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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). Land Use News emphasizes local reporting
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendsource.com/bend/side-notes-4-27-5-4/Content%3Foid%3D2627417&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc4ODM0MzE5NjM1MjI2NDg3NjMyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHu_JGpPb8wdchS81tJkDbXLWDECg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">EDCO
Releases 2016 Central Oregon Profile </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">The Source Weekly
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The idea that the state may be more likely to approve the Bend urban growth boundary plan with the inclusion of affordable housing was
addressed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/4258940-151/film-panel-showcase-deschutes-river&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4ODM0MzE5NjM1MjI2NDc1ODMyGjBiNTJlNjJiODUyNDA4MDA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF_SVvZcfJIEsYClyaLvuPRzPJ5gg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Film,
panel showcase Deschutes River </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Bend Bulletin
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The Deschutes River Conservancy will host Upper Deschutes: The ... including the Deschutes Basin Board of Control, the U.S. Forest Service,
the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.americanrivers.org/blog/national-flood-insurance-program-endangered-fish-species/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4ODM0MzE5NjM1MjI2NDk5MDkyGjEzMzhkOGYyZjY1YjFmNGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFwDk_y2YBCgqmvrjHBZD8974w0UA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Could
the National Flood Insurance Program Be Harming Endangered Species? </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">American Rivers (blog)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">While often referred to in land-use planning terms, a floodplain is actually ... In Oregon, floodplains provide vital habitat for 15 species
of salmon and ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160427/NEWS/160429631&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc4ODM0MzE5NjM1MjI2NDkzMTkyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFVeG8gJI17h4GtyZ-jgOnwaY_04Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Rogue
River Preserve gets a boost </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Mail Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board signed off Wednesday on a $1,385,255 grant requested by the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy to ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/4236863-151/water-reservoirs-in-limbo-following-recent-appeal-dismissal&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoSOTgwNjg1NzE5NjQxODMwMTEzMhoxZTU1YWIzM2VlN2IzNmQ0OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNEnch4zDM_p8h4frrUzqZ9gKyPj0w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Water
reservoirs in limbo following recent appeal dismissal </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Bend Bulletin
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The Bishops took their appeal to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. Even though the reservoirs were denied approval, the Bishops wanted ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5;letter-spacing:-.35pt"><a href="http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/04/27/fossil-fuel-terminals-falter-across-the-pacific-northwest/"><span style="color:#5B9BD5;text-decoration:none">Fossil-Fuel
Terminals Falter Across the Pacific Northwest</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F;letter-spacing:-.35pt">Willamette Week<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Two years ago, the Pacific Northwest looked like a surefire shipping hub for fossil fuels…. In the past month, three proposed export terminals have evaporated, and
more are in jeopardy….<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/04/drought-should-be-an-ever-present-concern-even-in.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4ODM0MzE5NjM1MjI2NDY0NjAyGmVkODRjNjYyMzViYjc1YTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHuHC6v8O5LWHI0zbttzi-OW6qW-w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Drought</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
should be an ever-present concern, even in wet years </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Portland Business Journal (blog)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The state needs a comprehensive plan for drought periods to prevent ... nearly 120 percent of average and Oregon has no areas of extreme
drought.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Opinion/Columns/20160428/blm-resource-management-plan-fails-western-oregon&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4ODM0MzE5NjM1MjI2NDkzMTkyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE2N1F27_kPJBpA-hyyfu81IOZEEQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">BLM
Resource Management Plan fails Western Oregon </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Capital Press
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">It would be nice if groups could sit at the table with the Bureau of Land Management and hammer out differences over future management
of Western ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/capital-bureau/20160425/little-interest-from-energy-companies-in-state-land&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTQ4NjI1MTYyNDA0NTA5ODYxNzcyGjc1MmFjMzdmZTEzOTNiZGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFmqGGTdxdtJ0i5DkV1lvslo2F7mA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Little
interest from energy companies in state land </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">East Oregonian (subscription)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">SALEM — Democratic secretary of state candidate Brad Avakian wants to lease out public rangelands in Central and Eastern Oregon for renewable ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2016/04/frank_lloyd_wright_oregon_gord.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4ODM0MzE5NjM1MjI2NDYwNzQyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEn6tjI6Pf2bxRUHK6ChqSyvfvVSQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Affordable
housing: Frank Lloyd Wright's way (photos) </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Janet Eastman | The Oregonian/OregonLive ... best known for his custom work, but he had a vision of creating affordable suburban tract
housing, too.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/303861-182057-portland-rent-increases-slowing-but-still-highest-in-the-country&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNjg2NDI1Nzg0MTg4NDkzODYxMzIaMmY3NzAwZTIwOWJiOTYwYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGPWD24ubfbVtEWjgNKpVQ5F00zuw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Portland
