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 »
CUB Is Now Your Consumer Advocate for Portland Water and Sewer Services
Posted on January 9, 2014 by Jeff Bissonnette
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, History of CUB and General CUB News, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
On January 8, 2014, the Portland City Council adopted a resolution that designated CUB as the residential ratepayer advocate for water and sewer services in the city. That means that CUB will represent residential customers of the City of Portland’s water... Read More »
CUB Externships, and Goodbye to William
Posted on December 27, 2013 by Catriona McCracken
Tags, History of CUB and General CUB News
Another semester has flown by and William Moseley has flown the coop here at CUB – back to the grind of law school exams. William was a great addition to our staff and we hope he benefited as much from his... Read More »