FREE NEWS: At a recent public meeting about the financial health of OPERF, the $100 billion Oregon Public Employees Retirement System Fund, an activist criticized the Oregon State Treasury for losing money when it recently sold $4.5 billion in private equity holdings from the fund.

The stakes are enormous for the development of affordable housing.

HOOD RIVER — There are several contested races on the May 20 special district ballot. In this issue, Columbia Gorge News begins our election coverage with candidate Q&As.