"I guess the folks up there have finally decided to welcome the California developers and LA refugees."
Not really, this has much more to do with the regulations that liberals want to pass to prevent people from moving to the country. It's "Smart Growth". In Oregon, these liberals have essentially made it impossible to build on your own land outside the 'green boundaries' around the cities. It's a form of socialism pure and simple. And, it's not confined to Oregon. Let these people have their way and we'll all be living in high rise apartment buildings using mass transit and tearing up the road system.
If you really mean that, then you're in for a shock. Because once the land is opened up, you're not going to get guys coming in with $1 million or $2 million seeking to build a couple of self-storage units and a fast food franchise sitting in a mini mall parking lot. What you will get is bankrolls of $30 or $40 million and up, along with some very good lawyers, engineers and consultants. And no matter how well-intentioned the local governments or citizens, it is virtually impossible to halt growth that has enough money behind it.