In rural Oregon, trips to food banks are the new normal
In towns such as Junction City, rising housing costs push families to pantries to fill monthly budget gaps by Thacher Schmid | 2 Mar 2018 Walking through the immaculate, well-organized aisles of Junction City Local Aid’s food pantry, Jeanie Burr … Continue reading In rural Oregon, trips to food banks are the new normal
Portland Has a Brand New Houseless Community
Advocates Say the Village of Hope is a Sanctuary, But the City’s Planning a Crackdown PORTLAND’S NEWEST unsanctioned houseless community popped up on Sunday morning, on city-owned land in a woodsy corner of deep Northeast Portland. Led by veteran homeless … Continue reading Portland Has a Brand New Houseless Community
A New Self-Managed Homeless Village Just Sprang Up in Northeast Portland
The “Village of Hope” Sits on City-Owned Land, and Is the First Such Community to Emerge Under Mayor Ted Wheeler Portland’s newest houseless village popped up this morning on city-owned land in a far-flung, woodsy corner of Northeast Portland’s Wilkes … Continue reading A New Self-Managed Homeless Village Just Sprang Up in Northeast Portland
No-cause evictions imminent at North Portland apartments; tenants push back
Some residents are suing the landlords of The Melrose apartments in St. Johns, claiming their ouster is retaliatory and discriminatory Life is somewhere between hard and heartbreak for the majority-Latino tenants remaining in The Melrose apartments, where residents of 40 … Continue reading No-cause evictions imminent at North Portland apartments; tenants push back
3 of 4 Hate Groups in Portland Are Black? How Is That Possible?
Observers of hate speech in Portland argue that the watchdog organization is missing the obvious. The McCoy Village community room on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is an earth-toned space that hosts community meetings and the affordable housing complex’s … Continue reading 3 of 4 Hate Groups in Portland Are Black? How Is That Possible?
#MeToo, Impeachment rallies: LAT blog
The following were part of the L.A. Times live-blog national coverage of the one year anniversary of the Women’s March: Oregon Tess Carter’s devastatingly simple words about surviving sexual violence were carried by a tiny battery-powered amplifier that couldn’t quite … Continue reading #MeToo, Impeachment rallies: LAT blog
R2DToo is No Longer in the Epicenter of Portland’s Homelessness Crisis
Seven Months After the Village Moved, A Lot Has Changed. And A Lot Hasn’t. It’s mid-January and grain is falling at Right 2 Dream Too again. Tiny flecks drifting to the pavement look so much like snow that I briefly … Continue reading R2DToo is No Longer in the Epicenter of Portland’s Homelessness Crisis
Insanity and Family: Creating Typhoon’s New Dystopian Magnum Opus
Forgetting isn’t always a bad thing. The planet’s coming apart at the seams, and hey, weed is legal now. But even in a nation as ahistoric as America—led by a president who never got the memo about poverty, slavery, or … Continue reading Insanity and Family: Creating Typhoon’s New Dystopian Magnum Opus
Bussed out: How America moves its homeless
Each year, US cities give thousands of homeless people one-way bus tickets out of town. An 18-month nationwide investigation by the Guardian reveals, for the first time, what really happens at journey’s end Quinn Raber arrived at a San Francisco … Continue reading Bussed out: How America moves its homeless
The ‘heart-wrenching’ youth detention conditions in The Dalles
Disability Rights Oregon’s Sarah Radcliffe talks about her new report about juvenile incarceration at NORCOR Kids disciplined for leaving an orange pip on the floor, falling asleep, using a tissue as a bookmark or “being needy.” Kids locked up for … Continue reading The ‘heart-wrenching’ youth detention conditions in The Dalles
Portland homeless crisis: sportswear CEO’s threat prompts soul-searching
Tim Boyle, CEO of Columbia Sportswear, has threatened to relocate the Portland headquarters of one of his brands, citing safety concerns. How to resolve the issue is leaving the city divided Threats by the billionaire CEO of Columbia Sportswear to … Continue reading Portland homeless crisis: sportswear CEO’s threat prompts soul-searching
‘I had no choice’: Portland ‘Valve Turner’ convicted in climate fight
Leonard Higgins faces up to 10 years for his role in the nation’s biggest takeover of fossil fuel infrastructure On Nov. 20, 350Montana.org hosted a mock trial of “Valve Turner” Leonard Higgins at the University of Montana in Missoula. One … Continue reading ‘I had no choice’: Portland ‘Valve Turner’ convicted in climate fight
As Winter Approaches, the Homeless Are Using Dangerous Methods to Keep Warm
It’s a Costly Side Effect of Portland’s Housing Crisis THE HAND SANITIZER-FUELED Bunsen burner was a form of streetwise ingenuity to make MacGyver proud—but it may have cost a life. When the body of Rachael Edwards was found in Oregon … Continue reading As Winter Approaches, the Homeless Are Using Dangerous Methods to Keep Warm
She used to get high on heroin and lived in a tent. Now she’s helping homeless people get off the streets
The soft voice from inside the tent could barely be heard over the howling wind, freeway noise and wild flapping of the tarp. So Tiffany Grigg, perched on a milk crate in the mud, leaned in to listen. It was … Continue reading She used to get high on heroin and lived in a tent. Now she’s helping homeless people get off the streets
‘Baralku’ tops iTunes electronic charts
Released in November 2017, “Baralku” by Emancipator shot immediately to the top of the iTunes Electronic album charts. I play the lead hook on the title track and a blues solo on the album’s first single, “Goodness.” Billboard’s review notes … Continue reading ‘Baralku’ tops iTunes electronic charts
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