1,000 by midnight December 5th. Past Episodes & Reporting Discussed: Zenith Energy reporting by Jeremiah Hayden 8/23/23 Episode + Written Article (Coming Down the Pipe: Records Raise Questions On City of Portland's Activity with Zenith Energy) 9/20/23 Episode + Written Article (Zenith Energy Under Investigation by City Auditor for Possible Lobbying Violations) 11/22/23 Episode + Written Article (Climate Activists Implore DEQ to Deny Key Zeni...2023-11-2928 minStreet Roots RadioClimate Activists Implore DEQ to Deny Key Zenith Energy PermitTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Past Related Episodes: 8/23/23: Coming Down the Pipe: Records Raise Questions On City of Portland's Activity with Zenith Energy 9/20/23: Zenith Energy Under Investigation by City Auditor for Possible Lobbying Violations Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: Coalition Letter to DEQ Director Leah Feldon Video Explainer on Climate Activism Against Houston-based Zenith Energy's Activities in Portland Breach Collective's Call to Gov. Kotek to Direct DEQ to Deny Zenith's Air Contaminant Discharge Permit City of Portland's Earlie...2023-11-2221 minStreet Roots RadioNext PDX Temp. Alternative Shelter Site Faces Hazardous Chemical Cleanup + Sleeping Ban Enforcement HaltedTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Past Related Episodes: 11/8/23: Preparing for Wheeler's Nov 13 Daytime Camping Ban Enforcement Start 7/12/23: Ban Without a Plan: Unclear What's Next for PDX Daytime Camping Ban 6/7/23: Mayor Wheeler's Daytime Camping Ban Fines & Jails Homeless Portlanders 3/15/23: Urban Alchemy Wins Portland Mass Camp Project Amid Lawsuit Concerns 3/8/23: City Plans for Mass Camp Sites Emerge, But Failed Negotiations Raise Questions Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: About the O...2023-11-1520 minStreet Roots RadioWho Knows What's Next? Preparing for Wheeler's Nov 13 Daytime Camping Ban Enforcement StartTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: 6/7/23 Episode going in-depth on the ban + Reporting Discussed Further coverage 7/12/23 on where the daytime camping ban stood Oregon Law Center sues City of Portland over Camping Ban Mayor Wheeler's 10/30 announcement that enforcement begins 11/13 Text of Daytime Camping Ordinance ORS 195.530 (2021 statewide legislation championed by then-Speaker Kotek) Federal Court Ruling in Martin v. Boise Episode Credits...2023-11-0824 minStreet Roots RadioMetro Data Shows Housed Residents Responsible for Most Waste on Public Property, Despite Public PerceptionTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: Metro's Regional Illegal Dumping (RID) Data Dashboard G.L.I.T.T.E.R. Program (Ground Score) Trash for Peace City of Portland Housing & Urban Camping Impact Reduction Program Camp Steward Pilot Program with Metro RID Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Zuhl Fellow Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM D...2023-11-0118 minStreet Roots RadioM110 Funded Programs Show Early Successes, Despite BacklashTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: About Measure 110 [Oregon Health Authority] Proposed Changes from Opponents with the "Coalition to Fix and Improve Measure 110" NYU & CDC Collaborative Study finds increased overdosed deaths not linked to OR & WA drug decriminalization [September 2023] Oregon Change Clinic [profiled throughout story] Other local M110-funded centers/programs opening recently [Portland Mercury, September 2023] DHM Research Survey on M110 [April 2...2023-10-2523 minStreet Roots RadioCity Zoning Policy Stalls Construction of Climate Resilience Project at Historically Black Church To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: Depave, the nonprofit leading the project Portland Clean Energy Fund, passed by voters in 2018 City Council relaxing zoning codes in 2021 to encourage affordable housing development City Auditor 2 Year Update, including consolidation of city permitting (released 10/11/23) How pavement in urban areas leads to rising temperatures and livability issues (Columbia University Climate School) Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Jeremiah Hayden...2023-10-1827 minStreet Roots RadioTribal Forests Underfunded, Intertribal Timber Council Finds in Congressional ReportTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Mentioned in Episode: Intertribal Timber Council Report King 5 (Washington) Report on Fire Retardant Killing Fish in Pacific Northwest Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Melanie Henshaw, Street Roots Indigenous Affairs Reporter Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager Post-Production & Editing: Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio. This program was made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities (OH), a statewide nonprofit or...2023-10-1124 minStreet Roots RadioWhat Happened to Kenny? A Sister's Quest for Answers After Brother's Death in Multnomah County JailContent Warning: This interview includes discussions of death, mental illness, and drug use. To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: 8/9 Episode of Street Roots Radio covering Multnomah County's recent spike in in-custody deaths Community letter from Multnomah County Sheriff on recent deaths in custody [August 