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A Homeless Street Roots Vendor Was Fined $175 by TriMet For Not Tapping His Hop Card When He Boarded the MAX

A Street Roots vendor alleges he was fined $175 yesterday by a TriMet fare inspector for failing to pay, even though he’d recently purchased a pre-paid Hop pass.

Portland Moves One Step Closer to A More Rational Emergency Response to Homeless People

City and county officials move toward changing the response to calls for service involving people who are homeless.

Your Thursday, Dec. 27 Daily Primer: Stories Powerful Men Didn’t Want You to Read — A Portlander Crosses Antarctica

What to know, how to Google and who’s a good dog.

How Meth and Mental Illness Are Affecting the City’s Homeless Population

A Street Roots article called “Psychotic city: Combination of meth plus mental illness plays out on Portland streets” looks at the difficult interaction.

Israel Bayer, Portland’s Foremost Advocate for the Homeless, Says What Will Solve the Mess

Hint: It starts with a cup of coffee.

You Can Now Help the Homeless in Portland Just by Picking Up a Bag of Coffee

“It will be an example of how we can all be working together to create social change, one cup of coffee at a time.”

Street Roots Executive Director Israel Bayer is Leaving the Paper

Multnomah County's Jails Rip Off Poor Inmates

The Nation magazine based in New York City brings us a devastating follow-up, detailing how a subcontract with the company that offers the video visits has transformed Multnomah County’s system for returning money to arrestees upon their release.

Street Roots: Invest $20 Million in Housing Crisis

An editorial published Thursday by local newspaper Street Roots has upped the ante on Portland Mayor Charlie Hales’ Wednesday declaration of a housing emergency, calling for an annual $20 million investment by both the city and Multnomah County to fund homeless services and build new affordable housing. “Being able to respond to the current housing crisis will … Continue reading Street Roots: Invest $20 Million in Housing Crisis

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