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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016 Oregon Democrats prepare Consult a for the state convention PROFESSIONAL Sanders makes push for party rules changes By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — As U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders called for reforms to the Democratic Party, Oregon was poised to select the last of its delegates Saturday to cast votes at the national convention in Phila- delphia in July. In a speech streamed live, the Vermont senator called on Democrats to recruit new lead- ership for the party, eliminate superdelegates and open up primaries to independents. “We need an electoral pro- cess that is worthy of the Dem- ocratic Party,” Sanders said. Sanders made the com- ments before he was scheduled to meet with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tues- day night to discuss his plans for his waning campaign. Clin- ton has captured the needed delegates to become the par- ty’s presumptive nominee for president, and some mem- bers of the party have called on Sanders to concede and endorse his opponent, accord- ing to multiple media reports. Clinton won a majority of pledged delegates awarded through primaries and caucuses, took the majority of states, and claimed the popular vote. Super- delegates are party leaders and elected oficials who partici- pate in the Democratic National Convention largely by virtue of their position. Their choices don’t have to relect the popular vote in their states. Nationwide, superdelegates overwhelmingly pledged their support to Clinton, and closed primaries in Oregon and other states edged out independents from helping to choose both the Democratic and Republi- can nominees. “The idea that we had, in this case, 400 superdelegates pledged to a candidate some eight months or more before the irst ballot was cast is to my mind absurd, and we need to also make sure that super- delegates do not live in a world of their own but relect the views of the people in their own state,” Sanders said in his speech Tuesday. Despite those perceived obstacles, Sanders won the Oregon primary in May with 54 percent of the vote. Six- ty-one of the state’s delegates are pledged to candidates according to the popular vote, but the state’s 13 superdele- gates may select whichever candidate they want. Seven out of the 13 have pledged their support to Clin- ton, three have pledged to Sanders, and three have not revealed their choice. Superdelegates backing Clinton include Gov. Kate Brown, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Attorney General Ellen Rosen- blum and party irst vice-chair- woman Karen Packer. “I understand that aspects of the superdelegate system have become controversial,” Gov. Brown said in a statement Tuesday. “As long as it is the system that we have in place, I think the most important thing a superdelegate can do within this system is be completely transparent about who they are supporting and why. I chose to make my endorsement public back in March for that reason.” U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, party chairman Frank Dixon and national committeewoman Laura Calvo have yet to pledge their support, said Brad Mar- tin, executive director of the Democratic Party of Oregon. The three did not immediately return messages from the Pam- plin Media/EO Media Capital Bureau seeking comment. The state’s ive congres- sional districts chose 41 of the state’s delegates June 4. The party will select its 20 at-large delegates at 1 p.m. Saturday at the statewide convention at the Paciic Northwest Carpenters Institute in Portland. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. should I have Q: Why my teeth cleaned twice a year? A : JEFFREY M. LEINASSAR DMD, FAGD 503/325-0310 1414 MARINE DRIVE, ASTORIA www.smileastoria.com are Razor Q: Why Clams so skinny lately? A : Oregon jobless rate unchanged at 4.5 percent in May Associated Press PORTLAND — Oregon’s unemployment rate has stayed the same for three consecutive months. The state Employment Department said Tuesday the rate for May remained at 4.5 percent, slightly lower than the U.S. jobless rate of 4.7 percent. At this time last year, Oregon’s unemployment rate was nearly 6 percent. Oregon’s payroll report increased by 1,200 jobs in May, a modest gain compared with the average monthly increase of more than 5,000 jobs during the past year. Retail trade was a strong performer in May while the manufacturing sector cut 400 jobs. Portland mulls foreclosures for irst time in 50 years By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND — City ofi- cials in booming Portland have developed a plan to foreclose on so-called “zombie homes” for the irst time in 50 years as the city grapples with a swelling popula- tion and skyrocketing home costs that threaten to lock new home- owners out of the market. The City Council is sched- uled to vote Wednesday on whether to foreclose on ive of the city’s worst abandoned properties, the irst part of a long-term plan to free up hous- ing in an overheated market while clearing out squatters who have plagued develop- ing neighborhoods outside the city’s hip core for years. Council members will also vote on whether to alter city code so Portland can sell a foreclosed property for its market value and not just for what’s owed in liens. The idea of cities buying up blighted properties isn’t new, and Portland looked to metropolises like Baltimore or Detroit while devising its plan. But unlike those cities, which were hit hard by the recession, Portland is burst- ing with newcomers and hous- ing demand has far outstripped supply. Portland home prices are going up 11 percent year over year and 1,000 new people move to the city every month, Mayor Charlie Hales said. “It’s fundamentally crazy that we have houses sitting empty in a market where a ‘For Sale’ or a ‘For Rent’ sign would cure that by tomorrow morning,” Hale said. “We’ve got to light up every single one of these homes with people living in them.” Portland hasn’t foreclosed on anyone since 1965, when a single mother sued after ofi- cials took her home over a $28 sidewalk nuisance fee. That episode chastened the city, which reversed course so dra- matically that Hale wasn’t even aware it had a foreclosure manager on its staff. In the ive decades since, Portland has essentially oper- ated as a collections agency, putting delinquent owners on payment plans for unpaid liens and boarding up vacant homes. The sharp policy shift, while a boon for frustrated neighbors, has some residents nervous about potential abuses of power. The city will only take on documented vacant and abandoned homes, but some wonder what would pre- vent the city from foreclosing on any property that generates too many complaints. Another unemployment measure, known as U-6, rose to 10.3 percent after it was below 10 percent in April. The figure includes discouraged workers who stopped looking as well as part-time workers who want but can’t get full-time jobs. Congratulations Gayla Hollaway on your retirement! 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