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In Multnomah County, the number of deaths of homeless residents grew from 113 in 2019 to more than 450 in 2023. Research has found that encampment sweeps can threaten the health of people experiencing homelessness. Portland has carried out 19,000 sweeps since 2021, according to city records. Reporting from Street Roots and ProPublica examines why residents of Multnomah County die at a higher rate than in any major West Coast county, according to available homeless mortality data. K. Rambo is the editor-in-chief of Street Roots and produced the story for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. Rambo joins us with details.

On this episode we discuss the controversy around Shedeur Sanders 5th round NFL draft selection (5:50), latest thoughts on the NBA playoffs (35:45), DeVon discusses his departure from Street Roots after 7 years (1:00:00) and more!

Meet the Holiday Heroines of Garland Grove! A mysterious stranger is about town, meeting the various people around town and leaving quite the impression. Join in this Hometown Holiday adventure as they prepare for the holidays, live in the town, and just maybe fall in love! Christmas Is Coming by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Christmas Countdown by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Christmas Magic by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Christmas Snow by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Merry Christmas by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode, Mark Simon talks to Kimberly Cortez, editor-in-chief of The Beacon, the University of Portland's school newspaper. Kimberly (pronouns: she/they) is a social work major who is the child of Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants. She explained the importance of their cultural heritage to her work covering diverse stories, including one on the transgender students at Portland, a Catholic university. Her approach emphasizes passion, empathy, and resilience.She also shared the impactful role of The Beacon in her career, their time as a New York Times student corps member (with a bylined story covering a Pro-Palestinian protest), and the work she's doing for Portland's weekly newspaper, Street Roots.And she explained her deep interest in journalism, the challenges she faces as a young journalist of color, and their unwavering hope for the future of the industry. Through personal anecdotes and valuable advice, Cortez provides a poignant perspective on the evolving landscape of journalism and the importance of staying true to one's values.Kimberly's salute: Underscore News and all journalists from marginalized backgroundsOur salute: I'm doing a salute as well. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Asaka Park.If you just listen to the podcast, you don't know Asaka, but if you have read our newsletter in the last year, you know her as someone who wrote articles to supplement episodes of the podcast for about 6 months.Asaka had a distinct journalism voice. She was passionate and courageous and a strong voice for college students and for people with disabilities.I never met Asaka in person but we connected over Zoom when I spoke to a journalism class at The College of New Jersey. She wasn't afraid to critique the podcast in pretty strong terms. A few months later, she reached out to ask about interning and I told her I knew exactly who she was and I appreciated her critique. She laughed nervously but I assured her that she'd done well. And she did well by this podcast with her writing. Asaka died over the weekend of the 28th from complications of Vascular Ehlers-Danlos, an extremely rare genetic condition. You can learn more about it at marfan.org.Thank you Asaka. We salute you for your journalism excellence. 

The Portland Police Bureau’s annual budget has risen by nearly $90 million - roughly 40% - since 2016. But increased funding doesn't always equate to reduced crime.  A recent investigation by Street Roots shows that Portland hasn't been having a crime wave. It found that reported crimes have increased less than 10% over the past four years, according to data from PPB. K. Rambo is the editor-in-chief at Street Roots and has been reporting on this. They join us to share more.

Today, Hunter is joined by journalist Jeremiah Hayden. Over the past several months, Jeremiah has been covering the reality for homeless people in Grants Pass, Oregon. If you are familiar with that town, it is likely because it was the town at the center of the recent Supreme Court case saying it was okay to criminalize homeless people. Instead of diving into the decision, Jeremiah is here to help people understand what it was like for a homeless person living in the town and what will happen now that their very existence can be criminalized.   at around 55 minutes, Hunter said the city of Vail paid $26 million to not build affordable housing. The actual figure is $17 million https://coloradosun.com/2023/09/21/vail-condemnation-bighorn-housing-land/#:~:text=The%20Town%20of%20Vail%20will,the%20town%20and%20the%20company.       Guests: Jeremiah Hayden, Staff Reporter, Street Roots, Portland Oregon   Resources: Street Roots https://www.streetroots.org/ Street Roots Reporting on Grants Pass https://www.streetroots.org/news/archive/grants%2520pass Grants Pass Decision https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-175_19m2.pdf Martin v Boise https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2019/04/01/15-35845.pdf Gospel Mission Rescue https://kobi5.com/news/grants-pass-mayor-reacts-to-controversial-video-posted-by-gospel-mission-227140/       Contact Hunter Parnell:                                 Publicdefenseless@gmail.com  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show! https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home  

After months of delay, House lawmakers this weekend passed a package of bills to send foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Included in that package of legislation is also a bill that could end up banning TikTok. Hard-right Republicans are threatening to oust Speaker Mike Johnson over his decision to bring Ukraine aid up for a vote. At the same time, the legislation heads to the Senate for consideration later this week. The Supreme Court hears a case today over one of the country's most heartbreaking and increasingly intractable issues: homelessness. In Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, the justices will weigh whether penalizing people experiencing homelessness is “cruel and unusual” and, therefore, a violation of the Eight Amendment. Jeremiah Hayden, staff reporter for Street Roots in Portland, explains what's at stake in the case.And in headlines: We've got a roundup of climate news in honor of Earth Day, opening statements begin in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush-money trial, and workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee join the United Auto Workers union. Show Notes:OPB: "Grants Pass v. Johnson: Here's what led to key homelessness case before high court" - https://tinyurl.com/56an9dv2What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

