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Newly renovated and expanded North Portland Library includes a Black Cultural Center with art from local Black artists.

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A cozy relationship between a city administrator and a business lobbyist highlights potential conflicts of interest around Zenith Energy and other executive functions. Metro Chamber privately discussed Zenith with the mayor's admin staff before sending a letter supporting LUCS, records show.

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The city of Portland faces a new lawsuit after local environmental advocates filed a Notice of Intent to Appeal with the state land use board Feb. 24. The legal filing comes 21 days after the city approved a land use credential for Zenith Energy, despite significant public opposition.

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🗞️ In the new issue of Street Roots: Local artists work in North Portland's new Black Cultural Center, Black History Month events and more. Buy the paper from a vendor in your neighborhood today!

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Portland's new mayor has an ambitious plan for ending unsheltered homelessness in his first year in office. Critics say the plan must account for the material realities of homeless residents to avoid harmful outcomes. ✍️: @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social

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Since early December, @streetroots.bsky.social has been reporting on important public records regarding Zenith Energy. With the City Council resolution put forward by two councilors last night, here's a short thread on the recent reporting on what those records revealed. It started with DEQ. 1/

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Grants Pass faces a new lawsuit after closing a lot designated for homeless residents with no other option. The Supreme Court ruled in the city's favor last June, but the city violated Oregon homelessness and nondiscrimination laws, according to the complaint. ✍️: @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social

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🗞️ In the new issue of Street Roots: Photography exhibit at the Central library, Siletz land back win, consequences of AI use and more. Buy the paper from a vendor in your neighborhood today!

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Legislator introduces Oregon campus security reforms following Street Roots 2024 reporting on a legal loophole allowing banned ex-cops to patrol university campuses. www.streetroots.org/news/2025/01...

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Zenith Energy is positioning itself to become a major renewable fuels hub on the West Coast. Environmental advocates want transparency, but the city of Portland appears poised to quietly facilitate the Houston-based company's ambitions.

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Went to the @streetroots.bsky.social vendor zine night at Bold Coffee & Books. I came away so inspired & grateful for the grace, power, & wisdom shared by the vendor-authors. I highly recommend picking up a copy from your Street Roots vendor if available &, of course, supporting Street Roots.

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Hear from Portland’s new city councilors on their approach to housing and homelessness policies while in office. Candidates answered questions regarding evictions, vacancy taxes, social housing and more. www.streetroots.org/news/2025/01...

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🗞️ New year, new paper! In the first issue of the year: Meet the new Portland City Council, bicycle safety, maternal deaths and abortion bans and more. Buy the paper from a vendor in your neighborhood today!

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The Oregon Department of Corrections health care panels are cause for concern. Critics and lawsuits say the panels improperly delay and deny care. ODOC won’t say who serves on committees or how many requests and referrals they deny. www.streetroots.org/news/2024/12...

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Meet the legislators: The Oregon Legislature convenes for its regular session in the new year. Of the 14 Portland-area legislators, 3 answered questions regarding the upcoming session. www.streetroots.org/news/2024/12...

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🗞️ In the new issue of Street Roots: Q&A's with three state legislators, November's labor actions in Oregon, a vendor profile and more. Buy the paper from a vendor in your neighborhood today!

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Behind closed doors, Zenith is quietly coordinating with the city of Portland, Port of Portland and DEQ to supply the Portland Airport with ‘sustainable aviation fuel,’ according to new public records. Environmental advocates call it a greenwashing campaign, call for transparency.

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📒 🎁 Tis the season for new Rose City Resource Guides! Guides are available for pick up during open office hours! Guides come in boxes of 180 or sleeves of 20, and are provided free for our community members (though donations are always appreciated!)

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Update: Zenith has submitted its application to the city of Portland, Donnie Oliveira, deputy city administrator, confirmed to Street Roots, adding to advocates' concerns the city may rush the LUCS approval.

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Legal experts and community groups sent a letter Monday outlining legal vulnerabilities if the city eludes public process on Zenith Energy, days after DEQ fined the company and requested a new local land use statement. ✍️: @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social

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At the Terrace Glen affordable housing complex, a free, six-week photography workshop brought together residents across generations and cultures. Photos taken at the workshop are now on display at Blue Sky Gallery in Northwest Portland. www.streetroots.org/news/2024/12...

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A new grand jury report on the carceral system in Multnomah County highlights an ongoing crisis, including a lack of staff among a growing prisoner population, exacerbated by Oregon’s severe lack of public defenders. www.streetroots.org/news/2024/12...

