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November 8, 2006:
Oregon's Neighbors Say "NO!" to Measure 37-Style Initiatives
June 7, 2006: Assault on Land Protections Inspired by Measure 37 Rejected in California
May 5, 2006: Wisconsin Rejects Land Use Waiver Legislation
May 1, 2006: Envision Oregon jumpstarts public involvement in "Big Look"
April 11, 2006: Citizens Collaborate to Envision Oregon
February 21, 2006: Supreme Court Rules Measure 37 Constitutional
November 1, 2005: Oregon Supreme Court Denies Stay, Upholds Fairness In Measure 37 Case
October 14, 2005: Court Rules Measure 37 Unfair, Unconstitutional, and Invalid
August 18, 2005: Project Connects Garibaldi Parks, Waterfront and Main Street
August 16, 2005: New Report: Rural Sprawl Threatens Oregon Ranches and Wildlife Habitat
June 1, 2005: Oregon Senate Action Supports Fairness and Land Use Planning
April 14, 2005: Measure 37 Mega-Mall Approved on Polk County Farmland
April 4, 2005: Measure 37 Legislation Shuns Voters' Will
and Weakens Land Use Protections
April 1, 2005: Measure 37 Vulnerable to Constitutional Challenge
March 16, 2005: Forcing Subdivisions on Productive Ranchlands?
February 15, 2005: Measure 37: Rush to Judgments
February 14, 2005: North Coast Residents Convene to Create Common Ground
February 7, 2005: Muzzling Citizens: Yamhill County Shuts Out the Public
January 20, 2005: Develop 332 Acres of Farmland with No Public Process?
Janurary 14, 2005: Measure 37's Special Privileges & Immunities Challenged as Unconstitutional
December 1, 2004: Restore the Public Process Measure 37 Took Away
October 20, 2004: New Poll Shows Americans Favor Walkable Neighborhoods Over Sprawl
September 21, 2004: 1000 Friends of Oregon Announces Annual Awards
May 12, 2004: 1000 Friends of Oregon to host Portland forum to examine the impact of rural sprawl on ranching and habitat
April 2, 2003: National Poll Shows Americans Eager To Walk More and Support Spending on a Better Walking Environment
December 12, 2002: 1000 Friends Announces Annual Awards
November, 2002: Report Finds Oregon Neglecting Pedestrian Safety
October 17, 2002: Index Ranks Portland Region as Nation's 8th-Least-Sprawling (out of 83)
October 4, 2002: Measure 7 Declared Unconsitutional
August 22, 2002: 1000 Friends will Appeal West Eugene Parkway Decisions
July, 2002: 1000 Friends' Comments on the Proposed Portland Metro UGB Expansion
February 21, 2002: Brookings Study Finds Housing Prices Demand-Driven; UGB not to Blame
January 30, 2002: Bob Stacey Selected as Next Executive Director; Will Begin in October
November 15 , 2001: Oregon Rated "Most Endangered Landscape" in Nationwide Competition
July 18, 2001: 1000 Friends Opens Lane County Office
December 21, 2000: 1000 Friends Challenges Local Measure 7 Ordinances
December 8, 2000: 1000 Friends of Oregon Announces Annual Awards
July 25, 2000: "Mandatory Sprawl Initiative" Would Cost Taxpayers
March 22, 2000: Record Transportation Spending Tilts Toward New Roads

 

 

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