In 2017, Vancouver resident Lois Smith got the idea to put out a succinct print guide to resources and services for people experiencing homelessness. She’d been volunteering with Friends of the Carpenter, a faith-based nonprofit that runs a day center for people experiencing homelessness. She says the stories from the unhoused people she talked to stayed with her, and realized she could put something tangible into their hands to help direct them to services, shelter and other resources. She knew it had to be informed by the people she wanted to help and she wanted to be light, withstand rain, snow and heat.   Smith now puts out the guides yearly as an independent project that is funded entirely by donations. They’re printed yearly in different colors, making it easier to tell which one is current. She says she works with local officials, law enforcement, social service agencies, churches and many others to make sure the content is useful - and gets into the hands of people who need it. Portland’s Street Roots puts out a similar paper guide, though not a waterproof one. Smith joins us to tell us more about how the guides are used in Vancouver and Clark County and how she sees the idea spreading.

At least 315 people died in Multnomah County while experiencing homelessness in 2022, according to a recent report. In 2021, that number was 193. Nearly half of the deaths in the most recent report were found to be accidental - often relating to drug overdoses. The report also shows that people experiencing homelessness were killed in traffic accidents at a rate that is 45 times higher than the overall population. Kaia Sand, executive director of Street Roots, joins us to share details on the report and what led to an increase in deaths since last year.

Welcome to Out of the Streets of Portland, a podcast focused on sharing the stories of people who are currently or formerly homeless in our community, and helping navigate the systems and services that the Joint Office of Homeless Services and its partners either have in place, or are developing, to help people move out of homelessness and back into stable, supportive housing. On today's episode of Out of the Streets of Portland, we share the stories of two people. First up is Nettie, a street roots vendor who sells papers in the Woodstock neighborhood. She's also part of the Street Roots mobile journalism team, funded and supported by the Joint Office of Homeless Services. We also hear from Ryan, who has stabilized from years of struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues. He is now a resident and Board member of Hazelnut Grove, one of the more than twenty villages of tiny homes that have grown up in recent years to provide stability for people coming out of homelessness. Most of these villages receive support from the Joint Office of Homeless Services. Please subscribe to our podcast to get notified every time a new episode is posted. Look out for our next episode, in January 2024, which will focus on the PATH Team - Providing Access to Hope - at Multnomah County. The PATH Team helps those who are houseless or about to lose housing get treatment for a substance use disorder. You can find us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts by searching for ‘Out of the Streets of Portland.

The podcast produced by the Joint Office of Homeless Services, 'Out of the Streets of Portland, has released its fourth episode. The topic for this episode is 'Using Data to End Homelessness'. This episode focuses on one of the most important, time-consuming and altogether under-recognized tasks of the Joint Office of Homeless Services: the collection and analysis of sets of data to help guide and prioritize the work to end homelessness. The Data and Evaluation Team at the Joint Office engages in data collection, visualization and analysis and rigorous quality improvement to help ensure our work is as transparent and responsive as possible. On this episode, we speak with Lori Kelley, the JOHS Planning & Evaluation Program Manager, Beth Sandor with Community Solutions, and Dr. Marisa Zapata, the head of the Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative. And we share the story of Gary, who is now in stable housing and receiving much-needed medical care thanks to Street Roots, the Veterans Administration, the Joint Office of Homeless Services, and the evidence-based Housing First practice.

Three candidates are on the ballot this spring to fill the open seat on the Multnomah County Commission. The seat, which represents Southeast Portland, was vacated when Jessica Vega Peterson won election to Multnomah County Chair last fall. Ana del Rocío, former David Douglas School Board member; Albert Kaufman, board member for neighborhood association Southeast Uplift; and Julia Brim-Edwards, Portland Public School Board member will all join us for a debate in collaboration with Street Roots, Portland's street newspaper. Ballots are due May 16th.

On this episode DeVon talked about the Draymond Green suspension (7:49), recent happenings with Portland Street Response (24:12) and more! Al Jazeera Documentary on Street Roots (12:50: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGzbcTj2kmo&t=735s TRT World appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA8E0jgTy-I

Washington is dealing with the biggest United States intelligence leak in a decade. Among the secrets already revealed: sensitive information on the war in Ukraine and evidence of the US spying on its allies. American officials are in diplomatic damage control mode, trying to manage the coverage of a story that shows no sign of letting up.Contributors:Anatol Lieven - Eurasia programme director, Quincy Institute for Responsible StatecraftAnton Barbashin - Editorial director, RiddleIdrees Ali - National security correspondent, ReutersLucy Birge - Russian media specialist and open-source researcherOn our radar:Producer Flo Phillips looks into leaks of a different kind at Fox News. An upcoming lawsuit and a bunch of private text messages, made public, turn an interview with former President Donald Trump into an awkward affair.Street papers changing the perception of homelessness:"Street papers" are part of the media landscape worldwide - providing the unhoused vendors who sell them an income, and the audiences that read them stories surrounding homelessness. Producer Johanna Hoes looks into Street Roots, a paper based in Portland, Oregon, telling the word on the street, from the ground up.Contributors:Israel Bayer - Director, International Network of Street Papers North AmericaDumpsta D - Vendor and poet, Street RootsKaren Flemming - Vendor, Street RootsChris Herring - Professor of sociology, UCLANettie Johnson - Vendor and writer, Street RootsDeVon Pouncey - Vendor program director, Street RootsKaia Sand - Executive director, Street RootsSubscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglishFind us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeeraCheck our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/@AljazeeraEnglish#Aljazeeraenglish#News

Guest host Claire Carlson interviews Bruce Poinsette, an Oregon based writer, organizer, and educator whose work focuses on the Black experience in Oregon and the historic and current racial tensions that shape this experience. He hosts the YouTube series “The Blacktastic Adventure: A Virtual Exploration of Oregon's Black Diaspora” and “The Bruce Poinsette Show” on 96.7 The Numberz FM, Portland's Black radio station. Most recently, Bruce was the Community Storytelling Fellow for Oregon Humanities, an organization that facilitates conversations and publishers writing from the perspectives of Oregonians who have been ignored or marginalized. Claire and Bruce discuss what it's like to report on the people who have built rural America but have been excluded from its historical record, disrupt some of the misconceptions about living in both rural and urban Oregon, and talk about how to build more inclusive communities wherever you are. Get these interviews in your inbox: https://www.ruralassembly.org/newsletters About Bruce: Bruce Poinsette is a writer whose work is primarily based in the Portland Metro Area. A former reporter for the Skanner News Group, his writing has also appeared in the Oregonian, Street Roots, Oregon Humanities, and Eater PDX, as well as projects such as the Mercatus Collective and the Urban League of Portland's State of Black Oregon 2015. He hosts the YouTube series “The Blacktastic Adventure: A Virtual Exploration of Oregon's Black Diaspora” and “The Bruce Poinsette Show” on 96.7 The Numberz FM, Portland's Black radio station. Poinsette also works with Respond to Racism LO, a grassroots anti-racism organization in his hometown of Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Earlier this month, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler unveiled the operator of the city's first major tent site for unhoused Portlanders: San Francisco-based nonprofit Urban Alchemy. Today on the show, Street Roots' Piper McDaniel breaks down what we know about the tent site plan and the wider implications for the city's policy on homelessness. Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Still want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Ep, 29 we talk about the Baz Luhrmann film ELVIS with GAYLE WALD, George Washington University professor of American Studies and author of Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Our conversation extends to Black musicians and music traditions that shaped Elvis Presley's music and how that aspect of Elvis's story is dramatized in this 2022 biopic. Wald's Rosetta Tharpe biography has been adapted into a musical, "Shout Sister Shout!," with book by Cheryl L. West, premiering at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC in March 2023. You can purchase Wald's "Shout, Sister, Shout!..." book from the podcast's affiliate bookstore on bookshop.org. This conversation was recorded 2/13/23. Episode 29 Transcript (link) TIME STAMPS 0:08 Historical Drama...generic open 1:17 Introduction to ELVIS podcast 1:54: ELVIS, the movie, synopsis 3:11 Austin Butler's performance 3:46 Gayle Wald introduction 7:30 Family, Race, and Music in ELVIS 9:30 Memphis and Nashville Music Hubs (Gospel, Blues, Rock-and-Roll, Country) 12:07 Black Music Traditions in ELVIS 16:23 BB King and Elvis Presley's relationship 20:45 Sister Rosetta Tharpe 26:09 Gospel Music and Social Commentary 31:01 BREAK 31:38 Little Richard -- Pushing Gender Boundaries 34:19 Elvis Presley Smashing Conventions (Austin Butler) 37:31 Elvis and Colonel Tom Parker: Popular Music and Commerce 40:52 Elvis and the Black Community 46:14 Black Music Today: Impacts of Gospel, Blues, Rock-and-Roll 47:58 Lightning Round Questions 53:20 Ep. 29 Outro 54:34 Historical Drama generic Outro ------ STAY ENGAGED with HISTORICAL DRAMA WITH THE BOSTON SISTERS LISTEN to past past podcasts starting with the guests featured in this bonus episode SIGN UP for our mailing list SUBSCRIBE to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform You can SUPPORT this podcast on Anchor or SHOP THE PODCAST on our affiliate bookstore Thank you for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/historicaldramasisters/support

