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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017
WORLD IN BRIEF
Associated Press
Trump bars transgender
individuals from US armed forces
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is
barring transgender people from serving in the military
“in any capacity,” citing “tremendous medical costs and
disruption.”
Trump’s announcement this morning on Twitter did not
say what would happen to transgender people already in the
military.
The president tweeted that after consulting with “Gener-
als and military experts,” the government “will not accept or
allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the
U.S. Military.”
“Our military must be focused on decisive and over-
whelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremen-
dous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the
military would entail,” he added.
At the Pentagon, members of the staff of Defense Sec-
retary Jim Mattis appeared to have been caught unaware by
Trump’s tweets.
A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, declined
to answer questions about what Trump’s tweets mean for the
current policy, including whether transgender people already
serving in the military will be kicked out.
“Call the White House,” he said.
Davis later released a statement, saying, “We refer all
questions about the president’s statements to the White
House. We will continue to work closely with the White
House to address the new guidance provided by the com-
mander in chief on transgender individuals serving the mil-
itary. We will provide revised guidance to the department in
the near future.”
The White House press office did not immediately
respond to a request for comment.
Already, there are as many as 250 service members in
the process of transitioning to their preferred genders or
who have been approved to change gender within the
Pentagon’s system, according to several defense officials.
Petition against Washington
distracted driving law started
TACOMA, Wash. — At least 18,000 people have decided
that a Washington state law against distracted driving takes
enforcement too far.
The News Tribune reported Tuesday that a petition to ban
the law had gathered nearly 20,000 signatures just three days
after it went into effect.
The law bans the use of handheld devices, including cell-
phones and tablets while driving. But it also allows offi-
cers to issue additional tickets if the driver is pulled over for
using a handheld device. Those additional $99 tickets can
be issued for behaviors such as eating, drinking or groom-
ing while driving.
Many people who signed the petition wrote that they are
unwilling to give up eating or drinking while driving.
State denies company request
to bring back some Duck boats
OLYMPIA, Wash. — State regulators are — for now —
denying a request from a Seattle tour company to once again
begin using the type of duck boats involved in a 2015 crash
that killed five college students and injured dozens more.
The Utilities and Transportation Commission said Tues-
day that Ride the Ducks of Seattle has not shown that the
amphibious “stretch duck” boats are safe.
One of the company’s vehicles collided with a charter bus
on Seattle’s Aurora Bridge in 2015, resulting in the deaths of
five people. Regulators suspended the company’s operating
permit but later allowed it to begin using another type of tour
boat, which it refers to as “truck ducks.”
Warming center: This season, the
center hopes to be open for 90 days
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Everyone who testified
in front of the Astoria Plan-
ning Commission during a
long hearing Tuesday night
— even the people who asked
the commission to deny the
warming center’s request for
a one-year conditional use
permit — said the center was
necessary.
But they disagree on where
it should be located and what
the effects its presence has
on the surrounding commu-
nity. For the past two years,
the warming center has been
based out of the basement
of the First United Meth-
odist Church, one block up
from City Hall and downtown
Astoria on Franklin Avenue,
a street lined with apartments
and homes.
The Planning Commission
was split on the issue Tues-
day. Commissioners decided
to close the hearing but con-
tinue their deliberations at a
meeting Aug. 1.
They hope that over the
next week the warming cen-
ter’s volunteer board can
begin to solidify a “good
neighbor” agreement with the
neighborhood and the Asto-
ria Downtown Historic Dis-
trict Association and clarify
other aspects of their opera-
tion before the commission
decides whether or not to
approve their application.
Concerns
Volunteers, church mem-
bers and homeless people who
have spent the night at the
warming center praised the
professionalism and service
offered by the organization,
saying it keeps people from
dying of exposure on danger-
ously cold winter nights. They
say the church is conveniently
close to downtown and the
basement is already set up
to serve the homeless. Board
President Dan Parkison said
they looked at other buildings
available in the area and there
are few options so well-lo-
cated with the necessary infra-
structure in place that also fit
the center’s limited budget.
But others worry about the
warming center’s presence in
the neighborhood. They say
the low-barrier center, where
everyone is welcome and few
questions are asked, is impact-
ing quality of life in the neigh-
borhood and threatens resi-
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People eat food while belongings sit next to their beds at
the warming center at First United Methodist Church in No-
vember 2015. The center is seeing a conditional use permit
to operate 90 days in a four-month period this winter.
dents’ sense of safety. They
complained about the large
groups that congregate outside
the church basement doors,
waiting for the center to open,
and about the trash and human
waste sometimes found in
yards nearby, the drug and
alcohol use, and the noise.
Planning Commissioner
Sean Fitzpatrick, who is one
of the owners of an apartment
complex across the street from
the church, recused himself
from the hearing. He said it
was impossible for him to be
impartial. In public testimony
later, he urged the commission
to deny the application.
“We did not see the issues
that we have seen in the last
three years prior to the open-
ing of the warming center in
the First United Methodist
Church,” said Anne Carpen-
ter, Fitzpatrick’s wife, who
also testified.
While there is a need for
the warming center, the neigh-
borhood has borne the neg-
ative effects of having it
located there, she added.
Simple mission
The warming center oper-
ates with a simple mission:
Get people off the streets
on cold winter nights. It is a
low-barrier center. It doesn’t
ask a lot of questions, and it
lets in just about anyone, so
long as they are not a danger
to themselves or other people.
For the first two years of
its existence, the center’s
operations were contained to
severe weather days during
the winter months when tem-
peratures were predicted to
dip below a given threshold.
Last year, the board changed
course and decided to be open
for four months during the
winter, unintentionally vio-
lating a 90-day limit for such
operations.
This violation, combined
with growing concerns by
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The Daily Astorian/File Photos
Volunteers Steve Swenson, left, and Rory Gerard, center, help check people into the
warming center at First United Methodist Church in 2015.
neighbors and downtown
businesses, triggered a closer
look from the city and the
requirement to obtain a one-
year conditional use permit.
Parkison and the other
board members believe the
changes they are proposing
this year could go a long way
to addressing the neighbor-
hood’s concerns. They plan
to have a litter patrol, con-
duct regular community meet-
ings, change opening hours
to reduce the number of peo-
ple congregating outside in
the evenings, supervise smok-
ing breaks and make other
changes. Despite some neigh-
bors’ fears, Parkison says the
center has no plans to become
a homeless shelter.
Last season, the center was
open for 106 nights between
Nov. 15 and Feb. 28. The cen-
ter is only open in the eve-
nings; people are not able to
store belongings there during
the day. This season, the cen-
ter hopes to be open for 90
days during a four-month
period beginning in Novem-
ber and ending in March.
They have the continued
support of the First United
Methodist Church’s congre-
gation. The homeless are also
members of the community
— neighbors — and they must
care for them, they say.
“Open hearts, open minds
and open doors,” said Pastor
Carol Prichard. She added,
“We believe the church and
the (warming center) are cre-
ative problem solvers and we
can find ways to address the
legitimate needs of all our
neighbors.”
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