Earlier this month, I had the distinct privilege of being appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of Renewable Northwest (RNW) (renewablenw.org). CUB has been a member and maintained a lasting relationship with RNW over the years since its... Read More »

The Institute of Public Utilities at Michigan State University recently hosted Camp NARUC (National Association for Regulated Utility Commissioners), a training conference that is meant to provide an introduction to the basics of utility regulation. I had the pleasure of... Read More »

In early August, CUB was thrilled to welcome our new Office Manager, Essie Bender. Essie comes to us from the great state of Alaska, where she enjoyed a 20 year career as an Archaeologist, working with the State of Alaska... Read More »

Ben Swerdlow joined the CUB staff a little over two months ago as our Summer Contract Attorney, but I first met him several years ago, and I learned quickly that Ben and I have a lot in common. First, with... Read More »

At the end of May, the CUB staff was pleased to welcome our summer 2018 Contract Attorney, Ben Swerdlow.

Ben grew up in Highland Park, Illinois but his chosen home is Oregon. He received a B.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology... Read More »

Last Friday (May 25), Outreach Manager, Samuel Pastrick, joined a round table discussion about net neutrality organized by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, and Multnomah County Library. Oregon House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson, Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran,... Read More »