By Carlos Fuentes | The Oregonian/OregonLiveExperts on Gov. Tina Kotek’s housing production council have suggested that massive tax increases could be necessary to achieve the governor’s housing production goal of 36,000 new homes a year. The Housing Production Advisory Council, composed of housing experts from across the state, detailed 59 potential solutions to meet Kotek’s […]
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Viewpoint: We should be using Pioneer Hall now to feed the unhoused and hungry
The public building has served as the hub for community meals for years — and could fill that role now except for the city’s unnecessary ban on its use, says one of the groups behind the Ashland Peace MealBy Jason Houk I wanted to address some confusion and help paint a more complete picture of […]
Open Pioneer Hall!
For the past 8 years, the city of Ashland has worked with the community peace meal to help ensure that our most vulnerable neighbors were invited inside Pioneer Hall to share meals together, especially during the coldest months of the year. Today, Pioneer Hall sits empty. Our community meals are held outside, regardless of temperatures, […]
We The People — Rabbi David Zaslow
On We the People for December 13, we talk with Rabbi David Zaslow of the Havaurah Shir Hadash Synagogue about the rise in antisemitism and world events. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202312130900
Holiday Peace Meal on Dec. 22
By Vanessa Martynse Houk A little hope costs less than you might think it does.(Holiday peace meal party information is here too, but first, you must wade through my holiday musings.)You already know how much we care about hunger and food insecurity in the Rogue Valley and how the peace meals quietly serve our most […]
No on Camping Ordinance
No on Ashland ordinance related to prohibitive campingAshland is on the cusp of accepting a dangerous and unfair ordinance, one that does not take into account trauma-informed care. What is “voluntary” versus “involuntary” homelessness? The city seems to believe that homelessness is a choice and that some people choose to be unhoused. What they fail […]
It’s Time to Open Pioneer Hall — Now!
If you read my posts, you already know that I am fiercely protective of other people’s privacy. My unhoused friends live on the corner of exposure and invisibility, and everything they do is public. I bear witness to things that must have a wider audience, so I try to tell their stories in a way […]
Need help with a New ID or other documents?
Stabbin Wagon SUD Peer Support Specialist Octavia Dylan Quinn is here to help folks in need of IDs, Birth Certificates and/or Social Security Cards! They can help with transportation, assisting with necessary forms/paperwork and Social Security cards! If you or someone you know is in need, call or text them directly at: 541-502-0781!
Who Won the Strikes? Who Lost? A Merciless Assessment
As the town flocked to picket lines during a historic 148-day writers strike and 118-day actors strike, moguls took a hit (looking at you, Bob Iger), stars made blunders (why, Drew Barrymore?) and others saw their stock rise (Lindsay Dougherty holds court next with the studios) . . . . https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/who-won-the-strikes-1235652424/
Portland teachers strike continues Monday, gives new meaning to ‘No School November’
Portland teachers and administrators appear to be getting closer to a deal, as negotiations continue toward an elusive contract settlement.Portland parents have long complained about “No School November.” With the combination of teacher planning days, Veterans Day and the week off over Thanksgiving, parents have often felt that students seem to miss more school than […]