Today’s editorial pages in the Oregonian include an outstanding commentary piece on the economic implications of land use planning on property value and why a Marion County judge rightfully overturned Measure 37. It’s written by two economists who debunk the theory, claimed by pro-sprawlers, that without land use regulations property owners could develop their [...]

People object that language accommodations for immigrant children in our schools cost too much and complain that the bill is footed by us taxpayers. Wait a minute. Immigrants don’t have to pay taxes? When did that start? and where do I sign up?
This might be a good time to check in with our [...]

The court ruling out of Marion County last Friday upholding the voter approved constitutional ban on gay marriage in Oregon was a setback, but only in the short term. In the long term, gays in Oregon, and hopefully nationally, will win the same legal rights and protections that heteros have in their contracts of [...]

Who said families can’t make it on farming anymore? Maybe that’s the case in other states in the country where large corporate farms and suburban sprawl have swallowed up small family farms, but in Oregon things are different. I’m usually not an avid reader of the Oregonian’s Homes & Gardens section, but [...]

[This posting originally appeared on my personal blog, Land Use Watch.]
Why did Measure 37 pass so overwhelmingly last year, and what can we do to prevent the next hokum from Oregonians in Action?
I believe there is absolutely NO ascendent, fundamental, or core “property rights” belief in the majority of Oregonians. I do not [...]