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Oregon continues to lose farmland, some advocates say that raises red flags
From 2017 to 2022 Oregon lost 4% of its farmland, according to the newly released 2022 Census of Agriculture conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
‘OPB Politics Now’: Oregon’s land use laws and Tina Kotek’s housing push
Gov. Tina Kotek will once again push for a bill to make it easier for cities to add land for housing. On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, reporters Dirk VanderHart and Lauren Dake discuss the bill, how it was derailed in the Legislature and why the governor thinks this time may be different.
State board won’t weigh Indigenous treaty rights in fight over Central Oregon’s Thornburgh resort site
The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs argue that Deschutes County’s latest decision on the resort project showed a disregard for Indigenous knowledge, but the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals says “it is not our role to reweigh the evidence.”
Can conservationists agree on land preservation strategy?
Matthew Betts, a professor in the department of Forest Ecosystems & Society at Oregon State University, is the co-author of a new paper that lays out a strategy for finding agreement.
Central Oregon community eyes forested land development to meet housing demands
Due to its inability to expand beyond its Urban Growth Boundary, Sisters, Ore., has initiated a development project on an unused forested property known as "Sisters Woodlands" to tackle the rising housing prices.
Lloyd Center owners send initial redevelopment proposal to Portland city officials
Owners of the nearly 30-acre site say they will transform the once bustling mall into a mixed-use neighborhood with housing, retail, office spaces and restaurants.
Oregon has an extreme housing shortage. Here’s what could be done
Experts say there isn't a quick fix to undo decades of underbuilding. But there are steps policymakers and Oregonians can take.
Standoff over housing bill keeps Oregon’s Legislature from adjournment
Lawmakers had high hopes of finishing their work Saturday, but top Democrats were having trouble finding agreement on one of Gov. Tina Kotek's priorities. State law requires them to conclude their business by Sunday.
Bob Stacey, a pioneering figure in Oregon’s growth, has died
Stacey was one of the pioneering attorneys who helped lay the legal foundations for Oregon’s unique growth management system, which limits suburban sprawl and protects farmlands and other open space. As Portland’s planning director in the early 1990s, he helped bring denser housing development to the city
Oregon’s unique growth rules have preserved open space but also led to new fights
Anyeley Hallovà chairs the commission that oversees Oregon's growth management system. She's passionate about developing compact neighborhoods that provide equitable and affordable housing — and that help combat climate change. But not everyone is happy about moving in this direction.