For the first time ever, the Indian Health Service will receive just over $5 billion in advance appropriations. That means the agency will still be able to provide services to its roughly 2.6 million patients in the event of a funding lapse, such as a government shutdown. While the stopgap funding will provide crucial stability for the agency, experts and advocates say IHS is still chronically underfunded. A federal report found that its 2022 budget – close to $7 billion – funded less than half of what patients needed. And a report from the Tribal Budget Formulation Workgroup, which advises the federal government, estimated the agency would need a $51 billion budget to provide adequate health services and address health disparities in Native American communities.Melanie Henshaw is the Indigenous affairs reporter for Street Roots. She dug into these issues and joins us to explain what the new funding will – and won't – do.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler wants it to be easier to force people living on the streets into hospitals — even if they have not committed a crime.“When I see people walking through the elements without appropriate attire, often naked, they are freezing to death, they are exposed to the elements … I don't even know if they know where they are or who they are,” Wheeler told a room full of business owners recently, “They need help and they need compassion.”Wheeler's comments came at a meeting to discuss crime in Portland's Central Eastside. The mayor held the forum after the owner of Portland's well-known ice cream brand Salt & Straw threatened to leave the city and amid his own effort to get tougher on public camping. He was asked directly at the forum whether he would support hospitalizing more people involuntarily.Wheeler prepped the audience, saying he would be “resoundingly excoriated” for his comments.But, yes, he continued, he believes it's time to consider lowering the threshold for civil commitments and force the city's most vulnerable to get mental health help against their will. Right now, a person can only be civilly committed by a judge's order and if they pose an urgent danger to themselves or others and are unable to care for their basic needs.The audience applauded the mayor's call, a striking response in a city that has historically prided itself on its compassionate and empathetic approach to helping the unhoused and those struggling with addiction and mental health issues.“We are in the middle of a shift from where the majority of people who were once sympathetic to the homeless are now angry,” said Jason Renaud, with the Mental Health Association of Portland. “And people are angry at the homeless and blame them. It's a shift that comes from the county, the city and the state not doing anything about this problem, to the point where people get mad.”Wheeler's plan to tackle the growing crisis on the streets includes a “90-day reset” in the industrial eastside of the city, which would boost the number of law enforcement in the area and likely result in more homeless camp sweeps. It's a similar approach to what was used in Portland's Old Town neighborhood earlier this year and a strategy some have criticized as compounding the problem.Kaia Sand, the executive director of Street Roots, wrote: “It's hard not to feel exasperated at the shortsightedness, at best, and cruelty, at worst.”Support the showSign Up For Exclusive Episodes At: https://reasonabletv.com/LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos every day. https://www.youtube.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople

K. Rambo, the recently-hired Editor in Chief of the local Portland paper, Street Roots, apparently thinks anonymous Twitter trolls engaging in a cancellation campaign are a legitimate source of public opinion, and that if you interview someone, that means you agree with their views. This is my response to Rambo, which you can also find in written form in this weekend's edition of Counterpunch.

On the night of August 21, 1945, Portland police officers arrived at the home of Ervin Jones, a Black man who had moved with his wife and two young children from Louisiana to work in the nearby shipyards during World War II. According to witness testimony, the plainclothes officers never identified themselves while demanding to be let in, mistakenly believing that a murder suspect was sheltering inside the home. Jones was shot by one of the officers through a bedroom window and died a short while later. Now, a new investigative report reveals the tragic aftermath of the killing, and how one family's quest for answers has led to a call for justice and official acknowledgment of Jones' innocence decades later. Joining us to talk about her reporting on this story is Melanie Henshaw, a staff reporter at Street Roots.

On this episode of The I-5 Corridor podcast, Tyson is joined by DeVon Pouncey.DeVon works for Street Roots, does men's basketball analysis for Portland State and Pacific University, hosts the Wake up and Win podcast and spins a little music on the side. He's a grinder, whose media career in Portland began in 2017, just weeks out of college as a co-host on 750 AM – right around the time the Dino Costa Show barreled through town. That train wreck makes for quite a story. Plus: DeVon on former AAU teammate Gary Payton II's rise with Golden State, the Dame generation getting skipped and how to carve out an independent niche in the media world. You can listen in the player above, or find us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.And if you want to see this interview, The I-5 Corridor is now on YouTube.This is a free episode of The I-5 Corridor podcast. The I-5 Corridor is independent, local sports journalism dependent on its listeners and readers. For access to all podcasts and written material on The I-5 Corridor, consider becoming a subscriber. Not ready to subscribe? We're not above tips. This episode is sponsored by Planet3Vitamins.com. Use promo code “Corridor10” for $10 off your first purchase. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.i-5corridor.com/subscribe

The homeless newspaper "Street Roots" concludes a five-part solutions journalism series on foster care this week. We talk to reporter Libby Dowsett (DOUSE-it) about how programs in Iowa and Georgia that improve the health and stability of foster kids could be replicated in Oregon and elsewhere.

In this episode, we talk with Raven Drake, manager of the Streets Roots Ambassador Program. The program builds on the talents and expertise of people on the streets to do public health outreach, surveys, and training while also helping participants build skills, make professional connections, and earn additional income. Drake also helped create C3PO, a collection of three alternative shelter communities built during the pandemic. She talks about why self determination is key when it comes to creating these spaces, and why efforts to create camps without it will fall short. She also shares her personal journey and how even on the darkest of days, there is a pathway forward.

Joanne Zuhl started volunteering for Street Roots 18 years ago and went on to become one of the first paid staff at the newspaper focused on housing and homelessness. Under her leadership, Street Roots has hired more journalists and broadened its scope to include a variety of topics related to economic and social justice. Now, Zuhl is moving on from Street Roots. We talk with her about her time with the newspaper and her hopes for the future.

Emily's here with the Quick Six - minimum wage increases, states of emergencies! Then, Street Roots' vendor liaison Tina Drake talks about the recent heatwave, and how we can support vendors who can't be outside during the intense weather.

Today on The Local: It's Emily on the Quick Six! Then, a conversation with Street Roots' executive editor Joanne Zoule with summer reading recommendations and some favorite local bookstores. XRAY FM would like listeners to know about Multnomah County Cooling Centers! Multnomah County will open cooling centers from 1 to 9 pm beginning Friday, June 25, and extend through at least Monday, June 28, providing a cool place for people in need. Anyone that needs transportation assistance to get to a cooling center can dial 2 1 1.Find Cooling Centers at the Oregon Convention Center, located at 777 Northeast M L K.The Sunrise Center at 18901 East Burnside and in Arbor Lodge at the 1952 North Lombard inside the former pharmacy at Denver and North Lombard. Additional Cooling Centers may be added throughout the weekend.More information can be found at: multco.us or by calling 2 1 1.

Sarah Taylor wants to create what she calls “a green working waterfront” on the lower Willamette River. Taylor is the founder of the Braided River Campaign and a longtime environmentalist. She's on a mission to reimagine the area in Portland's Linnton neighborhood bordered on one side by the Willamette River and on the other by NW St. Helens Road, specifically the industrial area that's currently home to oil tanks, a rail yard and a Superfund site. Taylor has partnered with local organizations such as Portland Audubon and has been meeting regularly with the city's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. Part of her mission includes reckoning with the area's ugly history. A recent Street Roots article details the history of displacement Taylor showcases on the tours she gives. We'll dig into some of that history and learn more about Taylor's vision for the future.

News With Friends with Julia and Genevieve. An interview with Nicole Lewis, project manager for the Block 14 memorial garden at Lone Fir Cemetery. Our weekly segment with Street Roots. We'll be joined by reporter Ann-Derrick Gaillot to tell us all about Juneteenth.

Today on XRAY, News With My Friends, with Julia Oppenheimer and Andy Lindberg, featuring interviews with urban historian Tanya March and Street Roots vendor program director DeVon Pouncey.

Today on The Local: Emily's got the Quick Six news headlines! Julia Oppenheimer talks with Street Roots' Chris May about House Bill 2605, which aims to help coastal communities help with the tsunamis that'll most likely accompany "the big one".

On this episode of the Street Roots podcast Executive Director of Community Alliance Tenants Kim McCarty joins host DeVon Pouncey to discuss how the Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act impacts Oregonians.

On this episode of the Street Roots podcast, host DeVon Pouncey is joined by Lauren (Sisters of the Road), Mo (Defense Fund PDX), J-Mo (Defense Fund PDX), Lou (Defense Fund PDX), and Coast to discuss the uptick in sweeps in Portland as the economy attempts to reopen.

Today on The Local:Emily's here as usual with the most important headlines of the day, in The Quick Six!Then, we're joined by Raven Drake and Emily Greene from Street Roots about the current edition titled "Trans Is Beautiful".

Today on The Local:Emily's here with the Quick Six!Then, Julia and Andy speak with Street Roots' Emily Green on the importance of local street papers.

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill to create an Oregon Wildlife Council. The eight-member council would be appointed by the governor with the stated purpose of developing a “comprehensive media-based program to promote and educate the public on the roles of hunting and fishing in wildlife conservation.” The council would not include anyone from a wildlife conservation organization and many of those groups are opposed to the bill. The proposed legislation does have the backing of the Oregon Hunters Association. Reporter Brian Oaster wrote about the Oregon Wildlife Council for Street Roots. They join us to talk about what their reporting revealed.

Today on The Local: Emily's got the Quick Six! Then, an interview with Hanna Merzbach of Street Roots joins us to discuss Medford's new camping laws, and why they're suddenly getting national attention.

Today on The Local: Emily's here with the Quick Six headlines! And then, a conversation with Joanne Zhul, exec editor of Street Roots, with discussion and information on pending legislation to address wildfires. It's our funddrive! Help support community radio by becoming a member at xray.fm/donate!

Today on The Local:Emily's got your Quick Six news headlines, then a conversation with Emma Nathanson, Street Roots reporter, on youth activism in Portland.

Today on The Local: Two Emily Gs! First Emily Gilliland has today's Quick Six headlines - the national, state, and local stories that impact Portlanders. Then, Emiliy Green of Street Roots discusses being radically humble.

The pandemic has changed some of the ways cities and counties have handled homelessness. Some of those changes include allowing more camps and homeless villages, paying for people to stay in motels and more access to public restrooms. Now, Street Roots executive director Kaia Sand says, it's important that Oregon doesn't go backward. We talk with Sand and Marc Jolin, Director of the Joint Office of Homeless Services, about how the last year has changed homelessness policies and what comes next.

On today's The Local: Emily's here with the Quick Six, then a conversation with Joanne Zuhl of Street Roots on the Portland Street Response proposal.

