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Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
Oregon faces ongoing housing shortages and rising homelessness despite extensive legislative actions led by Gov. Tina Kotek since 2019.
Natural resource protection within an industrial corridor | Opinion
This past month, efforts by the city of Portland culminated with the Planning Commission鈥檚 recommended adoption of plan and zoning code amendments providing greater protection to natural resources.
California court forces affluent city to zone for housing | Opinion
A recent decision from the California Court of Appeal (Fourth Appellate District) provides an opportunity to compare housing policy in our neighboring state.
Warnings about using artificial intelligence in land use | Opinion
What is well-known is that generative AI models hallucinate. Not only do they fabricate cases that do not exist, but they also provide false case quotations and inaccurate descriptions of those cases.
Decades after SB 100, Oregon’s land use mojo is at risk | Opinion
This land use program is why Oregon does not look like New Jersey or California. But that program has slowly been eroded by incremental Oregon legislative action.
Public involvement at risk in housing-related reviews | Opinion
Under the proposed House Bill 4037, cities are prohibited from providing any participatory protections when making so-called 鈥渃lear and objective decisions鈥� about housing.
Hail to housing equity advocacy groups’ PAPA project! | Opinion
Most changes affecting such things as zoning or subdivision codes or plan maps or zoning for individual parcels are done on an individualized basis through what Oregon calls the post-acknowledgment plan amendment (PAPA) process.
LUCS conditions vex city approval of fossil fuel terminal | Opinion
Northwest Environmental Defense Center and others appealed the 2024 land use compatibility statement to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. A move was made to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
Oregon rolls out program to increase housing production | Opinion
In the past 10 years, the state legislature has repeatedly taken up housing to respond to a shortfall that overshadows almost all other urban issues.
One step forward, one step back for foreclosure sale issue | Opinion
Changes were necessary, not only for foreclosures in the future, but also for potentially disgorging funds from past forfeitures as well.
Agritourism and farmland preservation collide (virtually) | Opinion
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek initiated rulemaking to provide clearer lines as to just what was permitted within the confines of existing state laws protecting farmland.
The trouble with expanding statutory limited land use procedures | Opinion
It's worth taking a closer look at the limited land use decision procedure because it may not be the panacea that its popularity might suggest.
News
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
Commentary
- Beware of when the debt collector comes calling | Opinion
- Assembly of a future workforce begins with an invitation | Opinion
- Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers | Opinion
- Become a critical thinker and transform a workplace | Opinion
- Managing construction risks with international suppliers | Opinion
- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
- Ditch disorganization 鈥� the cost of deferred decisions | Opinion
- Consider 10 common risks for healthcare construction projects | Opinion
- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion
