Portland to allow Airbnb-style rentals in multifamily units
City leaders are optimistically expecting the move to not further damage the affordable-housing market.
Oregon’s child-care affordability deemed low
Parents in need of child care pay a higher percentage of their income than anywhere else in the country.
Study suggests killing wolves produces more livestock attacks
ASSOCIATED PRESS: A Washington State University study found that with each wolf killed, there was a 5 percent uptick in attacks on cattle and sheep.
North Korea a suspect in Sony hack
BLOOMBERG: A devastatingly thorough cyberattack on the media giant is leaving experts wondering who is responsible.
Behind the curtain: What students should know about accreditation and rankings
BY DEBRA RINGOLD | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
How important are institutional and/or program evaluations provided by third parties in selecting a college or university program?
Final vote on Portland Street Fund tentatively planned for Dec. 17
A proposed tax that aims to improve infrastructure will be decided later this month.
CenturyLink 911 failure could cost company $2.9M
Utility regulators in the state of Washington want the company to pay a fine for a 911 outage in April.
Fees from special salmon license plates misallocated
An investigation by the Oregonian finds that a Salem bureaucrat is directly benefiting from a program that was originally intended to aid the fish’s migration.
Intel, Ray-Ban team up to create computerized glasses
Not long after coming to an agreement with Google to power its Glass project, Intel agreed with the company that owns Ray-Ban, Oakley and Persol to create technology for eye-glasses.
Gresham City Council votes in favor of a tax on pot
Although the tax is now in effect, questions swirl about its legitimacy.