What does it mean to be a good person according to the teachings of Islam? This is the second-half of my interview with Imam Abdulah Polovina – if you haven't listened to the first half yet, then head back to our previous episode and take a listen. We covered what it means for a Muslim to be a good person, talking about the 5 Pillars of Islam, how Muslims feel about forgiveness and what Imam Abdulah recommends we all do more of in our day-to day-lives.In this second half, Imam Abdulah goes more deeply into the mechanism of faith, and shares his personal experiences of moving to America and being the first Imam to study at a Catholic University. He talks about his experiences living through (and being injured in) the Bosnian War, and we also spend time talking about the role of women in Islam.If you'd like to learn more about Imam Abdulah Polovina, this is a great article in Portland's Street Roots magazine: Demystifying Islam, a Portland Imam opens his mosque.

Today on The Local:Emily's got the Quick Six headlines to start your day!Then, and interview with Emily Green of Street Roots on COVID deaths of incarcerated people.

Today on The Local: Emily has the Quick Six local news rundown, then a conversation with Street Roots' Joanne Zuhl on trauma while incarcerated.

What does it mean to be a good person according to the teachings of Islam? We ask Imam Abdulah Polovina to share his opinions on being a good Muslim. Imam Abdulah is a warm and approachable leader and in this conversation, we talk about what it means for a Muslim to be a good person, talking about the 5 Pillars of Islam, how Muslims feel about forgiveness and what Imam Abdulah recommends we all do more of in our day-to day-lives. Because our conversation was quite long in length, we've divided it across two episodes. This is part 1 and covers the usual questions we ask about being good – the second part, which is available as our next episode goes into more depth about the mechanism of faith, diving into the role of women in Islam and Imam Abdulah's experience of the Bosnian war.If you'd like to learn more about Imam Abdulah Polovina, this is a great article in Portland's Street Roots magazine: Demystifying Islam, a Portland Imam opens his mosque.

Today on The Local:Emily delivers the Quick Six headlines, then DJ Ambush & Morgan Jones have an interview with Joanne Zuhl, executive editor of Street Roots, about their new podcast on incarceration "Walled In".

Israel Bayer stepped down as the director of Street Roots in 2017. Now, he is the director of the International Network of Street Papers North America. We talk with Bayer about his current role, plus housing and homelessness in the Northwest.

Today on The Local:Emily & Jeff have the Quick Six headlines, Sam delivers the City Council Update, and then a conversation with Street Roots' executive editor Emily Green.

Welcome to The Local! Jeff is stuck at home without power, so Emily delivers the Quick Six headlines solo. Then, an interview with Joanne Zuhl, executive editor of Street Roots. She talks about the new interview series with members of the Portland City Council.

Today:The Quick Six local news rundown with Jeff & Emily. Then - the weekly update on the Portland City Council. We'll wrap things up with an interview on homelessness in Josephine County, with Street Roots executive editor Hanna Merzbach.

Today on The Local: Be an informed Portlander with today's Quick Six local news rundown! Then, become even more informed with our weekly briefing on the City Council. Lastly, an interview with Chris May of Street Roots on the importance of the current rent freeze extension.

Billy Baggett spent the majority of his life behind bars before being released as he faced his imminent death. Managing Editor Emily Green spent a year chronicling Baggett's reentry into society and wrote about his life and death for Street Roots.

Today, The Local has the Quick Six local news headlines and an interview with Emily Green of Street Roots.

In this week's episode of Straight Talk with Laural Porter, she talks with Street Roots executive director Kaia Sand and staff members Raven Drake and Gary Barker about how the nonprofit, which supports the homeless, has been getting by during the pandemic and how people can support them during the holiday season. Laural also talks with Andrew Hoan, the CEO of the Portland Business Alliance, and Kristin Van Buskirk, owner of the small business Woonwinkel, about the impact 2020 has had businesses. 

On The Local:Jeff & Emily bring the most important local headlines in the Quick Six run-down. Then, an interview with Street Roots reporter Chris May.

Today on The Local:The Quick Six local news rundown, digging into how Portlanders have responded to the results of the Nov. 3rd election. And, an interview with Joanne Zuhl, executive editor of Street Roots.

Today on The Local:Emily Gilliland with the Quick Six local news rundown, and interviews with Treasurer Tobias Read and Joanne Zuhl, executive editor of Street Roots.

Emily Green, the Managing Editor of Street Roots speaks with XRAY’s Julia Oppenheimer about the nonprofit newspaper's endorsements for the 2020 election. For more information: https://www.streetroots.org/2020-election. (Recorded 10/14/20)

On today's The Local: Your Quick Six Local News Rundown, and an interview with Emily Green, Managing Editor of Street Roots, with their election endorsements.

In the middle of the literal firestorm that is September 2020, we are all looking for ways to feel hope and ways to feel connected to others and our world. In this first episode of Elevate's third season, Rob van Nood and his new co-host Matt Woodard sit down with second-grade teacher and community activist Marcelle Donehower to explore how her experience in the Black Lives Matter movement has allowed her to grow, develop her voice and make powerful connections. Her commitment to social justice and anti-racism through action can give us all hope. Link to Marcelle's Street Roots article: https://www.streetroots.org/news/2020/09/02/opinion-call-front-lines-listen-us --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elevatelearning/message

We discuss some of the things happening currently including the wildfires in Oregon, the transgender, Satanist, anarchist running for sheriff in New Hampshire, and some other stuff. Plus we discuss the history of Fox News and how it has been central to America’s patriotism to fascism pipeline (thanks to Second Choice) https://youtu.be/ecGmdFGL4sY Plus also plz donate to the Street Roots campaign in Portland, Oregon! https://twitter.com/streetroots/status/1304837111888003073?s=21

Guest: DeVon Pouncey - Wake Up and Win Podcast, Street Roots Vendor Program Director John Canzano talks with DeVon Pouncey about his role at Street Roots, the importance of branding, why you have to talk politics when you talk social justice, who he's pulling for in the NBA, and Portland as a free agent city. Subscribe NOW to this podcast for more great content. Follow @JohnCanzanoBFT on Twitter.

