Street Roots
@streetroots.bsky.social
An award-winning, investigative weekly street newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty to earn income opportunities.
Join us for the 2025 holiday zine reading party next week!
We're gathering to celebrate & uplift the artists who put hard work into this year’s vendor-lead holiday zine. Join us Dec. 15 at 6 pm at 832 SW 4th Ave, a pop-up location by The Portland Darkroom/Portland Camera Club.
We're gathering to celebrate & uplift the artists who put hard work into this year’s vendor-lead holiday zine. Join us Dec. 15 at 6 pm at 832 SW 4th Ave, a pop-up location by The Portland Darkroom/Portland Camera Club.
December 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Join us for the 2025 holiday zine reading party next week!
We're gathering to celebrate & uplift the artists who put hard work into this year’s vendor-lead holiday zine. Join us Dec. 15 at 6 pm at 832 SW 4th Ave, a pop-up location by The Portland Darkroom/Portland Camera Club.
We're gathering to celebrate & uplift the artists who put hard work into this year’s vendor-lead holiday zine. Join us Dec. 15 at 6 pm at 832 SW 4th Ave, a pop-up location by The Portland Darkroom/Portland Camera Club.
🗞 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
Find a vendor in your neighborhood to purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate
December 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
🗞 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
Find a vendor in your neighborhood to purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate
So far, we've raised $14,612 for Street Roots newsroom! NewsMatch is matching these donations dollar-for-dollar, up to $15,000, through Dec. 7. That means we're just $388 away from unlocking the total matching funds. Will you help us close the gap? Give at streetroots.org/donate
December 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So far, we've raised $14,612 for Street Roots newsroom! NewsMatch is matching these donations dollar-for-dollar, up to $15,000, through Dec. 7. That means we're just $388 away from unlocking the total matching funds. Will you help us close the gap? Give at streetroots.org/donate
We're 85% of the way to our $15,000 NewsMatch goal! Only $2,180 left to raise until we unlock the remaining matching funds for our newsroom. Give by Dec. 7 to have your one-time or recurring donation matched & double your impact for nonprofit news! 👉 streetroots.org/donate
December 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We're 85% of the way to our $15,000 NewsMatch goal! Only $2,180 left to raise until we unlock the remaining matching funds for our newsroom. Give by Dec. 7 to have your one-time or recurring donation matched & double your impact for nonprofit news! 👉 streetroots.org/donate
Etta and Kanani want to thank you for supporting Street Roots' journalism!
We raised $9,488 on Giving Tuesday in support of our newspaper & reporting. NewsMatch will double the next $4,685 in donations until we reach their $15k match. Help us get there: streetroots.org/donate
We raised $9,488 on Giving Tuesday in support of our newspaper & reporting. NewsMatch will double the next $4,685 in donations until we reach their $15k match. Help us get there: streetroots.org/donate
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Etta and Kanani want to thank you for supporting Street Roots' journalism!
We raised $9,488 on Giving Tuesday in support of our newspaper & reporting. NewsMatch will double the next $4,685 in donations until we reach their $15k match. Help us get there: streetroots.org/donate
We raised $9,488 on Giving Tuesday in support of our newspaper & reporting. NewsMatch will double the next $4,685 in donations until we reach their $15k match. Help us get there: streetroots.org/donate
"Street Roots is for everyday Portlanders, by everyday Portlanders. That’s what makes it so important," K. Rambo writes in a letter from the editor.
At a time when local journalism is more important than ever, Rambo makes a case for the people power behind Street Roots' newsroom.
At a time when local journalism is more important than ever, Rambo makes a case for the people power behind Street Roots' newsroom.
Letter from the editor | Support your local newspaper
Street Roots is for everyday Portlanders, by everyday Portlanders. That’s what makes it so important.
www.streetroots.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"Street Roots is for everyday Portlanders, by everyday Portlanders. That’s what makes it so important," K. Rambo writes in a letter from the editor.
At a time when local journalism is more important than ever, Rambo makes a case for the people power behind Street Roots' newsroom.
At a time when local journalism is more important than ever, Rambo makes a case for the people power behind Street Roots' newsroom.
Come see Photos of Things That Matter at Blue Sky Gallery! The show opens December 4th with a reception from 5–8pm, and features photography from our very own Street Roots vendors!
122 NW 8th Ave, Portland
Open Wed-Sat, 12 - 5 PM
Gallery will be up Dec. 4 - 27
122 NW 8th Ave, Portland
Open Wed-Sat, 12 - 5 PM
Gallery will be up Dec. 4 - 27
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Come see Photos of Things That Matter at Blue Sky Gallery! The show opens December 4th with a reception from 5–8pm, and features photography from our very own Street Roots vendors!
122 NW 8th Ave, Portland
Open Wed-Sat, 12 - 5 PM
Gallery will be up Dec. 4 - 27
122 NW 8th Ave, Portland
Open Wed-Sat, 12 - 5 PM
Gallery will be up Dec. 4 - 27
🗞️ Our Fall Anthology is here! Featuring some of the newsroom's most impactful work from May through October of this year. You can catch up on news you missed or revisit our coverage on Filipino migrants in Oregon, medical care in prisons, the impacts of sweeps on homeless Portlanders and more.
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🗞️ Our Fall Anthology is here! Featuring some of the newsroom's most impactful work from May through October of this year. You can catch up on news you missed or revisit our coverage on Filipino migrants in Oregon, medical care in prisons, the impacts of sweeps on homeless Portlanders and more.
Street Roots exists to give you the information you need & provide income opportunities for Portlanders facing homelessness and poverty.
