"Law enforcement officers making a surprise appearance on an individual's doorstep to convey official disapproval of her protected expression represents an egregious abuse of power."

"'Front Street: Resistance and Rebirth in the Tent Cities of Techlandia,' profiles three homeless encampments that emerged against the backdrop of the nation's tech capital." "There's nothing different about us, except for we didn't really have a roof overhead." #Oregon #USA #Media #Housing

A new book offers an intimate look at self-government in Silicon Valley’s homeless encampments. The author and people featured in the book will appear at an event in Portland on Jan. 21 at Broadway Books.

The list of Republicans vying to challenge Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek later this year is growing. State Rep. Ed Diehl, R-Scio, looks to be the latest candidate to join the GOP fray.

🗞 In the new issue of Street Roots: Oregon's major delays in payments owed to people wrongfully imprisoned in the state, art infused with histories of Black Portlanders forced from their homes, vendor poetry and more. Purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate

Oregon lawmakers are considering changes to a state program aimed at slowing the rise in healthcare costs. The catch? It could mean one of the country’s biggest insurers dodges penalties.

ICYMI Oregon lawmakers are considering hitting pause on program meant to curb health care costs. But it could mean a break for the country's largest insurer. www.streetroots.org/news/2025/12...

“The charges have been dismissed. They are living free in the world. They’re working. They’ve got families. The question is, are we going to compensate them for having been in prison when they shouldn’t have been?” #orpol #oregon www.streetroots.org/news/2026/01...

Lawmakers will have to decide if the state can afford to spend more on Medicaid as health care costs rise – or cut benefits.

The Mercury has obtained a series of images of group messages that show racist, sexist, and homophobic tropes used by a local developer and other local conservative political activists during a council president election. Readers may find this content offensive.

ICYMI. Oregon lawmakers are considering changes to a state program intended to slow rising health care costs. The catch: it could mean one of the country’s biggest insurers dodges penalties.

"But after six years living outside, Smith isn't interested in shelters." "[S]he called shelters 'a temporary respite at best, and a cruel excuse to displace and dispossess at worst.'" "She's not alone." #Oregon #USA #Housing #Policing

🗞 In the new issue of Street Roots: Health insurance companies want a break from the Legislature, hunger on the coast, an exhibit examining gentrification and more. Find a vendor in your neighborhood to purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate

My first story in the @us.theguardian.com, and it's about drugs. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

🗞 In the new issue of Street Roots: "Ending unsheltered homelessness" translates to 'reducing visible homelessness,' local student journalists are excellent, what's happening in Oregon labor and more. Find a vendor in your neighborhood to purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate

Former Housing Director Says She Was Told Not to Disclose Millions in Unspent Funds. A memo Helmi Hisserich sent to city councilors says city administration viewed unspent funds as "a big PR problem." ✍️ @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social

Why did it take so long to fix 25 city violations at Milepost 5 after the company in charge received millions in public subsidies? @streetroots.bsky.social www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...

🗞 In the new issue of Street Roots: County motel shelters successful but lacking support, Milepost 5 safety and health code violations, homelessness in Corvallis and more. Find a vendor in your neighborhood to purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate

Can confirm

An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.

Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN) is the state’s first farmworkers union, established in 1985. Its historic work continues to focus on championing Oregon farmworkers’ rights amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

“It was the glue to the pieces I was picking up.” Oregon joins experiment in giving homeless youths cash with no strings attached www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...

This photo of leaves in the NE 7th Avenue bike lane sent to me just now by a reader is bonkers. It's a perfect illustration of why the common practice of workers blowing leaves from sidewalks (and yards) into bike lanes is totally uncool and unsafe. No easy solution to this issue!

🗞 In the new issue of Street Roots: Oregon program experiments with direct cash payments to assist homeless youth, the history and current fight of an Oregon farmworkers union and more. Find a vendor in your neighborhood to purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate

Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

@jeremiahhayden.bsky.social sat through this long-ass meeting and wrote you an article about how a routine budget procedure revealed a sharp divide on the city's approach to removal of homeless encampments www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/11...

It's true; I seen it. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

🗞 In the new issue of Street Roots: Detrimental impacts of Portland's 'camping' ban, Oregonians looking for solutions amid hunger crisis, Eugene's unaffordable 'affordable' housing problem and more. Find a vendor in your neighborhood: streetroots.org/vendors#locate

As the city begins to cite and arrest people for living outside, those working with homeless Portlanders say the ban only makes life harder for people living outside. www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...

A state board in Oregon attempting to regulate drug prices has yet to designate specific drugs that pose affordability problems, a potential first step toward regulation. The drug supply chain's opaqueness and complexity have been obstacles, as well as a quirk in state public meeting law.

#Oregon board tasked with watchdogging drug prices leaves central goal unfinished. The supply chain for #prescriptiondrugs is opaque and complex. That's been an obstacle as well as a quirk in state public meeting law meant to ensure press access. #orpol www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...

Street Roots spoke with veterans and service members skeptical of President Trump's desire to deploy National Guard troops to Portland. Read what they had to say. www.streetroots.org/news/2025/10...

#Oregon lawmakers had high hopes for addressing the high cost of medications when they set up the prescription drug affordability board. But the board hasn't done much and a quirk in Oregon's meetings law is complicating one of its central tasks. Read more at @streetroots.bsky.social #orpol

How rude

Once again, I am asking if we can just have phones with a headphone jack.

Portland's proposed ban on high-tech property management software blamed for driving up rents is back after fear of lawsuits sent it back to committee. Landlords/other biz interests are still not happy, hint at lawsuits. www.streetroots.org/news/2025/10...

🗞 In the new issue of Street Roots: No Kings protests in Oregon, Friends of Trees' funding limbo, Portland's anti-price fixing ordinance back to vote and more. Find a vendor in your neighborhood: streetroots.org/vendors#locate

On Sunday, an ‘Emergency’ World Naked Bike Ride drew in thousands of participants in protest of ICE, the ongoing harm to immigrant and Indigenous communities and the looming threat of the deployment of National Guard troops in Portland.

lots of creative banning in Berkley

So the president of the United States plans to meet with Putin in Hungary, and when a reporter asked where that plan came from, this was the reply of the United States government www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

“Most recently, the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet was the naked bicyclers in Portland who were protesting ICE down there," Johnson said. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

#Oregon lawmakers made some big promises about ensuring #transgender Oregonians can get needed care. Those promises are running into a lack of providers and the Trump administration's hostility towards #trans people. #orpol oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/09/t...

Do they have a prize for blowing up boats in the Caribbean and then bragging that people who made their livelihood fishing there for generations are now afraid to go out on the water?

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight. Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Portland is ... right there. It's a real place. People live in it. People can go look at it. You could call someone there right now.

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

Portland small business boosters, it’s time to embrace the inflatable animal costume economy. The people are willing to shell out cash for these and we need as much variety as we can get!!!

After failed legislation renewed worries about health care for Oregon’s aging and medically needy prison population, prison leaders promised to do better. But a court case raises questions about whether that commitment has trickled down. www.streetroots.org/news/2025/09...

"The question is no longer whether these events are real, but whether we have the courage to face them," www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...