Fearing that additional charges on Internet access would greatly harm free growth and access to the Internet, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden announced on Wednesday his intention to place a “hold” on legislation (passed this week out of the Senate Commerce Committee) that could... Read More »

Most of us at Citizens’ Utility Board wear multiple hats. CUB Organizing Director Jeff Bissonnette, among his many volunteer activities, sits on the Board of Portland Community Media. He therefore is doubly interested in the consumer privacy and local control issues... Read More »

Almost six years ago to the day, CUB helped to write, and then-Governor John Kitzhaber signed, an Executive Order (EO:00-06) that explicitly forbids the Oregon Governor or his/her Staff from interfering with or exerting influence over the PUC decision-making process.... Read More »

Many of our traditional means of research and entertainment are being replaced by content provided on the World Wide Web. Though only a few decades old, the web has become deeply enmeshed in many aspects of our lives. And we... Read More »

It’s not unusual to find CUB in Salem protecting ratepayers’ rights, but it’s not every day that we can be found in Washington, D.C., raising utility consumer interest concerns to members of Congress.

Last week, CUB Organizing Director Jeff Bissonnette was in the nation’s... Read More »

The Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reports for the upcoming May elections came out this month. On the ballot could be a measure that attempts to rescind the voter-owned elections law enacted by Portland’s City Council last year. The First Things First... Read More »