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🗞️ Street Roots local election coverage is out now. Read what candidates running for Portland City Council District 3 had to say about their approach to affordable housing, homelessness and more.
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Need a refresher on ranked choice voting? Here's everything you need to know about Portland and Multnomah County’s voting systems before you fill out your ballot.
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Oregon labor organizers say, ‘Waymo? Hell no!’ in their fight against autonomous vehicles on city streets.
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You may know Anthony Hudson as Carla Rossi, his now-retired drag clown persona. In his debut book, Hudson ditches the clown makeup and explores his performance art, pandemic impacts, childhood grief and more.
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Street Roots spoke with Multnomah County Democrats Chair Salomé Chimuku about the upcoming midterm elections and what they mean for Black Oregonians.
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🗞️ A new issue of Street Roots is out now. Read an interview with the Multnomah County Democrats Chair, a refresher on how ranked choice voting works and a story on Anthony Hudson's new book.
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ALT The cover page of the Street Roots October 14, 2026 issue. Large text says, "Multnomah Dems Chair: Party Must End 'Kidnapper' Relationship with Black Voters. Salomé Chimuku talks 2026 midterms, party infighting and plight of Black immigrants. PAGE 4." A black and white illustration shows Salomé Chimuku.
"Halloween is one of two holidays where I maintain that the fun in it is celebrating it like you’re a kid (the other being Halloween’s straight sister, Valentine’s Day)," Street Roots art director writes. Read their recs for this month's Halloween media.
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The Oregon Legislature convenes for its odd-year regular session in less than 100 days. Here's what to expect.
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🗞️ A new issue of Street Roots is out now. Read stories on what to expect at the upcoming Oregon legislative session, the October Arts for All calendar, Made in Old Town records subpoenaed, and more.
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ALT Cover of Street Roots October 7, 2026 issue. An illustration shows the Oregon State Capitol building constructed as a constellation of stars as an onlooker looks to it through a telescope. Text also made of star constellations says, "Approaching the lege" and below in plain text it says, "What to expect with 100 days before Oregon lawmakers convene."
A new coalition opposing Oregon data center development is making waves. Prompted by revelations that the industry is getting $450M in tax breaks this year, the coalition has already defeated politicians and pushed the state to take action.
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🗞️ A new issue of Street Roots is out now. Read stories on the movement against new data centers in Oregon, the joys of Halloween nostalgia, what's expected for Oregon's congressional seats this year and more.
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🗞️ Street Roots new issue is out now. Read stories on the failed safeguards of e-scooters and e-bikes causing safety issues for blind Portlanders, the renaming of Oregon's offensive place names, vote by mail and more.
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🗞️ Street Roots new issue is out now. Inside, find stories on the harsh rules and anti-immigrant sentiment affecting international students, Logan Lynn's new album and documentary, and more.
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Portland anarchists play camera destruction bingo as surveillance infrastructure explodes in popularity. The calls to destroy the camera towers come as public frustration over the surveillance tech — and what it is used for — has boiled over.
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🗞️ Street Roots new issue is out now. Inside this issue, find stories on how sometimes summer isn't all it's cracked up to be and the troubles of smoke, extreme heat and more.
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A first-of-its-kind study is now underway, looking at how Oregon laws that criminalize consensual sex work are impacting sex workers and survivors of sex trafficking.
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Aug. 16 marked three decades since activists prevented the logging of 14 acres of old-growth Douglas firs nestled deep in the Willamette Valley Forest.
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Oregon has 241 cities, yet there have only been nine Black mayors in state history. Right now, there are three Black mayors in the state. By January 2027, there may be none.
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The Portland area’s battle against homelessness is only getting harder. Here’s how the leader of Multnomah County’s homelessness agency is taking on the challenges.
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