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Ignore the gunman behind UCC shootings? Just the opposite.

October 17, 2015
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Ignore the gunman behind UCC shootings? Just the opposite written for Street Roots by Jason Renaud & Jenny Westberg Mental Health Association of Portland In the days since the Umpqua Community College mass murder, communities grieve, mourners weep, survivors twist in anguish, and we – all of us – grope for answers. “How will we […]

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Two excellent stories from Street Roots

October 14, 2015
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We don’t support all of the editorial decisions at Portland’s alternative “street” newspaper Street Roots, but besides routinely printing our own plaintive mutterings on occasion, it’s most recent issues have two excellent must-read articles for all sentient members of the Portland community: Jon Ross’ interview with David Prescott, and Emily Green’s detailed review of the […]

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Death by cop: Who’s at risk?

May 21, 2015
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by Jason Renaud and Jenny Westberg, Street Roots, 15 May 2015 For years, our organization, the Mental Health Association of Portland, has chronicled, eulogized and remembered persons who have been on the receiving end of Portland-area police violence. Today we’re sharing these names with you, recognizing early on that many were people barely noticed even […]

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Most wanted: Police accountability

September 12, 2014
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From Israel Bayer, publisher of Street Roots, September 2014 The tragedy of the Michael Brown killing is rocking the nation. It should. For anyone living in an urban environment, especially people of color and the poor — the events of Michael Brown and the community response is not surprising. It’s hard to shift through all […]

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Nick Gefroh found a community, though not answers for his addiction, at Street Roots

August 8, 2014
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From the Oregonian, August 8, 2014 Street Roots didn’t save Paul Gefroh’s son. Nothing could. Nick Gefroh was an addict. Alcohol, then harder stuff. For most of his adulthood, his addiction made it impossible for him to keep a job, a girlfriend or an apartment. The only consistent things he had were his father, his […]

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Leave the patients to us: Is Nevada unloading its mentally ill in Oregon?

October 10, 2013
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From Street Roots, October 10, 2013 They were given a bus ticket along with a few days worth of medication and food. They traveled long distances to cities in California where they arrived as strangers. Their journeys have sparked outrage and lawsuits. Now there are calls to find out if it happened in Oregon. Following […]

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Nevada did bus psychiatric hospital patients to Oregon

September 27, 2013
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As we surmised, clinical staff from Rawson-Neal Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada bussed persons with mental illness to Oregon. According to records collected by the Sacramento Bee, 33 patients of Rawson-Neal were sent by bus to Oregon, 22 to Portland. According to testimony from some of these people taken by reporters in San Francisco and […]

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Opinion: Pearl District shoots down the right to dream

September 19, 2013
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Op-Ed by Israel Bayer, Street Roots, September 18, 2013 The Pearl District for many represents a neighborhood on the rise — a shining example of how to plan urban growth, public transportation, sustainability, parks and the environment. The list goes on. Add a bustling food and art scene, a growing tech community, and a neighborhood […]

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Mayor and columnist spar in the pages of The Oregonian on the issue of homelessness

August 15, 2013
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Mayor Charlie Hales: We’re using a measured approach to take back Portland’s sidewalks By Charlie Hales, Guest Column in The Oregonian, August 14, 2013 Lawlessness on Portland sidewalks is not a new issue, nor is it an easy one. So this summer, we crafted a plan to address lawlessness on the public right-of-way. The plan […]

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Mayor’s meeting on homelessness includes critics, housing advocates, police chief, staffers – but not the Portland Business Alliance

August 14, 2013
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By Denis C. Theriault, The Portland Mercury, August 14, 2013 Mayor Charlie Hales, as of this afternoon, has now had three informal meetings with business interests, law enforcement, and social services providers to get up to speed on homelessness—a difficult subject he announced he’d be taking on during his State of the City speech this […]

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