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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2016 Opponents slam Hoyle for taking Bloomberg cash Former New York mayor contributes $250,000 By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau SALEM — The Demo- cratic primary for Oregon sec- retary of state is growing more contentious as the May 17 election deadline approaches. Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian and state Sen. Rich- ard Devlin on Monday sharply criticized state Rep. Val Hoyle for accepting a $250,000 cam- paign contribution from bil- lionaire gun control advocate and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. All three are running for secretary of state. Pamplin Media Group State Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Eu- gene, is being criticized for accepting a $250,000 do- nation from billionaire Mi- chael Bloomberg. “At a time when Repre- sentative Hoyle is claiming she will get big money out of Oregon politics, her accept- ing the largest contribution in the history of a s ecretary of s tate’s race from a New York billionaire is shocking,” Devlin, D-Tualatin, said in a statement on Monday. “Even more disturbing is that this $250,000 check is an admit- ted direct payback for a single piece of legislation.” Devlin was referring to statements by a spokesman for Bloomberg in a recent article in Willamette Week. According to the Bloomberg spokesman, Bloomberg con- tributed to Hoyle’s cam- paign out of appreciation for the Eugene Democrat’s work to gain passage of bill in 2015 that expanded back- ground checks to all private fi rearm transfers, with certain exceptions. Brad Pyle, Avakian’s cam- paign manager, also criti- cized Hoyle for accepting the Bloomberg contribution . ‘Even more disturbing is that this $250,000 check is an admitted direct payback for a single piece of legislation.’ State Sen. Richard Devlin D-Tualatin “The hypocrisy of Val Hoyle is astounding,” Pyle wrote in an email. “While preaching her commitment to reduce the infl uence of money in politics she was accepting a quarter-million dollar check from a Wall Street billionaire, silencing the voices of every- day Oregonians.” Hoyle has raised the most money in the Democratic pri- mary with nearly $855,000 since 2015, while Avakian has raised $626,000 in that time frame, according to an analy- sis of state campaign fi nance reports. Devlin has raised more than $294,000 since 2015. Hoyle received the contri- bution from Bloomberg nearly a year after the Oregon House passed the gun control bill. Cody Chasteen, Hoyle’s campaign manager, said the campaign was honored to receive the contribution. “I think (Devlin) and commissioner Avakian have received signifi cant donations from organizations that have business in front of both of their respective offi ces, whether it’s the Ways and Means commit- tee or the Bureau of Labor and Industries offi ce,” Chasteen said. “I think those in our eyes are a little concerning.” Devlin is co-chair of the budget writing Joint Ways and Means Committee, and cam- paign fi nance records reveal Avakian and Devlin have both received contributions from entities that can be impacted by their decisions such as the health care industry and labor unions. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. With calls on the rise, Seaside police seek to fi ll the ranks By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — The Seaside Police Department’s biggest challenge in the year ahead is meeting personnel needs, Chief Dave Ham said Monday in his annual report to city councilors. “We’re in the middle of the hiring process with the death of Jason Goodding and the retire- ment of (Lt.) Steve Barnett,” Ham said. The department is ready to hire four new offi cers and plans promotions within its ranks. Ham said he aimed to get new personnel “up and running.” “We’re going to have a pretty good mix between some very lengthy tenured offi cers and some new ones,” he said. “One of the challenges you have with new personnel is molding and training them and mentoring them to the point where they’re ready to get out on the streets to perform to the best of their abilities and expec- tations. That’s going to be a big challenge for us this year.” FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 67 45 47 Clear Mostly sunny Nice with sunshine and some clouds Mostly cloudy, showers around; cooler Full Last May 21 Salem 47/85 Newport 47/66 Coos Bay 50/75 New May 29 May 8, 2016 ELLIS, Jim S., 55, of Asto- ria, died in Longview, Wash- ington. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Baker 28/71 Ontario 39/74 Bend 35/76 Burns 29/70 Lakeview 33/72 Ashland 45/84 TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 12:05 p.m. none Low -0.5 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 64 65 73 77 65 67 83 77 66 69 Today Lo 28 35 52 44 51 34 45 48 47 49 W pc s s s s s s s s s Hi 71 76 68 84 63 76 87 81 66 70 Wed. Lo 35 45 51 46 48 38 52 47 47 49 W s s s s s s s s s s City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 77 71 79 82 79 68 67 78 78 77 Today Lo 39 43 49 49 47 47 44 42 47 45 W s pc s s s s pc s s s Hi 80 79 84 89 85 67 72 84 82 82 Wed. Lo 41 50 51 51 49 47 49 46 48 48 W s s s s s s s s s s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES W pc s r pc c r s pc pc t pc s pc t s t pc pc s sh t pc pc s r Hi 87 64 70 60 75 69 90 74 83 80 77 88 75 88 86 86 86 73 86 70 84 63 73 79 65 Wed. Lo 66 51 57 38 52 55 60 47 70 63 53 66 58 70 73 65 71 55 58 54 66 45 53 49 56 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc s pc t r c s pc pc pc t s pc t pc t pc pc t c t s pc s c Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 O VER Mattresses, Furniture 3 A 0 RS YE TSOP C LA U Y C O NT KISPERT, James Lee “Jimbo,” 51, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. DUII arrest • At 5:20 p.m. Sunday, Oregon State Police arrested Tawnya N. Sorenson, 44, of Vancouver, Washington, for driving under the infl uence of MEMORIAL intoxicants and reckless driv- ing on U.S. Highway 30 near Ivy Station Road. Sorenson’s blood alcohol content was measured at 0.20 percent, according to police. PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Warrenton City Commis- sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Warrenton-Hammond School District, 6 p.m., budget committee, 7 p.m., regular meeting, Warrenton High School library, 1700 S.E. Main Ave. Clatsop Community College Board, 6 p.m., executive session (closed to public), 6:30 p.m., regular meeting, Co- lumbia Hall Room 219, 1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria. Lewis & Clark Fire Depart- ment Board, 7 p.m., Budget Committee, immediately Saturday, May 14 BRUMBACK, John — Memorial and celebration of life at 3 p.m. at Rolling Thun- der, in the Pier 11 building, 77 11th St. LOTTERIES followed by regular monthly business meeting, main fi re station, 34571 Highway 101 Business. WEDNESDAY Cannon Beach Aff ordable Housing, 11 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach Budget Com- mittee, 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Astoria School Board, 6:15 p.m., study session, 7:30 p.m., regular meeting, Capt. Robert Gray School third-fl oor board- room, 785 Alameda Ave. Wickiup Water District Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen Market Road, Svensen. OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 4-1-4-7 4 p.m.: 3-2-0-2 7 p.m.: 2-0-9-9 10 p.m.: 8-3-0-2 Monday’s Megabucks: 12-14- 30-40-44-48 Estimated jackpot: $3.8 million WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: 2-1-8 Monday’s Hit 5: 01-05-08-13-17 Estimated jackpot: $100,000 Monday’s Keno: 06-07-16-19- 21-24-33-34-36-47-51-55-58-60- 61-62-71-73-77-78 Monday’s Lotto: 05-26-28-30- 39-40 Estimated jackpot: $2.5 million Monday’s Match 4: 01-06-15- 22 OBITUARY POLICY APPLIANCE IN May 9, 2016 CLUNE, Capt. James T. (U.S. Coast Guard, retired), 90, of Rancho Mirage, Califor- nia, formerly of Astoria, died in Rancho Mirage. R.J. Marx/The Daily Astorian Seaside Police Chief Dave Ham addresses the Sea- side City Council Monday night. ON THE RECORD Klamath Falls 34/76 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hi 84 65 67 64 76 57 87 67 82 71 80 87 71 83 85 83 86 64 89 58 80 58 70 74 62 John Day 40/76 of intoxicants arrests in 2015, down from 112 in 2014. Ham attributed the lower number to the loss of two offi cers who were “very active” in drug and alcohol recognition and enforcement. There were 11 assaults reported in 2015; four assaults were reported in 2014. Fourteen motor vehicles were reported stolen in Seaside in 2015, Ham said, slightly more than the 11 reported car thefts in the previous year. Some of those reports may include cars borrowed or lent to friends or acquaintances, Ham said. Sgt. Goodding’s death in February was still very much a part of Ham’s presentation. Ham and others attended the Oregon Fallen Law Enforce- ment Offi cers Memorial Cere- mony earlier this month. Goodding was shot to death in February after attempting to arrest Phillip Max Ferry on a warrant . Seaside’s Bob Perkel asked councilors to consider renam- ing Broadway Field in honor of Goodding. DEATHS La Grande 36/73 Roseburg 49/89 Brookings 54/70 June 4 Tonight's Sky: Hercules will climb into the eastern sky this evening. Today Lo 65 50 54 40 57 50 59 40 72 59 62 65 57 69 74 65 70 51 67 52 65 40 53 50 54 Prineville 39/78 Lebanon 43/84 Medford 45/87 UNDER THE SKY High 8.7 ft. 7.7 ft. Pendleton 43/79 The Dalles 43/85 Portland 49/84 Eugene 44/84 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:36 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday .................... 5:47 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 9:40 a.m. Moonset today ................................... none City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC 62 50 Tillamook 43/73 SUN AND MOON Time 5:02 a.m. 6:39 p.m. 69 50 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 47/67 Precipitation Monday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... Trace Normal month to date ....................... 1.10" Year to date .................................... 36.36" Normal year to date ........................ 31.39" May 13 SATURDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 61°/46° Normal high/low ........................... 60°/44° Record high ............................ 78° in 1940 Record low ............................. 34° in 2006 First 66 48 Mostly sunny ALMANAC FRIDAY Public safety remains the city’s No. 1 departmental expense. Of the $4.4 million pro- posed in the 2016-17 budget for public safety, the police department accounts for about $3.4 million, most of that in personnel services. Seaside’s population of 6,495 is served by 19 police offi cers, supplemented by eight dispatchers and one com- munity service offi cer, Ham said. Calls for service have increased 32 percent over the past fi ve years, Ham said. The rise does not neces- sarily indicate an increase in crime, but could be a result of increased contacts by police staff generating a higher num- ber of log entries, he added. Seaside police made 54 driving under the infl uence & More! HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 • SATURDAY 9-5 • SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a fl ag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at www.dailyastorian.com/forms/obits, by email at ewilson@dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Daily Astorian offi ce, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-325-3211, ext. 257. 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