Current and former County Commissioners, Shannon Singleton, Julia Brim-Edwards and Sharon Meieran vie for the seat ...

Street Roots general election coverage is online now. Read what Portland City Council's District 4 candidates had to say.

Oregon’s general election takes place Nov. 3, 2026. The voter registration deadline has now passed, but you can find information on how to check your ballot or voter registration status here. Ahead of ...

For Rochard Clay, Street Roots is all about the people.  Clay has been vending with Street Roots for about three years, and he’s a big proponent of the paper and the way it serves the community. “I ...

Portland joined more than 50 jurisdictions nationwide using ranked choice voting in 2024. Voters approved the change in 2022 as part of the broader Portland City Charter reform initiative updating ...

Anthony Hudson's new book, “Lamp Back: Plays and Other Grievances” explores his performance art, the impacts of the pandemic, childhood grief and more. Credit: Photos courtesy of Anthony Hudson When ...

The Oregon Legislature convenes for its odd-year regular session on Jan. 12, 2027 Credit: Etta O'Donnell-King / Street Roots It’s barely even October, but Jimmy Jones is already making out his wish ...

When something scares me, my eyes start to water. This is a known and observed phenomenon. Someone tells me a spooky story, and immediately, my eyes are watering. And it’s a fun thing, to be a little ...

A storm of revelations about data centers’ aggressive expansion around Hillsboro and elected officials’ support for them created powerful grassroots opposition this year. That coalition now threatens ...

Oregon public health officials were nearly uniform with their guidance as wildfire smoke swallowed the Northwest in early August: avoid breathing smoke by staying indoors whenever possible. Particles ...

“A few nights ago we decided to challenge ourselves and wreck four camera towers in one night,” said an early-August post on a Portland anarchist message board. Photos of the destroyed mobile camera ...