The approval of these shields is part of a concerning trend of police militarization and excessive force. Is PPB gearing up for another confrontation with the citizens they are meant to “protect and serve?”

Chances are many readers have already encountered the chilling reach of the fentanyl crisis in headlines or witnessed its devastating consequences first-hand. But to truly understand how we got here, we need to take a closer look at the history of opioids in America.

Portland is often labeled as a cautionary tale of "woke/progressive" policies gone awry in the eyes of national and international media and political spheres. It seems we can’t make it more than a week without being inundated with think pieces on how to “save Portland.”

Sisters of the Road has always stood against the forces that would stigmatize, criminalize, traumatize, and dehumanize people regardless of their social standing.