Jonathan Bach
@jonathanmbach.bsky.social
Reporter covering housing and commercial real estate for The Oregonian
Author of "High Desert, Higher Costs: Bend and the Housing Crisis in the American West" https://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/high-desert-higher-costs
Author of "High Desert, Higher Costs: Bend and the Housing Crisis in the American West" https://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/high-desert-higher-costs
Portland needs more housing. Will the mayor’s new plan work?
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Portland needs more housing. Will the mayor’s new plan work?
Keith Wilson set a clear goal and tight timeline on shelter beds, then hit his target. It’s a different story for housing.
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January 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Portland needs more housing. Will the mayor’s new plan work?
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With opening delayed to 2027, James Beard Public Market carries weight of Portland’s civic hopes
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James Beard Public Market delays Portland opening
The James Beard Public Market is betting on a down-and-out urban corridor. Project leaders are delaying opening but say they’re dreaming bigger.
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January 17, 2026 at 3:47 AM
With opening delayed to 2027, James Beard Public Market carries weight of Portland’s civic hopes
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Central Oregonians describe hope and grief along Whychus Canyon, where efforts to fight the Flat fire and protect homes intensely focused over the weekend.
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Flat fire destroys bird sanctuary as it threatens 4,000 homes in central Oregon
Central Oregonians describe hope and grief along Whychus Canyon, where efforts to fight the Flat fire and protect homes intensely focused over the weekend.
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August 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Central Oregonians describe hope and grief along Whychus Canyon, where efforts to fight the Flat fire and protect homes intensely focused over the weekend.
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Smoke from central Oregon’s rapidly spreading Flat fire has made the air “unhealthy” to breathe and the worst in the state, according to a state air quality index map, as firefighters try to contain the blaze northeast of Sisters.
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Central Oregon air quality considered ‘unhealthy’ as growing Flat fire remains uncontained
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office expanded evacuation orders on Saturday evening and several subdivisions near the fire are under Level 3 (go now) evacuation orders.
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August 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Smoke from central Oregon’s rapidly spreading Flat fire has made the air “unhealthy” to breathe and the worst in the state, according to a state air quality index map, as firefighters try to contain the blaze northeast of Sisters.
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Promised housing vouchers abruptly canceled for a dozen Portland-area families
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Promised housing vouchers abruptly canceled for a dozen Portland-area families
"I was going to be in my new apartment in two months," the recipient wrote. "This was my ticket to college."
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August 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Promised housing vouchers abruptly canceled for a dozen Portland-area families
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Developers are sketching out plans for three mid-rise, mixed-use buildings along the Willamette River.
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Redevelopment on NW Portland waterfront could include apartments, retail
Has Centennial Mills’ moment finally come?
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August 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Developers are sketching out plans for three mid-rise, mixed-use buildings along the Willamette River.
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It’s actually a complete dream come true to finally be able to share this job post. I love working at the Mercury and will love it even more when I have another person writing the news with me!! So please apply and/or send to your qualified and cool journalist friends.
Cool Job Alert: The Mercury Is Hiring a News Reporter!
Great news: The Portland Mercury is continuing its growth and hiring an additional NEWS REPORTER to join our smart, scrappy team of kick-ass journalists. Are YOU that special person (or perhaps its so...
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August 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It’s actually a complete dream come true to finally be able to share this job post. I love working at the Mercury and will love it even more when I have another person writing the news with me!! So please apply and/or send to your qualified and cool journalist friends.
The Sports and Biz desk crossover episode yesterday was wild
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Trail Blazers find a buyer, agree to sell franchise to NHL team owner
Three months after the Paul Allen estate announced plans to sell the franchise, it reached a tentative agreement with Dundon and a group of investors.
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August 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The Sports and Biz desk crossover episode yesterday was wild
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This is -- *checks watch* -- tomorrow evening.
See you there, bookish Portland friends! 📚🏠
See you there, bookish Portland friends! 📚🏠
I will read from "High Desert, Higher Costs: Bend and the Housing Crisis in the American West" in Multnomah Village in just a few weeks.
Thanks to Annie Bloom's for hosting!
A recent book interview: www.opb.org/article/2025...
Details: annieblooms.com/event/2025-0...
#writersky #booksky #author
Thanks to Annie Bloom's for hosting!
A recent book interview: www.opb.org/article/2025...
Details: annieblooms.com/event/2025-0...
#writersky #booksky #author
August 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This is -- *checks watch* -- tomorrow evening.
See you there, bookish Portland friends! 📚🏠
See you there, bookish Portland friends! 📚🏠
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Two major small business support organizations in Oregon have lost federal grant funding.
Oregon small businesses grapple with loss of federal aid for minority-owned startups
Two major small business support organizations in Oregon have lost federal grant funding.
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August 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Two major small business support organizations in Oregon have lost federal grant funding.
‘We’re sounding the alarm’: Oregon’s farms and land-use advocates square off over farmstand rules
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‘We’re sounding the alarm’: Oregon’s farms and land-use advocates square off over farmstand rules
The debate has sparked a larger conversation about balancing land-use laws with the realities of modern farming.
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August 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
‘We’re sounding the alarm’: Oregon’s farms and land-use advocates square off over farmstand rules
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This Oregon factory is building the walking, working robots of the future
This big Oregon factory builds the walking, working robots of sci-fi
Investors have big expectations but the market for bipedal robots is still emerging.
