People and the Land: An Oral History of Oregon’s Statewide Land Use Planning Program
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Interview Date
1-29-2026
Duration
Video: .mkv; File size: 570MB; Duration: 01:22:21
Publication Date
1-29-2026
Abstract
Gordon Howard was interviewed by Hui Rodomsky on January 29, 2026, at the Department of Land Conservation and Development offices in Salem, Oregon.
Biographical
Gordon Howard was the Community Services Division Manager at DLCD from 2012-2026. He oversaw regional representatives and goal specialists at DLCD, maintaining quality of the department’s service to local government partners. Prior to his work with DLCD, Howard worked in Oregon as a planner for the city of West Linn in Multnomah County starting in 1993, and as a lawyer for West Linn in the Oregon legislature’s Office of Legislative Counsel. Before 1993, he was a planner in San Diego, California. Howard has an undergraduate degree from the University of California San Diego, a master's degree in Urban Planning from the University of California Los Angeles, and a J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.
Rights
This digital access copy is made available as streaming media for personal, educational, and non-commercial use within the parameters of "fair use" as defined under U.S. Copyright law. It cannot be reproduced, distributed, or screened for commercial purposes. For more information, please contact Special Collections at Portland State University Library at: specialcollections@pdx.edu.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/44510
Recommended Citation
Howard, Gordon and Rodomsky, Hui, "Interview with Gordon Howard" (2026). People and the Land: An Oral History of Oregon’s Statewide Land Use Planning Program. 81.