CUB Bids a Fond Farewell to SA Anders
Posted on May 30, 2014 by Bob Jenks
Tags, History of CUB and General CUB News, Telecommunications and CUB Connects
Today, CUB has a bittersweet announcement to make. Our Director of Operations, SA Anders, is leaving CUB after six great years. SA has been with CUB since 2009, and has seen some exciting changes at both Oregon CUB and the... Read More »
30th Anniversary Retrospective: Transition From Coal
Posted on April 10, 2014 by Amelia Lamb
Tags, Climate and Conservation, CUB Anniversary: 30 Years and Counting, History of CUB and General CUB News, Legislative & Political, Utility Regulation
Birthdays and anniversaries have a way of building perspective. They also help us take stock of what remains to be accomplished. This year, CUB celebrates 30 years of advocacy, and we’re taking some time to reflect on our accomplishments and what the... Read More »
CUB Welcomes Portland Consumer Advocate Janice Thompson
Posted on March 19, 2014 by Jeff Bissonnette
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, History of CUB and General CUB News, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
The Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon (CUB) is pleased to announce the hiring of Janice Thompson as our new consumer advocate for Portland water and sewer services.
Thompson comes to CUB after a long career working on democracy reform issues. She has... Read More »
CUB’s Legislative Highlights, 30 Years and Counting
Posted on February 25, 2014 by Karen Jaffe
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Consumers and Utility Customers, CUB Anniversary: 30 Years and Counting, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, History of CUB and General CUB News, Public Involvement and Coalitions
Governor Ted Kulongoski signs SB 838, instituting Oregon’s Renewable Energy Standard
A lot has changed in Oregon over the last thirty years, and CUB and its members have played a significant role in bringing big wins to the Oregon State Legislature.
Utility policy... Read More »
CUB at NASUCA 2013
Posted on January 28, 2014 by Nadine Hanhan
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, History of CUB and General CUB News, Public Involvement and Coalitions
Last November, CUB attended a conference held jointly by the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). NASUCA is an association whose member organizations, including CUB and many other state... Read More »
CUB Celebrates 30 Years of Consumer Advocacy and Education
Posted on January 14, 2014 by Karen Jaffe
Tags, CUB Anniversary: 30 Years and Counting, History of CUB and General CUB News
On November 6, 1984 a scrappy band of grassroots campaigners, outspent 40:1, met on election night at the 24 Hour Hotcake House on Powell Boulevard in SE Portland. The campaigners had no access to 24-hour news or vote tally updates... Read More »