But this past Monday, the North Plains City Council did something that no other Oregon city has done.  Instead of moving forward with a moratorium, the Council voted 6-0 to work for an outright ban on ...

OP-ED from North Plains voters, Danny Voils and Connie Baron Reject Expansion-Aligned Candidates in North Plains! In 2024, I was ...

A dangerous shell game is being played beneath our feet in Washington County, and the Tualatin River’s health hangs in the balance. Data Centers and emerging AI computing are now taking over many of ...

Faces Of The City - Sharing the journeys of Hillsboro neighbors who turn bold ambition into purpose, revealing how everyday ...

Editor’s Note – Today, the Washington County Board of Commissioners was slated to read and consider a resolution addressing the proliferation of data centers. However, as drafted by staff, it fell far ...

On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 6:00 PM, the Hillsboro City Council will convene at the Civic Center for the first reading of Ordinance No. 6521 (Case File No. CDCA-004-26). This new Data Center / ...

Now, as ballots arrive in voters’ mailboxes for the November 2026 election, the entire architecture converges on a single objective: Maintaining political control over the seats that approve the codes ...

Editor’s Note: This is Part 3 of a 4-part investigative series examining municipal tax abatements, corporate lobbying contracts, and campaign finance networks across Hillsboro and Washington County.

Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a 4-part investigative series examining municipal tax abatements, local agreements, and campaign finance networks across Hillsboro and Washington County. Read Part 1: ...

The Real Story – A Column With Opinions Based On My Experiences -The Hundred-Million-Dollar Tax Shield (Part 1 of 4) Something is wrong in our community, and many of us know it. Across Washington ...