Here’s a breakdown of some of the bills we’re following during the Oregon Legislature’s 2026 short session ...

When prison staff told Natalia Hernandez in August she was being released early, she initially didn’t want to leave. “At one point, I even begged them to stay,” she recently told lawmakers. At the ...

The street vendor stands at the corner holding out a newspaper to you, the reader. Street Roots’ model is about jobs and journalism. It also serves as a visual cue that journalism should be in public ...

Oregon House District 28 Oregon House District 28 contains portions of Multnomah and Washington counties – covering Raleigh Hills, Garden Home, Hillsdale, and parts of southwestern and downtown ...

In 2013, Oregon lawmakers changed our public safety course, putting us on track to create safer, healthier communities. The Justice Reinvestment Act (HB 3194) of 2013 averted our need to start ...

The Oregon Legislature is currently in its 2025 session, and Street Roots is publishing regular updates throughout its duration. Among the legislation being considered are bills impacting tenant ...

This article was co-published by Street Roots and The Guardian. City officials are pushing back on President Donald Trump’s threats to dispatch troops to Portland to clear protesters from an ...

“And I learned (later) that they found a skull in the basement,” Secret said, completely jolting me out of a story she was sharing about a time when a rude customer on her newspaper route challenged ...

Editor’s note: This story discusses police violence, including the use of chemical weapons and incidents that resulted in serious injuries. Tear gas has returned to the streets of Portland. Federal ...

Oregon’s Direct Cash Transfer program is among a handful of state and local initiatives testing the idea that consistent and unconditional payments to homeless youths will get them housed faster than ...

Holgate House, an affordable housing complex in Southeast Portland. The city might soon have a new solution to the affordable housing crisis. Credit: Photo by Madeline Voth For residents of the ...

City Council documents from 2011 include architectural drawings (above) of the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement building. Credit: Screenshot from Portland City Archives/Photo edited by ...