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August 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This Oregon factory is building the walking, working robots of the future
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Multnomah County and the city are weighing options to keep patrons and passersby safe.
Shooting near downtown Portland library prompts security overhaul, possible metal detectors
Multnomah County and the city are weighing options to keep patrons and passersby safe.
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August 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Multnomah County and the city are weighing options to keep patrons and passersby safe.
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99 Ranch in the city LETS GOOOOOOOO
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99 Ranch sets opening date for Portland location
In addition to the popular Asian supermarket, the site will include a storefront for a trendy Chinese houseware brand and a dim sum cafe.
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August 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
99 Ranch in the city LETS GOOOOOOOO
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Onlookers for years speculated how Portland's office nosedive would affect revenues for governments within Multnomah County.
The reckoning is here.
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The reckoning is here.
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Portland’s downtown real estate fire sales will hasten millions in property tax losses
Experts say a reckoning was inevitable, even necessary. But it will come at a cost.
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August 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Onlookers for years speculated how Portland's office nosedive would affect revenues for governments within Multnomah County.
The reckoning is here.
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The reckoning is here.
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Dominos are beginning to fall.
The sale of trophy Portland office properties like Big Pink and Montgomery Park will hasten the tax losses for local governments as bargain-basement prices get baked into valuations.
@jonathanmbach.bsky.social reports:
The sale of trophy Portland office properties like Big Pink and Montgomery Park will hasten the tax losses for local governments as bargain-basement prices get baked into valuations.
@jonathanmbach.bsky.social reports:
Portland’s downtown real estate fire sales will hasten millions in property tax losses
Experts say a reckoning was inevitable, even necessary. But it will come at a cost.
www.oregonlive.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Dominos are beginning to fall.
The sale of trophy Portland office properties like Big Pink and Montgomery Park will hasten the tax losses for local governments as bargain-basement prices get baked into valuations.
@jonathanmbach.bsky.social reports:
The sale of trophy Portland office properties like Big Pink and Montgomery Park will hasten the tax losses for local governments as bargain-basement prices get baked into valuations.
@jonathanmbach.bsky.social reports:
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I spent the last few weeks hanging around the Gateway Shopping Center, talking to small biz owners, neighbors & historians about what it means for the community to lose a bustling economic hub -- and how they want City Hall to (finally) show up for East Portland.
A shopping center’s demise brings frustration to East Portland
The demise of shopping center brings frustration – and potential – to East Portland's neglected neighborhoods.
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August 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I spent the last few weeks hanging around the Gateway Shopping Center, talking to small biz owners, neighbors & historians about what it means for the community to lose a bustling economic hub -- and how they want City Hall to (finally) show up for East Portland.
Anyone checked in on the yammi [the Yamhill Pub] lately?
August 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Anyone checked in on the yammi [the Yamhill Pub] lately?
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The Outdoor Afro social group found community while birdwatching in Portland's Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.
Head outside with Outdoor Afro and see where it leads you
The Outdoor Afro social group found community while birdwatching in Portland's Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.
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August 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The Outdoor Afro social group found community while birdwatching in Portland's Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.
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Jesse Lee Calhoun was charged last year with killing three other women.
Jesse Lee Calhoun now accused of killing 4th woman who disappeared in Portland area
Jesse Lee Calhoun was charged last year with killing three other women.
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August 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Jesse Lee Calhoun was charged last year with killing three other women.
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Attn: #SWPortland! Don't miss this chance to catch the "High Desert, Higher Costs" book event with Jonathan Bach at #AnnieBloom'sBooks, Thursday, August 14, at 7:00 pm!
I will read from "High Desert, Higher Costs: Bend and the Housing Crisis in the American West" in Multnomah Village in just a few weeks.
Thanks to Annie Bloom's for hosting!
A recent book interview: www.opb.org/article/2025...
Details: annieblooms.com/event/2025-0...
#writersky #booksky #author
Thanks to Annie Bloom's for hosting!
A recent book interview: www.opb.org/article/2025...
Details: annieblooms.com/event/2025-0...
#writersky #booksky #author
July 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Attn: #SWPortland! Don't miss this chance to catch the "High Desert, Higher Costs" book event with Jonathan Bach at #AnnieBloom'sBooks, Thursday, August 14, at 7:00 pm!
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Southwest Portlanders welcomed the Ole Bolle troll two years ago.
Giant trolls like SW Portland’s bear a message to humans: Protect the planet
Southwest Portlanders welcomed the Ole Bolle troll two years ago.
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August 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Southwest Portlanders welcomed the Ole Bolle troll two years ago.
I bought the first "Morisaki Bookshop" early this year and, thanks to its breezy style and tight character focus, ripped through it.
More "Days" ahead!
More "Days" ahead!
August 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I bought the first "Morisaki Bookshop" early this year and, thanks to its breezy style and tight character focus, ripped through it.
More "Days" ahead!
More "Days" ahead!
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The custom home tour through Aug. 24 embracing the slogan, "Because dreams look different."
2025 Street of Dreams showcases luxury cottages to mansions across Portland metro
The custom home tour through Aug. 24 embracing the slogan, "Because dreams look different."
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August 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The custom home tour through Aug. 24 embracing the slogan, "Because dreams look different."