3rd, 2023] Investigative Report on Mental Illness in Multnomah County Detention Center [2017, Disability Rights Oregon] State of Oregon Jail Health Care Standards Advisory Council Report [September 15th, 2022] Episode Credits: Re...2023-10-0432 minStreet Roots RadioLocal Kaiser Pharmacy Workers Authorize Strike for Oct. 1st, Alleging Unfair Labor PracticesTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: UFCW Local 555 Statement on Kaiser Permanente Strike Authorization National Labor Relations Board Unfair Labor Practices Cases and Further Information Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions Notification of National Strike Authorization Social Security Administration 2023 Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA) Information Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Aurora Biggers, Street Roots Correspondent Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager Post-Production & Editing: Kyle Gilmer, Re...2023-09-2722 minStreet Roots RadioZenith Energy Under Investigation by City Auditor for Possible Lobbying ViolationsThis episode is a follow up to past reporting covered on this show. To get the full background on what happened with Zenith Energy and City Council, listen to the August 23rd episode linked here. Read the written reporting we're discussing in this episode, or the previous reporting it's built on from August. To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: About Air Contaminant Dischar...2023-09-2018 minStreet Roots RadioAround the Network & Back Again: The 2023 Vendor Issue!To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Links & Things Mentioned: Everything Street Roots Vendors (locate a nearby vendor, become one, read vendor profiles, etc.) The International Network of Street Papers More about Street Roots' New Building on West Burnside Street Roots upcoming Breakfast Broadcast Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: K. Rambo, Street Roots Editor-in-Chief Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager P...2023-09-1318 minStreet Roots RadioGov. Kotek Convenes a Task Force Behind Closed Doors for Downtown Portland's Future To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: Street Roots Editor in Chief K Rambo's accompanying piece on the Task Force's membership [coming Wed morning once published online] Press Release: Governor Kotek announces task force creation [08/09/2023, State of Oregon Newsroom] Press Release: Portland Central City Task Force Announces Membership [08/22/23, State of Oregon Newsroom] ORS 192 [State law governing public access to meetings] The Oregon Business Council [co-chairing task force with Kotek in 'publi...2023-09-0624 minStreet Roots RadioComing Down the Pipe: Records Raise Questions On City of Portland's Activity with Zenith Energy Read the written reporting we're discussing in this episode. To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: City of Portland's Earlier Denial of Zenith's LUCS Permit Application [August 2021] Zenith Energy sues City of Portland After 2021 LUCS Permit Denial [February 2022] City of Portland Statement on Zenith LUCS Permit Approval [October 2022] About Land Use Compatibility Statements (LUCS) [Portland Bureau of Development Services] 2021 CEI Hub Seismic Risk Assessment [Multnomah County Office of Sustainabi...2023-08-2322 minStreet Roots RadioIn-Custody Deaths Double in Multnomah County Jails Over Last 3 MonthsTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Read the written piece associated with this interview. Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: Multnomah County Jails Downgraded & Put on Probation by Accreditor [Tess Riski, 1/19/22, Willamette Week] Community letter from Multnomah County Sheriff on recent deaths in custody [August 3rd, 2023] U.S. Dept of Justice Report on Mortality in Local Jails [December 2021] OR Justice Resource Center [Civil Rights Director & Attorney Juan Chavez Interviewed for Story] Investigative Report on Mental Illness in Multnomah County Detenti...2023-08-0918 minStreet Roots RadioRubber Meets the Streets: Cycling Access & Legality in the "Bike-Friendly" CityTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured reporting from Miles Silvey! Read more of their work here. This episode was hosted and produced by XRAY Development Manager, Nina Dabit, and edited by Kyle Gilmer of Residual Audio. Episode Mentions & Further Reading: Text of Portland "Daytime Camping Ban," including stipulations on bike ownership/possession in Section 3(h). 