TODAY the first $7,500 donated will be TRIPLED by a matching pledge from KEEN Footwear & NewsMatch. Give at streetroots.org/donate. $=$$$!
TODAY the first $7,500 donated will be TRIPLED by a matching pledge from KEEN Footwear & NewsMatch. Give at streetroots.org/donate. $=$$$!
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Street Roots exists to give you the information you need & provide income opportunities for Portlanders facing homelessness and poverty.
TODAY the first $7,500 donated will be TRIPLED by a matching pledge from KEEN Footwear & NewsMatch. Give at streetroots.org/donate. $=$$$!
TODAY the first $7,500 donated will be TRIPLED by a matching pledge from KEEN Footwear & NewsMatch. Give at streetroots.org/donate. $=$$$!
Today kicks off our #NewsMatch campaign! Help us unlock $15k to support our newsroom & reporting. All donations Dec. 1–7 will be matched by NewsMatch–up to $1k per donor–until we reach $15k.
Your support powers every story we tell. Can we count on you? streetroots.org/donate
Your support powers every story we tell. Can we count on you? streetroots.org/donate
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Today kicks off our #NewsMatch campaign! Help us unlock $15k to support our newsroom & reporting. All donations Dec. 1–7 will be matched by NewsMatch–up to $1k per donor–until we reach $15k.
Your support powers every story we tell. Can we count on you? streetroots.org/donate
Your support powers every story we tell. Can we count on you? streetroots.org/donate
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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...
At Portland’s Milepost 5, safety and health violations lingered, records show
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November 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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
Find a vendor in your neighborhood to purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
🗞 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
Find a vendor in your neighborhood to purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate
Be like Cari! Grab a copy of this week’s issue and a holiday zine while you’re at it!
I picked up a copy of this week’s edition of @streetroots.bsky.social and the holiday zine from Street Roots vendor Nate outside of Powells Hawthorne today.
November 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Be like Cari! Grab a copy of this week’s issue and a holiday zine while you’re at it!
The 2025 Vendor Holiday Zine is here! This zine, from beginning to end, is a vendor-led publication, and holds a variety of creative work from the vendors at Street Roots.
Support our vendors with earning extra income this holiday season by purchasing a zine for $4!
Support our vendors with earning extra income this holiday season by purchasing a zine for $4!
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The 2025 Vendor Holiday Zine is here! This zine, from beginning to end, is a vendor-led publication, and holds a variety of creative work from the vendors at Street Roots.
Support our vendors with earning extra income this holiday season by purchasing a zine for $4!
Support our vendors with earning extra income this holiday season by purchasing a zine for $4!
A new city program aims to bring vendors, and more Portlanders, to parks via a same-day permit system. The program allows vendors, like a mobile sauna or coffee cart, to set up at a number of parks in Portland.
New city program aims to bring vendors, and more Portlanders, to parks
The same-day permit system allows vendors, like a mobile sauna or coffee cart, to set up at a number of parks in Portland
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November 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
A new city program aims to bring vendors, and more Portlanders, to parks via a same-day permit system. The program allows vendors, like a mobile sauna or coffee cart, to set up at a number of parks in Portland.
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.
Oregon farmworkers union fights an old battle against new foes during Trump administration
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste is the state’s first farmworkers union, its work continues to focus on championing farmworkers rights
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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.
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.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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.
🗞 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
Find a vendor in your neighborhood to purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🗞 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
Find a vendor in your neighborhood to purchase this week's issue: streetroots.org/vendors#locate
What happened last month in Oregon's labor scene? Read the monthly column highlighting labor actions and labor news across the state.
www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...
www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...
Last Month in Oregon Labor | October 2025
Opinion | Class solidarity for Indigenous people, government shutdown impacts and recent labor actions
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November 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
What happened last month in Oregon's labor scene? Read the monthly column highlighting labor actions and labor news across the state.
www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...
www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...
The City of Eugene incentivizes developers to build affordable housing, but advocates say it is still not enough, and urge that the city's standards for affordability are overdue for an update.
www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...
www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...
City of Eugene incentivizes developers to build affordable housing, but advocates say it is still not enough
Homes for Good, the city’s housing agency, offers various types of affordable housing to over 3,000 Lane County residents
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November 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The City of Eugene incentivizes developers to build affordable housing, but advocates say it is still not enough, and urge that the city's standards for affordability are overdue for an update.
www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...
www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...
Support Street Roots by donating $10+ today through Give!Guide & you'll earn a chance to win an amazing beach getaway from Headlands Coastal Lodge, including a 2-night stay, a $200 dining credit, and a special bonfire experience. giveguide.org/nonprofits/s...
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Support Street Roots by donating $10+ today through Give!Guide & you'll earn a chance to win an amazing beach getaway from Headlands Coastal Lodge, including a 2-night stay, a $200 dining credit, and a special bonfire experience. giveguide.org/nonprofits/s...
🗞 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
Find a vendor in your neighborhood: streetroots.org/vendors#locate
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
🗞 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
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...
www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...
Advocates speak out on the detrimental impacts of Portland's ‘camping’ ban
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November 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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...
www.streetroots.org/news/2025/11...
TODAY ONLY we have a special incentive just for Street Roots Give!Guide donors. Donate $50 or more to Street Roots' today (11/11) , and you'll be entered to win a free pair of boots, shoes, or sandals from our friends at KEEN Footwear! ($165 value)
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November 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
TODAY ONLY we have a special incentive just for Street Roots Give!Guide donors. Donate $50 or more to Street Roots' today (11/11) , and you'll be entered to win a free pair of boots, shoes, or sandals from our friends at KEEN Footwear! ($165 value)
giveguide.org/nonprofits/s...
giveguide.org/nonprofits/s...