CUB Wants Your Input on Portland’s Public Utilities
Posted on March 5, 2015 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Water/Wastewater
It is City of Portland budget time! I have been diligently reviewing proposed budgets from the Water Bureau and Bureau of Environmental Services in preparation for an upcoming rate hearing before the City Council. Now, I need to hear from... Read More »
Save the Date: CUB Phone Briefing on Portland Utility Rate Hearing
Posted on February 27, 2015 by Jeff Bissonnette
Tags, Water/Wastewater
CUB wants to hear from you! Janice Thompson, CUB’s consumer advocate for customers of Portland’s public utilities, has been tracking the budgets for the Portland Water Bureau and Bureau of Environmental Services, and is preparing CUB testimony for an upcoming rate... Read More »
It’s All In the Title: Demystifying the Net Neutrality Debate
Posted on February 23, 2015 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, Telecommunications
Much has been written and reported about the looming Net Neutrality Debate, especially in recent months. With the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set to reach a decision regarding the future of broadband internet regulation later this week, we at CUB... Read More »
BES Must Embrace Lessons from Columbia Building
Posted on February 20, 2015 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Water/Wastewater
CUB recommends that the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) embrace more oversight as a key lesson from a recently released report on its management of design and costs of the Columbia Building.
First, some background. The Columbia Building is North Portland’s Columbia... Read More »
Commissioner Fish Accepts CUB Recommendation on Rate Stabilization Funds
Posted on February 18, 2015 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Water/Wastewater
Yesterday (February 17th), Willamette Week highlighted CUB’s analysis of stabilization funds used by the Portland Water Bureau and Bureau of Environmental Services to ease spikes in sewer, stormwater, and water rates, and our recommendation for annual review of these funds. CUB’s... Read More »
CUB Anniversary Club: a New Way to Support Our Mission
Posted on February 11, 2015 by Bob Jenks
Tags, General Interest
As you know, over 30 years ago CUB was established by Oregon voters through a ballot initiative. However, we didn’t actually begin fighting for Oregon utility rate-payers until 1985. Then as now, protecting pocketbooks, defending the public interest in front of... Read More »