2022 PBOT Bicycle Counts Report (City Data on Bicycle Use) Portland Parking Lot Map & Usage (Parking Reform Network...2023-07-2621 minStreet Roots RadioHarm Reduction Hesitation: County Commission Pauses Pilot Program Amid Public OutcryTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. Episode Credits: This interview featured reporting from Jeremiah Hayden, who just joined Street Roots' team! Read more of Jeremiah's reporting or follow his work. This episode was hosted and produced by XRAY Development Manager, Nina Dabit, and edited by Kyle Gilmer of Residual Audio. Resources Mentioned & Further Reading: Initial Willamette Week article on pilot program [Lucas Manfield, Willamette Week 7/7/23] (Video) Multnomah County Commission briefed on pilot program...2023-07-1922 minStreet Roots RadioBan Without a Plan: Unclear What's Next for PDX Daytime Camping BanTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured reporting from Jeremiah Hayden, who just joined Street Roots' team! Read more of Jeremiah's reporting or follow his work. This episode was hosted and produced by XRAY Development Manager, Nina Dabit, and edited by Kyle Gilmer of Residual Audio. Resources Mentioned & Related Coverage: In-Depth Daytime Camping Ban Episode of Street Roots Radio, [XRAY.FM, 6/7/23] In-Depth Print Coverage of Daytime Camping Ban [K.Rambo...2023-07-1225 minStreet Roots RadioWhat's in An ID? Systemic Hurdles & Costs for Transgender People Changing Legal IDsTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured reporting from Miles Silvey, who just joined Street Roots' team! Read their cover story in this week's issue of Street Roots. Resources Mentioned in Episode & Further Reading: Written Guide: How to Change Your Name & Gender Markers [Basic Rights Oregon] 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey - the largest survey ever devoted to lives and experiences of transgender people (Mentioned as a statistical reference of cumulative perspectives/experi...2023-07-0520 minStreet Roots RadioStrippers on Strike: Magic Tavern Dancers Work to UnionizeTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured Street Roots Correspondent Aurora Biggers. Read more of Aurora's work at Street Roots. Mentioned in Episode: Magic Tavern Striking Dancers website, including a petition for supporters to sign and a GoFundMe. Actors Equity Association Labor Union, which Magic Tavern dancers are organizing through Star Garden becomes the only currently unionized strip club in the U.S. [May 2023, Associated Press] Documentary...2023-06-2120 minStreet Roots RadioExploring the History of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Peoples Through ArtTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured Melanie Henshaw, Street Roots Indigenous Affairs Reporter. Read more of Melanie's work at Street Roots. Mentioned in Episode: My Father's Father's Sister: Our Ancestor Shimkin Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde) Exhibit Co-Curator Anthony Hudson (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Siletz) sometimes better known as Portland's premiere drag clown Carla Rossi. Episode Credits: This episode was hosted and produced by XRAY Developme...2023-06-1417 minStreet Roots RadioMayor Wheeler's Proposed Daytime Camping Ban Fines & Jails Homeless Portlanders Read the full story from Street Roots Editor-in-Chief K. Rambo. To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured K. Rambo, Street Roots Editor-in-Chief. Read more of K.'s work at Street Roots. Mentioned in Episode: Text of City of Portland Proposal ORS 195.530 (formerly known as House Bill 3115) Homeless Portlanders represent 50% of all arrests from 2017 through 2020 despite only accounting for 2% of Portland's population [Reveal, June 2022] Video of May 3...2023-06-0747 minStreet Roots RadioOregon Indigenous Communities Raise Awareness, Call For Action On Missing & Murdered RelativesTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured Melanie Henshaw, Street Roots Indigenous Affairs Reporter. Read more of Melanie's work at Street Roots. Mentioned in Episode: Current U.S. House of Representatives proposal to designate May 5th as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls U.S. Department of Justice, District of Oregon, Warm Springs Pilot Project to help tribes respond in MMIP cases 2020 Listening and Understanding Tour Report by the Missing...2023-05-1716 minStreet Roots RadioStreet Roots Year-In-Review: The 2023 Spring Anthology!To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. The Spring Anthology is a rare color print and some vendors will have copies of both Part 1 and Part 2 available for sale this week. This interview featured K. Rambo, Street Roots Editor-in-Chief. Read more of K.'s work at Street Roots. Mentioned in Episode: Despite classifying an increasing number of fires as ‘homeless related,’ Portland Fire and Rescue can’t determine what’s causing majority of fires [Au...2023-05-1033 minStreet Roots RadioMeasure 26-238: Unpacking Tenant Legal Representation [Multnomah County May 2023 Election] To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured Piper McDaniel, Street Roots Investigative Reporter. Read more of Piper's work at Street Roots. Mentioned in Episode: Text of Measure 26-238 Capital Gains as a driver of income inequality, with top 5% of earners in Oregon accounting for 85% of all capital gains income in 2020. [Oregon Center for Public Policy, Jan 2023] Eviction Courts Favor Landlords [Street Roots, Dec 2022] (Street Roots Radio Companion to Above Article) Evicted by Default: What's Ha...2023-04-2624 minStreet Roots RadioOut of State Investors Receive 32% of OR COVID-19 Landlord Compensation FundsTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured Piper McDaniel, Street Roots Investigative Reporter. Read more of Piper's work at Street Roots. Mentioned in Episode: Oregon Landlord Compensation Fund Oregon Evictions at a Glance Investors Purchase 25% of Homes Sold Nationwide in 2021 [Pew Trust, June 2022] 46.3% increase in homes sold to investors