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Richard Vogel/AP PhotoThe five major contenders have different track records and proposals on some of the biggest issues facing California. They’re trying to position themselves to appeal to sizable voting blocs before the March 5 primary. -
Loren Elliott/CalMattersA multi-year, $750 million program aimed at doing away with homeless encampments has had mixed results throughout California. Local leaders say ongoing funding is needed.
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Last week, Southern Oregon University honored three retired faculty members with its highest award: the President’s Medal. -
Two freight-to-rail centers in the Willamette Valley and eastern Oregon have failed to fulfill a single promise of boosting agricultural exports and reducing emissions.
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Timber industry tied to Oregon proposal to shift wildfire protection costs from landowners to publicSeveral timber companies participated in a workgroup and proposal that would cut the fees they pay to the state for fire protection.
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'It means the river has a future': Advocates cheer milestone as water flows from a Klamath River damThis week, water started being released from a reservoir on the Klamath River, kicking off the largest dam removal in U.S. history.
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Research led by Oregon Health & Science University finds that half of the treatment facilities surveyed nationally required an up-front payment averaging more than $28,000, and only a few facilities provide free service to people on Medicaid.
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As the homeless population has grown and become more visible, many cities and states have pivoted from a focus on the rights of homeless people to the rights of local residents and businesses that are being forced to contend with homeless encampments and other fallout from the nation’s shortage of affordable housing.
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South Coast residents are attempting to study offshore wind projects on their own. Some are calling for a pause in development as a federal agency fails to convey its message.
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Two senators aim to boost funding to the state’s firefighting efforts, one funded by the public, the other by timber companies.
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In the coming weeks, water will be let out from behind the three remaining dams on the Klamath River. A century's worth of sediment that has piled up behind the dams will also flow downriver.
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Big floating offshore wind turbines will soon become a reality along the West Coast.
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The repercussions from this case could have consequences for how cities can regulate homelessness.
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Oregon lawmakers jetted off to Taiwan, Portugal, Denmark and tech hubs in California this fall, all paid for by companies and groups that have a keen interest in the laws they’ll pass.
