Pirate Bay founder plans NSA-proof app
Global Post: The Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde plans to launch a smartphone app that will let users send messages safe from intelligence agencies.
Portland home prices up 12.8 percent
Home values in the Portland area rose 12.8% over the last year, with a median of $248,300.
Lack of data on lobbyist spending
Businesses and organizations spent at least $18.8 million from January to June on lobbyists.
Vancouver OKs oil train terminal
Port of Vancouver commissioners approved a Columbia River crude oil train distribution facility, against environmentalists’ wishes.
Kaiser tries to find new positions after layoffs
Kaiser Permanente has found new jobs for 50 of its 111 workers being laid off at its Lloyd Center membership services call center.
Richardson to announce governor candidacy
State Rep. Dennis Richardson is announcing his candidacy for governor. Richardson is a Central Point Republican.
PIE picks seven startups
The Portland Incubator Experiment named seven companies to its third class.
New Seasons coming to Tualatin
New Seasons announced it will have a store in Tualatin’s Nyberg Rivers shopping center. It will be its farthest store from Portland.
Street of Dreams tour begins
NW Natural’s Street of Dreams home tour will display nine homes in West Linn beginning this weekend.
Bank of England chooses Jane Austen for 10 pound note
AP: Jane Austen will become the new face on England’s 10-pound notes.