in Portland from 2020 to 2021 [Redfin] Princeton Eviction Lab Community Alliance of Tenants Past Related Street Roots Radio Episodes...2023-04-1916 minStreet Roots RadioFrustrations Rise As Oregon Legislature Considers Additional Rent ControlsTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured Street Roots Editor-in-Chief K. Rambo. The story this week was written by Street Roots Correspondent Tom Henderson. Mentioned in Episode: Follow SB 611's progress through the legislature [statewide caps] Follow HB 3503's progress through the legislature [lifting prohibition on local rent control laws] Public Testimony on SB 611 Street Roots Radio: Oregon Evictions Surging After Pandemic Protections Expire [Feb 15, 2023] Past Article Discussed: Oregon landlords filed at least 2,324 eviction cases in January...2023-04-1220 minStreet Roots RadioPortland Pays Over $2.8 million for Protest Injuries Caused by PPBTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured Piper McDaniel, Street Roots Investigative Reporter. Read more of Piper's work at Street Roots. Mentioned in Episode: The City of Portland's Lessons Learned Report [Apr 2022] United States vs. City of Portland (2012 US. Dept of Justice lawsuit in response to PPB “subjecting individuals with actual or perceived mental illness to excessive force") PPB presses for pre-review of body-worn camera footage [Street Roots, Mar 2023] Portland police coordinate with federal officers to dispel p...2023-04-0526 minStreet Roots RadioUrban Alchemy Wins Portland Mass Camp Project Amid Lawsuit ConcernsTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured Piper McDaniel, Street Roots Investigative Reporter. Read more of Piper's work at Street Roots. Last Week's Episode deep diving into the City of Portland's plans for these encampments, local questions and concerns. About Urban Alchemy: Urban Alchemy [San Francisco-based nonprofit bidding for 5 out of 6 of Portland's planned sites, model that City of Portland is considering] Urban Alchemy F...2023-03-1529 minStreet Roots RadioCity Plans for Mass Camp Sites Emerge, But Failed Negotiations Raise QuestionsTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured Piper McDaniel, Street Roots Investigative Reporter. Read more of Piper's work at Street Roots. Resources Mentioned: City Approves Mayor Wheeler's $27M ‘Down Payment’ to Help Build Six Designated Camping Sites City of Portland Camping Site Plan Modification Homeless Portlanders Urge City Officials to Reconsider Mass Encampment Plan [Organized by Street Roots Advocacy, Reported by Portland Mercury, 11/2/22] Urban Alchemy [San Francisco-based nonprofit bidding for 5 out of 6 of Portland...2023-03-0826 minStreet Roots RadioMultnomah County Homeless Deaths See Deadliest Year on Record, Surging 53% in 2021To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured Piper McDaniel, Street Roots Investigative Reporter. Read more of Piper's work at Street Roots. Resources Mentioned: Read Domicile Unknown Reports from 2011-2021 (including the one this episode focused on) Past Related Street Roots Coverage: On the 2020 Domicile Unknown Report [Dec 15, 2021] On sweeps being potentially at odds with CDC COVID-19 Guidelines [Oct 6, 2021] On severe weather shelter guidelines [Jan 25, 2023] On homeless people being more susceptible to violence [Jul 13, 2022...2023-02-2220 minStreet Roots RadioOregon Evictions Surging After Pandemic Protections ExpireTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured Piper McDaniel, Street Roots Investigative Reporter. Read more of Piper's work at Street Roots. Past Eviction Coverage: Street Roots Radio coverage on Eviction Courts [December 2022] Street Roots newspaper coverage on the Eviction Representation for All Campaign [July 2022] & Property Managers' role in Multnomah County evictions [September 2022]. Resources Mentioned + More Info on Oregon Evictions, Rental Rate Increases Portland State University's Oregon Evictions Data Princeton's Eviction's Lab N...2023-02-1517 minStreet Roots RadioPortland 'Expediting Groups' Exempt from Lobbying DisclosuresTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured Piper McDaniel, Street Roots Investigative Reporter. Read more of Piper's work at Street Roots. Resources Mentioned and Further info on City of Portland Lobbying & Expediting Groups, etc. City of Portland Lobbying Activity & Political Consultant Reports [Resource referenced by Piper] City of Portland Resolution to Create Expediting Groups Mayor Wheeler's Press Release Announcing the Expediting Groups Definition of Lobbying in Portland City Code Right-of-Way City Code often...2023-02-0819 minStreet Roots RadioCongress Provides New Funding Stability to the Indian Health ServiceTo get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. This interview featured Melanie Henshaw, Street Roots Indigenous Affairs Reporter. Read more of Melanie's work at Street Roots. Further Reading on Funding the Indian Health Service: Increasing Funding for the Indian Health Service to Improve Native American Health Outcomes [George Mason University] How Increased Funding Can Advance the Mission of IHS [U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services, Office of Health Policy] IHS: Disparities in Health Outcomes Among Nat...2023-01-1816 min