Fires at Voz and SJAC The Voz Worker Center is indefinitely closed after a fire at their Parkrose building early Wednesday morning. A mini-bus recently purchased by Voz to transport people to their jobs was also destroyed. The center is operated by the Voz Workers’ Rights Education Project. Voz only recently moved into the location and was in the… Continue reading Digest: Thursday, April 7, 2022
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Digest: Friday, January 21, 2022
Portland Street Response set for expansion as People for Portland attempts to take advantage Portland Street Response is only a year old and is already slated for expansion across the entire city in March. The emergency responders, who focus on building trust with community members and providing unarmed support during crises, will start responding to… Continue reading Digest: Friday, January 21, 2022
Digest: Friday, January 14, 2022
Updates on Portland’s city-wide races Exactly who is running for city offices in Portland has changed a lot in the last few weeks. Here’s a quick update: City Commissioner Position 2 AJ McCreary, the executive director of Equitable Giving, entered the race for the city commissioner seat currently occupied by Dan Ryan. McCreary filed a… Continue reading Digest: Friday, January 14, 2022