Ted Sickinger
The Oregonian
Portland, OR, United States
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Thousands protest in downtown Portland Monday; federal officers again respond with force
By 9 p.m., the crowd had grown beyond 1,000 people. → Read More
Banks, small businesses expect frenzy when coronavirus emergency lending reopens Monday
The race will be on Monday for the next round of small business stimulus money after Congress appropriated $310 billion more for the Paycheck Protection Program. → Read More
Oregon small businesses face chaos, uncertainty as they seek federal coronavirus rescue loans
The Small Business Administration is having a difficult time handing out the forgivable loans Congress earmarked in stimulus for small businesses. → Read More
Oregon utilities waiving late fees during coronavirus outbreak
Oregon utility regulators approved new tariffs for Idaho Power and Pacific Power on Tuesday that give the companies the necessary flexibility to waive the payments. → Read More
Oregon’s top Senate Democrat suggests climate bill is dead
Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, said Tuesday morning that the Democratic caucus lacks the votes to pass a controversial climate bill. → Read More
Portland Community College bets on $200 million pension bond plan
As Oregon schools, municipalities and public agencies face another major increase in public pension costs come July, some are considering a risky solution. → Read More
Appeals court upholds Portland limits on fossil fuel terminals
The Oregon Court of Appeals set the stage Thursday for the City of Portland to reinstate its ban on the expansion of bulk fossil fuel terminals. The Court reversed a decision by the state Land Use Board of Appeals, concluding that the city could ban major expansions of bulk fuel terminals without violating the "dormant" commerce clause of the... → Read More
PGE and PacifiCorp face big headwinds on resource plans
Outside stakeholders, including environmental groups that are typically gung-ho about such investments, are balking. The consternation highlights the sweeping changes and deep uncertainty that have overtaken an industry known for its boring predictability. → Read More
Portland, Multnomah County set 100% renewable energy goal
On the day the Trump administration withdrew from the Paris climate agreement, the City of Portland and Multnomah County committed to a goal of meeting 100 percent of community energy needs with renewable power by 2050. → Read More
PERS: Oregon's public pension costs will go up $885M next year
Schools, cities, state agencies and other public employers across Oregon will have to pony up an extra $885 million next biennium to fund the state's public pension system. That's about 10 percent higher than previously forecast and a 44 percent... → Read More
Woman bike rider dies after being hit by truck in Southeast Portland
A female bike rider died Saturday morning in Portland after being struck by a truck at Southeast 82nd Avenue and Flavel Street. Portland police officers and medical personnel responded at 8:03 a.m. and found the adult woman critically injured. She died... → Read More
Forecast: A much cooler weekend in store for Portland
The cool down is here. Saturday started off clear and sunny in Portland – without the marine layer clouds that were predicted. But the temperature at 7 a.m. was 61 degrees and the National Weather Service says the high for... → Read More
Crews rescue 87-year-old man and companion in Wilsonville after they fall down embankment in pursuit of dog
An 87-year old man and a female companion who tumbled down a steep embankment at Wilsonville Memorial Park were rescued Saturday afternoon by Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews. The man and woman were walking their dog on a trail... → Read More
Man rescued after 40-foot fall onto rocks on the Sandy River
Firefighters in Sandy rescued a man in his mid-40s Saturday morning after he fell 40 feet down a vertical embankment onto rocks Friday night along a remote stretch of the Sandy River near the old Marmot Dam. The Sandy resident was... → Read More
Opponents of water bottling in Cascade Locks say Nestlé hid campaign contributions
Backers of a Hood River County ballot measure to block a proposed water bottling plant in Cascade Locks are accusing Nestlé of illegally hiding its contributions to a political action committee opposing the measure. They say they will be filing... → Read More
Bernie Sanders says he's counting on high voter turnout in Oregon
Sen. Bernie Sanders is banking on a major turnout in Oregon's primary this week to power his underdog presidential campaign to a badly needed victory against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. "If voter turnout is low, if young people and working... → Read More
Weather: A little more rain before sun and warmth arrive
Easter Sunday's weather was like a box of chocolates. You never knew what you were going to get next. A little bit of everything, as it turns out. Ominous clouds, sun, punctuated by rain, hail, sun, rain, wind...rinse, repeat. There was a funnel cloud spotted over Mill Creek, Wash and in Snohomish. Then add the chance of thunderstorms in the Portland area tonight. The forecast comes with a… → Read More
PGE sues insurers for cost overruns on power plant; could turn to ratepayers next
Ratepayers could be asked to shoulder cost overruns on a new gas-fired power plant in eastern Oregon if Portland General Electric can't recover them from insurers who backed a financially troubled contractor removed from the project in December. PGE said... → Read More
State utility regulators were silenced by governor on big energy bill
State utility regulators say they were shut out when it came time to craft one of the most far-reaching pieces of energy legislation the state has ever seen. And when members of the Oregon Public Utility Commission tried to voice their... → Read More
Big, complicated and potentially expensive climate bills pass out of committee at Legislature
Two of the most complex, controversial and potentially costly energy bills in the history of the state passed out of their initial committees in the Oregon Legislature on Thursday. Both aim to reduce the state's output of global-warming gases. One... → Read More