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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016
Astoria, Warrenton earn high marks in state report cards
Seaside boasts
high grad rate
tion beyond high school, 10
percent more than at similar
districts.
At Warrenton High School,
69 percent of the Class of
2015 graduated in four years,
up slightly from the previous
years and more than 6 per-
cent higher than at similar dis-
tricts. More than 61 percent
of seniors from two years ago
had continued their education,
15 percent more than at simi-
lar districts.
Nearly three-quarters of
the class of 2015 at Seaside
High School graduated in four
years. But only half of the
class of 2014 and 2013 have
gone on to further education.
By EDWARD
STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
Astoria and Warren-
ton-Hammond outperformed
similar school districts for
students graduating on time
and continuing their edu-
cation beyond high school,
according to recent dis-
trict report cards issued
by the state Department of
Education.
The yearly report cards
review the academic perfor-
mance of students on assess-
ments, along with their rates
of four-year graduation, com-
pletion of a General Educa-
tional Development tests or
modiied diploma and drop-
outs from the past year. The
report card also tells the per-
centage of the graduating
students from two years ago
who continuing education
Rural Districts
after high school.
Three-quarters of the
seniors in Astoria High
School’s Class of 2015 grad-
uated in four years, up nearly
10 percent from the previous
year and higher than the state
(73.8 percent) and similar-dis-
trict (71.6 percent) averages.
Nearly 60 percent of seniors
from two years ago had gone
on to continue their educa-
Knappa and Jewell contin-
ued to struggle in both grad-
uation and getting students
to further their education
after high school. With sig-
niicantly smaller enrollment
than most, both districts are
subject to massive shifts in
their performance indicators
based on the outcomes of only
a few students.
Only about two-thirds
of seniors from the class of
2015 at Jewell School gradu-
ated in four years, compared
to 100 percent the year prior.
TAll of its students completed
GED exams and modiied
or extended diplomas. Only
27 percent of the Class of
2014 continued their educa-
tion after high school, still an
improvement over the 13 per-
cent over the Class of 2013.
In Knappa, two-thirds of
the Class of 2015 graduated
in four years, similar to the
previous year. Three-quar-
ters of students completed
high school some other way,
down 12 percent from the
prior year. Less than 36 per-
cent of the seniors in the Class
of 2014 have continued their
education after high school,
about half the rate of the class
of 2013.
For a more in-depth look,
view the district report cards
at http://tinyurl.com/zagaoxd
Power company plans rate
Measure 97 campaigns
increase to cover Measure 97 raise record $33.4 million
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
Executives from Paciic
Power say the gross receipts
tax created by Measure 97, if it
passes in November, will lead
to electric rates increasing by
2.5 to 4 percent in Oregon.
Stefan Byrd, the new CEO
of Paciic Power as of March,
visited The Daily Astori-
an’s ofices last week, along
with Vice President of Exter-
nal Affairs Scott Bolton and
Regional Manager Alisa
Dunlap.
“In some ways, we’re one
of the most eficient pass-
throughs of a
gross receipts
tax,” Bolton
said.
As a reg-
ulated utility,
Paciic Power
has the abil-
ity to raise Stefan Byrd
rates to cover
tax increases. The utility goes
before the state’s Public Util-
ity Commission to seek rate
increases. Mark Brown, an
administrative assistant with
the commission, said the state
is anticipating similar rate
increases by other utilities.
“A tax is something they
recover in rates,” Brown said
of Paciic Power’s situation.
“Between the utilities we
cover, we’re being told any-
where from a 2 to 4 percent
increase in rates.”
Measure 97 would only
affect the rates of Paciic Pow-
er’s approximately 550,000
customers in Oregon. The
utility also provides power in
parts of Washington, North-
ern California, Idaho, Utah
and Wyoming. Byrd said the
additional taxes in Oregon
will also make Paciic Power
take a rational look at where
to make future investments in
infrastructure.
Business owners replace idealists in
marijuana legalization movement
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
Measure 97 has shattered
the state’s record for the most
money contributed to a battle
over a ballot measure.
The campaign to defeat
the corporate sales tax mea-
sure has reached $22.5 mil-
lion in contributions, more
than double what propo-
nents of the corporate sale
tax have raised, according
to campaign inance records.
The Yes on 97 campaign has
raised $10.9 million.
The record previously
resided with the ight over
GMO labeling in 2014,
when opponents and propo-
nents raised a combined $29
million.
In the past several days,
three major grocery chains
have contributed a combined
$2.7 million in a inal push
against Measure 97, as vot-
ers received ballots in the
mail this week. Costco, Alb-
ertsons/Safeway and Kro-
ger/Fred Meyer each donated
$900,000 to the campaign.