This week's interview is Part 2 on Affordable Housing and Homelessness. Bringing their experience to the conversation are Cole Merkel, Cadence Petros, and Nathan Teske. Cole Merkel is the Deputy Director of Outreach and Engagement at Here Together, a Portland-based nonprofit that helps find solutions for the systemic crises of homelessness, including issues of housing affordability and equity. He previously served as the vendor program director for Street Roots, a weekly street newspaper that assists people experiencing homelessness by offering them paid work for distributing the paper. Cadence Petros is the Development Division manager for the City of Beaverton. Her department oversees the development of affordable housing projects within Beaverton. She has served the City of Beaverton for seven years, first working as Assistant City Attorney before progressing to her current role in the Development Division. Previously, Petros served as a general counsel for the Mercy Corps. Nathan Teske is the Executive Director of Bienestar, a Washington County-based nonprofit that provides affordable housing for primarily Latinx residents of Washington County. He has over 15 years of experience improving outcomes for immigrant and low-income communities. His experience ranges from fund development for complex commercial projects to creating and managing new economic and social programs not found anywhere else in Oregon.

This week's interview is Part 1 on Affordable Housing and Homelessness. Bringing their experience to the conversation are Cole Merkel, Cadence Petros, and Nathan Teske. Cole Merkel is the Deputy Director of Outreach and Engagement at Here Together, a Portland-based nonprofit that helps find solutions for the systemic crises of homelessness, including issues of housing affordability and equity. He previously served as the vendor program director for Street Roots, a weekly street newspaper that assists people experiencing homelessness by offering them paid work for distributing the paper. Cadence Petros is the Development Division manager for the City of Beaverton. Her department oversees the development of affordable housing projects within Beaverton. She has served the City of Beaverton for seven years, first working as Assistant City Attorney before progressing to her current role in the Development Division. Previously, Petros served as a general counsel for the Mercy Corps. Nathan Teske is the Executive Director of Bienestar, a Washington County-based nonprofit that provides affordable housing for primarily Latinx residents of Washington County. He has over 15 years of experience improving outcomes for immigrant and low-income communities. His experience ranges from fund development for complex commercial projects to creating and managing new economic and social programs not found anywhere else in Oregon.

Today, on The Local… We'll start with your Quick 6 news headlines, and a focus on the evolution of the work of Street Roots with Executive Director, Kaia Sand.Finally, Kheoshi Owens from the local Equitable Giving Circle and Empress Rules with organizational approaches to racial equity and an inspirational charge for why it matters. Many are still asking what can I do to support the black community and promote anti-racism, here are some ideas Shop at black owned businessesMake charitable contributions to local advocacy organizationsEducate yourself and others by reading books, listening to TED talks, exploring new podcasts, talking to your neighbors, talking to your family.Go to a vigil or peaceful protestWrite to your city council members, state lawmakers, national lawmakers, the white house.VOTE

On this episode of XRAY AM: (1 ) Your Quick 6 Local headlines, (2) We speak with Kaia Sand, Executive Director of Street Roots, (3) News With Friends with Jefferson Smith and DJ Ambush, (4) We speak with Rob Wagner, new Senate Majority Leader in the Oregon Legislature, (5) We're joined by Tai Carpenter, Board Member of Don’t Shoot PDX.

A number of temporary homeless shelters have been operating in Portland during the pandemic, but what will happen as the metro area begins to open up? How is the region’s most vulnerable population coping? We’re joined by Marc Jolin, the head of the Joint Office of Homeless Services, and Kaia Sand, the executive director of Street Roots.

Guest: DeVon Pouncey - PSU Play-by-Play, Street Roots Vendor Program Manager John Canzano talks with Devon Pouncey about his work with Street Roots, his time on the BFT, being a Black man in a white dominated field, and Portland State basketball. Subscribe NOW to this podcast for more great content. It’s free. Why wouldn’t you? Follow @JohnCanzanoBFT on Twitter.

On this week’s episode, Laural Porter talks with Andrew Hoan, the executive director of the Portland Business Alliance, about the impact the coronavirus has had on Portland’s economy. Laural also speaks with an organizer from Street Roots and a woman who is homeless in Portland to find out how the public health crisis is affecting them.

Street Roots vendors are helping to get accurate information about Covid-19 to other homeless folks in Portland. Street Roots Executive Director Kaia Sand joins us, along with Tina Drake, a member of the new Street Roots Action Team.

This week's interview is Part 2 on Affordable Housing and Homelessness, where Rob's conversation with Cole Merkel, Cadence Petros, and Nathan Teske is focused on the homeless. Cole Merkel is the Deputy Director of Outreach and Engagement at HereTogether, a Portland-based nonprofit that helps find solutions for the systemic crises of homelessness, including issues of housing affordability and equity. He previously served as the vendor program director for Street Roots, a weekly street newspaper that assists people experiencing homelessness by offering them paid work for distributing the paper. Cadence Petros is the Development Division manager for the City of Beaverton. Her department oversees the development of affordable housing projects within Beaverton. She has served the City of Beaverton for seven years, first working as Assistant City Attorney before progressing to her current role in the Development Division. Previously, Petros served as a general counsel for the Mercy Corps. Nathan Teske is the Executive Director of Bienestar, a Washington County-based nonprofit that provides affordable housing for primarily Latinx residents of Washington County. He has over 15 years of experience improving outcomes for immigrant and low-income communities. His experience ranges from fund development for complex commercial projects to creating and managing new economic and social programs not found anywhere else in Oregon.

This week's interview is Part 1 on Affordable Housing and Homelessness. Bringing their experience to the conversation are Cole Merkel, Cadence Petros, and Nathan Teske. Cole Merkel is the Deputy Director of Outreach and Engagement at Here Together, a Portland-based nonprofit that helps find solutions for the systemic crises of homelessness, including issues of housing affordability and equity. He previously served as the vendor program director for Street Roots, a weekly street newspaper that assists people experiencing homelessness by offering them paid work for distributing the paper. Cadence Petros is the Development Division manager for the City of Beaverton. Her department oversees the development of affordable housing projects within Beaverton. She has served the City of Beaverton for seven years, first working as Assistant City Attorney before progressing to her current role in the Development Division. Previously, Petros served as a general counsel for the Mercy Corps. Nathan Teske is the Executive Director of Bienestar, a Washington County-based nonprofit that provides affordable housing for primarily Latinx residents of Washington County. He has over 15 years of experience improving outcomes for immigrant and low-income communities. His experience ranges from fund development for complex commercial projects to creating and managing new economic and social programs not found anywhere else in Oregon.

It's not uncommon to see people consuming coffee, cigarettes, and sugary snacks at an AA meeting. A recent article in the "Street Roots" newspaper highlighted the role of unhealthy eating in recovery. We talk with two people who are trying to change that with a focus on fitness and healthy recipes. Brent Canode is the executive director of Alano Club of Portland, which runs the Recovery Gym. Liv Pennelle is a writer, founder of Liv’s Recovery Kitchen and co-host of the Breaking Free podcast.

A new report lays out a series of recommendations for how Portland’s first responders handle homelessness. The report, conducted by Portland State University’s Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative, is based on a survey of people who are homeless. Greg Townley, research director for the collaborative tell us about the report. We are also joined by Vince Masiello, a Street Roots vendor who helped conduct the survey.

Ever wanted to know: what in the world is “public history?” Well, this week we spoke with Professor Patricia Schechter about just what it means to be a public historian, the nitty gritty details of the important work involved, and specifically, a public installation she coordinated at the Multnomah County Library celebrating the newspaper “Street Roots.”

On this week's episode we discuss the recent successes of Street Roots and the Portland Street Response, the NBA Playoffs (13:10), and we finished with our "Takin L's" segment" where we discuss Tyra Banks and Ayesha Curry (34:00)

Homelessness is again on the rise in Portland. Are Portlanders ready to rise to the challenge? And what is the street response plan Street Roots proposed recently and that's currently in Mayor Wheeler's budget? In this episode, we'll hear from John Horvick of DHM Research as part of our recurring segment "The Margins," which looks at what Oregonians really think about the issues. We'll then talk to Emily Green from Street Roots and Tremaine Clayton of the Portland Fire and Rescue's CHAT program about how to fix Portland's chaotic and ineffective approach to calls for "unwanted persons" and other incidents involving homeless people.  Dan Rivas is our host. The music is by Max McGrath-Riecke. Episode Sponsor  

The latest issue of Street Roots features a proposal they're calling "Portland Street Response." The newspaper focused on homelessness basically lays out a plan to create an alternative to law enforcement for crisis intervention and nuisance calls. We'll hear from Street Roots executive director Kaia Sand and Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty about the plan and what it would take to actually implement it.

Terry Houghton died while living on the street in Portland. Now, seven years after his death, his artwork and poetry will be displayed at Street Roots. Houghton’s friend, Portland artist Carola Penn, stored his artwork in her home. She tells us about Houghton, and what she wants people to know about his work.

Celebrating 20 Years of Street Roots with Kaia Sand. In this episode of the PR Talk Podcast, learn more about Street Roots and how it can fit into a PR professional’s media plan during an interview with executive director Kaia Sand. Read the entire recap at https://www.veracityagency.com/podcast/kaia-sand/

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Part three of a six week series featuring winners of Willamette Week Give!Guide's Skidmore Prize in addition to organizations participating in this year's Give!Guide. This week features Skidmore winner Cole Merkel of Street Roots as well as a conversation with Jessica Elkan of New Avenues for Youth from one of our Nonprofit Hour Live shows.