rent increases slowing - but still highest in the country </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The report was presented at a Tuesday breakfast held by Multifamily NW, which represent multifamily housing owners in Oregon and Southwest ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5"><a href="http://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-homeless-shelter-multnomah-village-downtown/"><span style="color:#5B9BD5;text-decoration:none">As Portland's Homeless
Problem Spreads, Shelters Moving Outside Downtown</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">OPB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">A few years ago, civic leaders opted to emphasize permanent housing over emergency shelters, which were seen as nasty and overcrowded. But the recession
and ensuing spike in real estate prices left thousands of people without a place to go tonight…. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5"><a href="http://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/303826-181434-new-demographic-statistics-muddle-comp-plan-update"><span style="color:#5B9BD5;text-decoration:none">New demographic
statistics muddle Comp Plan update</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Portland Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The recommended update calls for Portland to be a city that welcomes and nurtures everyone, regardless of their age, race or education. But recent U.S. Census statistics
show that a disproportionate percentage of people moving to the city belong to a much smaller demographic — young, white and college educated….</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/hillsboro-report-shows-path-new-homes-ugb-expansion-areas&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjg2NDI1Nzg0MTg4NDkzODY0NjIaMDNhMDBlZDQzNDdmNTY3NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFmBwzpp4ECAVDcJaXqwln3k983tg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Hillsboro
report shows the path for new homes in UGB expansion areas </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Metro has added 26,000 acres – more than 40 square miles – to the urban growth boundary since 1998, enough land for 67,000 new homes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5"><a href="http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34269099-75/mayor-piercy-reset-south-willamette-rezone-efforts.html.csp"><span style="color:#5B9BD5;text-decoration:none">Mayor Piercy:
Reset south Willamette rezone efforts</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">The Register-Guard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy on Friday called for city officials to abandon a proposed rezone of the south Willamette Street area, and offered her own proposal to restart
the stalled land use planning effort….</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.35pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.opb.org/news/article/damascus-disincorporate-city-may-primary/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4ODM0MzE5NjM1MjI2NDg3NjMyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF_76w8OJQm_BWynAnbnnj7cjogNQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
Voters To Choose Future Road For Damascus </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">In 2002, Metro, the Portland area's regional government, was preparing to move the urban growth boundary, which is the line separating
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5"><a href="http://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-drive-thru-comprehensive-plan/"><span style="color:#5B9BD5;text-decoration:none">Plan Would Make Downtown Portland Drive-Thrus
A Thing Of The Past</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">In the plan, Mayor Charlie Hales proposed limits on building new drive-thrus in several Portland corridors that get a lot of foot traffic. The idea: Reduce
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5;letter-spacing:-.35pt"><a href="http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/04/27/mayor-charlie-hales-wants-to-ban-new-drive-thrus-from-portlands-low-car-future/"><span style="color:#5B9BD5;text-decoration:none">Mayor
Charlie Hales Wants to Ban New Drive-Thrus From Portland’s Low-Car Future</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="subheadline"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333">Mayor
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Hales has introduced a proposal to ban the construction of new drive-thrus in the central city and along Portland's busiest shopping streets—including this stretch of MLK
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5"><a href="http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/303700-181899-business-group-pushes-city-on-misleading-drive-through-ban-response"><span style="color:#5B9BD5;text-decoration:none">Business
group pushes city on 'misleading' drive-through ban response</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Oregon's Restaurant and Lodging Association continues to spar with Portland officials on whether the City Council is considering a ban on drive-through windows in
the city's comprehensive land-use plan update….</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.35pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://katu.com/news/local/heads-up-trimet-releases-video-asks-pedestrians-to-stay-alert&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTQ4NjI1MTYyNDA0NTA5ODc1NzkyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEyAbTjV5UZozzLOXFzzz80MxwOHQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">'Heads
up!' TriMet releases video, asks pedestrians and bicyclists to stay alert </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Oregon's</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525"> Department of Transportation says over the
past five years 64 pedestrian crashes statewide were caused by distracted drivers or pedestrians ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.heraldandnews.com/members/forum/guest_commentary/issue-not-just-about-a-drug-but-about-the-right/article_d1cde94a-69de-5d22-b5ea-7ed783e0fa51.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSOTgwNjg1NzE5NjQxODMxMDgyMho5YzI4ZTgwNGE1ZmUzY2ZiOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNEHCHqjX-Tack1xk0hfY0lf6EA2KQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Issue
not just about a drug, but about the right to farm; it deserves voters' support </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Herald and News
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Under the 18 years of Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) rules, small family farms in southern Oregon finally found a way to pay
the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/breaking_ground/2016/04/washreit-lands-buyer-for-maryland-portfolio.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4ODM0MzE5NjM1MjI2NDg1NTkyGmI2NDkzZjAwZThhZWVhNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEUvpxFcbSgzxP2S4fOIiuVLYIvfQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">WashREIT