The Yes on 97 campaign
also continued to receive
donations, largely from pub-
lic employee unions.
The measure would levy
a 2.5 percent tax on the Ore-
gon sales of “C” corporations
exceeding $25 million, while
“S” corporations — some
with similar business struc-
tures and sales — would pay
no additional tax.
Unlike S corporations,
there are no limitations on the
number of shareholders in a
C corporation, and C corpo-
rations generally pay a cor-
porate tax on the company’s
income, while sharehold-
ers also have to pay taxes on
any income or dividends they
receive from the company.
The tax would yield about
$3 billion per year in addi-
tional revenue for the state
and provide a stable funding
stream for state services such
as education, health care and
senior services. The tax tar-
gets mostly big corporations
such as Costco and Walmart,
but some homegrown Ore-
gon businesses also would be
affected.
However, the nonpar-
tisan Legislative Revenue
Ofice has estimated that the
tax would likely cost the typ-
ical household about $600
more per year in the form of
higher prices and slowed job
growth.
By KRISTEN WYATT
Associated Press
DENVER — Business
owners are replacing idealists
in the pot-legalization move-
ment as the nascent marijuana
industry creates a broad base
of new donors, many of them
entrepreneurs willing to spend
to change drug policy.
Unlike in the past, these
supporters are not limited to
a few wealthy people seeking
change for personal reasons.
They constitute a bigger coali-
tion of business interests. And
their support provides a signif-
icant inancial advantage for
pro-legalization campaigns.
“It’s mainly a social-jus-
tice movement. But undoubt-
edly there are business inter-
ests at work, which is new in
this movement,” said Kayvan
Khalatbari, a one-time pot-
shop owner and now head of
a Denver marijuana consult-
ing irm.
The donors offer a wider
foundation of support for the
marijuana-related measures
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Business owners in the new marijuana industry mingle
at a political fundraiser in Denver. Business owners are
replacing idealists in the pot-legalization movement as
the nascent marijuana industry creates a donor base of
entrepreneurs willing to spend to change drug policy.
on the ballot next month in
nine states. The campaigns are
still largely funded by national
advocacy organizations such
as the Drug Policy Alliance,
the Marijuana Policy Project
and the New Approach PAC.
But those groups are less reli-
ant on billionaire activists.
On the other side, legaliza-
tion opponents are attracting
new support from businesses
as diverse as trucking, phar-
maceuticals, even gambling.
Crew member arrested for onboard sexual assault
The Daily Astorian
Colombian foreign national
Jose Joaquin Martinez-Doria,
49, was arrested Friday by the
Astoria Police Department
for an alleged sexual assault
that occurred aboard a vessel
moored along Pier 2.
Detectives were assisted
by the U.S. Coast Guard
Investigative Service. Mar-
tinez-Doria was arrested on
one charge each of irst-de-
gree sodomy, irst-degree
unlawful sexual penetration
with a foreign object, irst-de-
gree sexual abuse and irst-de-
gree burglary. The adult vic-
tim and Martinez-Doria were
both crew members aboard the
same vessel.
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Dawn McIntosh rejoins Campbell & Popkin
Judge-elect Dawn McIntosh has rejoined Campbell &
Popkin to work closely with Chris Palmer, in whom
she has great conidence. Dawn and Chris are both
well-known for skillfully representing clients in di-
vorce, seperation, custody and other family law mat-
ters. Campbell & Popkin also provides services in
business law, litigation, real estate, estate planning and
probate. Dawn and Chris are both taking new clients.
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503-738-8400 • 1580 N. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside
• County offices – County Manager’s Office,
Child Support Office, Public Health, Clerk
& Elections, Assessment & Taxation,
Animal Shelter
• Astoria – City Hall, Astoria Public Library,
Fire/Police Station, Astoria Coffee House,
Coffee Girl, KMUN radio, Peter Pan
Market, Rusty Cup, Salon Verve, Safeway,
Street 14 Café and Hauer’s Lawn Care
• Warrenton/Hammond – City Hall,
Hammond Library, Costco, Medix, Les
Schwab, Northwest Senior & Disability
Services, Sentry Market
• Gearhart – City Hall, Gearhart Grocery
• Seaside – City Hall, Police Department,
Seaside Library, Visitor Center, and
Safeway
• Cannon Beach/Arch Cape – City Hall,
Police Station, Cannon Beach Library,
Cannon Beach Fire Station, Mariner Market
• Knappa/Svensen – Knappa Fire Station
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