Portland approves apartment parking requirement
The Portland City Council approved minimum parking requirements for large apartment buildings.
Year: 2013
Audit shows problems with Oregon’s universities
The Oregon University System lacks financial tracking and reporting, a new audit shows.
Oregon Senate passes mascot bill
The Oregon Senate passed a bill that would loosen a mascot policy to let schools keep Native American mascots if local tribes approve of them.
Portland launches brownfield loan program
Portland has $1 million for its Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund to help clean up contaminated sites.
A haven for banned books in Hong Kong
TheAtlantic: People’s Recreation Community is a tiny bookstore in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay known for selling the widest range of banned books available in greater China.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg launches political group
AP: Teaming with other Silicon Valley leaders, Mark Zuckerberg launches organization focusing on education, immigration reform.
Charting the online ed disruption
Don’t look now, but online education startups may soon give social media/mobile app developers a run for their money — in Oregon and around the country.
Senators announce bipartisan gun bill agreement
CBS: A pair of bipartisan senators announced an agreement on a bill to expand background checks for gun sales.
Portland budget shortfall drops to $21.5M
Portland’s budget shortfall is closer to $21.5 million than the previously estimated $25 million, Mayor Charlie Hales’ office says.
Drones could help grow Eastern Oregon potatoes
Agricultural researchers are testing two remote-controlled aircraft over fields in the Hermiston area to help farmers use water, fertilizer and pesticides more efficiently.