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As Portland opened two Urban Alchemy-run temporary shelter sites in July, the nonprofit quietly settled a $1M lawsuit brought by employees in California. Court documents inflame critics' concerns about the org's model. Pt. 2 of a series in @streetroots.bsky.social

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Personal news for the new year: I’m excited to say I’m staying on at @streetroots.bsky.social, now as a full time staff reporter! You won’t hear me talk about my approach too often but here’s a bit about me and why I’m excited to serve our beautiful city in this way.

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Street Roots poets kept writing and discussing poetry Christmas morning — including a lively discussion about the authorship of “The Night Before Christmas.” 🎄🎄🎄

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Today Street Roots vendors, volunteers, and staff gathered for a warm little feast. Conversation and an impromptu poetry reading ensued 🕯️

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A Multnomah County judge issued a temporary injunction barring the city of Portland from enforcing its sleeping ban. The decision comes three days before the city planned to begin enforcement.

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Street Roots and this week's @GiveGuide edition of the @wweek make a perfect pairing for your weekend reads! Help us reach our goal of raising $90,000 between now and midnight Dec. 31. First 100 donors will get a free entree coupon from @laughingplanet!

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Despite public perception, Metro data shows housed residents are responsible for most waste dumped on public property in Portland.

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Update: BDS waived some fees, but Morning Star still paid $4k for the review last week. Also, not in the story, but PBOT is forcing the attached Pequeñitos Daycare to pay for a “sidewalk to nowhere”—a sidewalk between two parking lot entrances with no conceivable use to pedestrians. Cost? $5,195

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As usual, @streetroots.bsky.social does a fantastic job explaining the issues with Measure 110 (which decriminalized small amounts of drugs) and why it shouldn’t be repealed. Insane stat: the number of Black Oregonians arrested for drug possession decreased by 77% since the law took effect! >

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Measure 110 has waned in popularity since its passing in 2020. However, it has shown progress in addressing some of the issues that made it popular, including narrowing the gap on racial disparities in drug possession arrests.

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Nonprofit Depave wants to help Morning Star Church create a neighborhood resiliency hub with lush trees and a mini farm. Decades-old zoning codes stand in the way, impacting a community on the front lines of climate change, @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social reports.

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Oregon's tribally managed forests need a dramatic increase in federal funding to address immediate threats, finds a new report.

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Opinion: Portland Public Schools ranked as the second least affordable school district in the country for a new teacher looking to rent a one-bedroom place. Supporting teachers as they bargain is essential, Mary King writes.

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What happened to Kenny? Kenneth Hurley died in a Multnomah County jail last year, and his sister is still looking for answers regarding the circumstances of his death, writes @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social

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Portland nonprofit CymaSpace aims to make music more accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing communities with haptics technology and a recently awarded grant.

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Have you RSVP’d? Live-streamed Thursday, 8-9 am — lively morning show style! www.avstream.me/streetroots2...

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My story in this week’s @streetroots.bsky.social is a doozy— I’m proud of the work we did to get it right. I talked to the sister of a man who died in a MultCo jail last year; a man with a complicated life surviving mental illness and a broken safety net. 📰 📻 10/4 @xray 8:30a @KBOO 5:30p

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I'm back on XRAY.fm tomorrow at 8:40 am, talking about the news that the Portland city auditor has opened an investigation into Zenith Energy for potential lobbying violations. Full article is here now, and in print in @streetroots.bsky.social this week.

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🌟Giveaway🌟 Our annual Breakfast Broadcast is three weeks away, and anyone who RSVPs will be entered to win an original work of art by Street Roots artist, Phoenix Oaks! RSVP (free) for your chance to win at streetroots.org/broadcast. See you LIVE the morning of 10/5 at 8 AM.

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Zenith Energy is under investigation for potential lobbying violations after it held private meetings with public officials last summer, reports @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social Portland auditor's office did not offer a timeline but confirmed the investigation is ongoing.

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🌟Giveaway🌟 Our annual Breakfast Broadcast is three weeks away, and anyone who RSVPs will be entered to win an original work of art by Street Roots artist, Phoenix Oaks! RSVP (free) for your chance to win at streetroots.org/broadcast. See you LIVE the morning of 10/5 at 8 AM.

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One of my favorite publications, @streetroots.bsky.social is now following me. Please, everyone in the Portland area, give what you can and buy a paper! Consistently excellent journalism and adherence to their mission.

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The Vendor Issue is here! "Around the Network and Back Again" celebrates the work of street paper vendors across the globe and our very own vendors in Portland. Find a vendor in your neighborhood: streetroots.org/vendors#locate

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