lands buyer for 1.2 million-square-foot Maryland portfolio </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Washington Business Journal
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">WashREIT is also planning to sell a parcel of land at Dulles Station in Herndon ... It has also put an another suburban office asset on
the market to test ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fred-schebesta/why-are-presidential-cand_b_9783430.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc4ODM0MzE5NjM1MjI2NDYwNzQyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEvZq196nlwiy4OJR7ABPY83HmXOQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Why
are presidential candidates ignoring the housing crisis? </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Huffington Post
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The fact is, of the top 20 most poverty stricken states, six of them (West Virginia, New Mexico, Indiana, Oregon, Montana and California)
are yet to vote.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.planetizen.com/node/85949/how-planning-fails-make-women-friendly-urban-places&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTQ4NjI1MTYyNDA0NTA5ODY1MDcyGmEyOGUyZGFlY2VkMDE3OGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHMyDwTd23cWVDkVmNkW1jf5N-LTA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">How
Planning Fails to Make Women-Friendly Urban Places </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Planning decisions overwhelmingly don't address women's needs, according to an article in The Huffington Post. Huffington Post National
Reporter ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.planetizen.com/node/85970/seattle-introduces-new-urban-park-prototype&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc4ODM0MzE5NjM1MjI2NDgyOTgyGmEyOGUyZGFlY2VkMDE3OGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGbzQbYQOySCA-onE5jPn_fLuRZnw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Seattle
Introduces New Urban Park Prototype </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Seattle architect and planner Mark Hinshaw writes in Crosscut about a new Seattle park that meets the needs of an urban environment, one
that can ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.planetizen.com/node/85952/report-dog-parks-lead-pack-new-urban-parks&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTQ4NjI1MTYyNDA0NTA5ODY1MDcyGmEyOGUyZGFlY2VkMDE3OGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEHAqHa-WS26h-arGvJNSFDHnFHuA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Report:
Dog Parks 'Lead the Pack' in New Urban Parks </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">A press release from the Trust for Public Land (TPL) announces the leading trend in parks: "Off-leash dog parks led the pack in new urban
parks, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://smartgrowth.org/louisville-urban-heat-management-study/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjg2NDI1Nzg0MTg4NDk0MTI4MDIaMzc3NjNhYThmZjZhYmM2Nzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFrF2prribdYWfEqxi5CLIPf5oFIA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Louisville
Urban Heat Management Study </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Smart Growth Online
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Commissioned by the Louisville Metro Office of Sustainability, this study is the first comprehensive heat management assessment undertaken
by a ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5"><a href="https://www.hcn.org/articles/solar-gardens-grow-slowly-out-west-energy"><span style="color:#5B9BD5;text-decoration:none">Solar gardens grow slowly out West</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">High Country News<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">While the concept seems simple and appealing, solar gardens have been slow to sprout in the West due to a host of regulatory and economic challenges. That’s changing
as states like Oregon and California open new markets, and electric generators from tiny rural co-ops to investor-owned giants build community arrays….<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Nation_World/Nation/20160426/miners-sue-over-sage-grouse-land-lockup&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ4NjI1MTYyNDA0NTA5ODcxMzkyGjNmNmNhYzI4YjA0ZjBlYzY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFr_himvOG2BMvnGPoz0Oc2myWUNg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Miners
sue over sage grouse land lockup </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Miners sue over sage grouse land lockup ... on more than 10 million acres of federal land in California, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Montana,
... Allegedly to protect sage grouse, federal agencies have restricted mineral exploration and ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5;letter-spacing:-.35pt"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2016/0424/US-housing-crunch-The-price-isn-t-right"><span style="color:#5B9BD5;text-decoration:none">US housing crunch:
The price isn't right</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F;letter-spacing:-.35pt">Christian Science Monitor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Over the past decade, the promise of good jobs, a diverse culture, boutique restaurants, and a high quality of life has lured people young and old back into cities.
The urban renaissance has been one of the nation’s great postwar success stories. But the revival has also come with its share of problems – including, increasingly, the punishing cost of a home or apartment….<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-pushing-changes-affordable-housing-requirements-short-term-rental-rules/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNDUyNDI5ODAwMzcxMzQzNTczMhowYzRmNWRiNTdjYmU1MjQzOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNGzDqrN53UM8btl2MTunmBC5ckpwQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">SF
pushing changes to affordable housing requirements, short-term rental rules </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">... the board is poised to vote on the legislation today after it advanced Monday out of the board's Land Use and Economic Development
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://smartgrowth.org/five-cities-leading-way-urban-innovation/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ4NjI1MTYyNDA0NTA5ODk3NzgyGjM3NzYzYWE4ZmY2YWJjNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGEFdu7AGP6pss6IIEUXrTqxBdbYw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Five
Cities That Are Leading the Way in Urban Innovation </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">As part of Singapore's efforts to maximize scarce resources, these Supertree sculptures in a park collect rainwater. (John S. Lander/Getty Images).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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