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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2017 Critics say Portland ‘no-sit zone’ unfairly punishes homeless question of whether such pol- icies actually criminalize homelessness. “When you criminalize things that only homeless peo- ple have to do, you’re crimi- nalizing homelessness,” said Portland Resistance orga- nizer Gregory McKelvey. “Human beings need to sit and to rest, and to simply say that homeless people should not be around here is not as a solution.” Mayor Ted Wheeler instructed the Portland Police Bureau and the city’s trans- portation agency to expand the no-sit zone downtown, the Portland Mercury reported Wednesday. On Twitter, Wheeler — seemingly responding to crit- icism of the action — said it was “irresponsible” to conflate homelessness with crime. “We can address safety is- sues with common sense en- forcement,” Wheeler tweeted. “We can address home- lessness with compassion. That’s our plan.” Rule prevents people from blocking paths By ERICKA CRUZ GUEVARRA Oregon Public Broadcasting Outside the Columbia Sportswear flagship store in downtown Portland Saturday, signs instructing pedestrians to keep the sidewalk clear were instead covered with posters that read “Mayor For Sale.” The covered signs designate sidewalks for pedestrian use only under city code. A prod- uct of the city’s sidewalk man- agement plan, the so-called “no-sit zone” prohibits people from blocking pedestrian traf- fic in busy downtown areas. About 40 protesters sat anyway, opposing city policy they say criminalizes home- lessness in favor of businesses like Columbia Sportswear. Cities across Oregon con- tinue to grapple with the same Ericka Cruz Guevarra/OPB Protesters gathered Saturday outside of Columbia Sports- wear in Portland. PPB Sgt. Ryan Bren said the bureau had not instructed its officers to enforce the signs. “The Police Bureau is tak- ing no action currently with respect to the signs that have been put up,” Bren said. “The Police Bureau has not been given any specific direction to enforce it and that is not our intention.” Protesters saw the move as suspect in timing. About two weeks prior to the may- or’s announcement, Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle wrote a guest column in The Oregonian urging city leaders to address safety downtown. Boyle said his employees have reported being harassed and threatened by people near the downtown office. “We are so concerned that we brought together senior management this week to talk through the challenges and options for addressing it, including a review of whether to stay downtown,” Boyle wrote. In March, the Eugene City Council launched a pilot pro- gram that restricted dogs on public property in specific areas of the city’s downtown. The Register-Guard reported the majority of people cited in the first six months of the program were homeless. Last month, a proposal to expand Medford’s down- town “exclusion zone” failed in a City Council meeting. The zone is off-limits for 90 days to people cited for civil offenses like possession of a controlled substance or fail- ure to control dangerous dogs. The expansion sought to include buildings such as the Jackson County Courthouse and the District Attorney’s Office. At the November council meeting, Medford Mayor Gary Wheeler said the zone was not intended to criminalize home- lessness but to discourage bad behavior in the city’s down- town corridor and to encour- age thriving businesses, an idea mirrored in Boyle’s op-ed. “I love Portland,” Boyle wrote in his op-ed. “But as the chief executive officer of a company based here, I am concerned I may have made a mistake when we recently relocated one of our brand headquarters downtown.” Medford council members who voted against the expan- sion of the exclusion zone wor- ried the plan would not address homelessness head-on. “I mean maybe it will come to what council member Kay Brooks suggested: that we’ll just squeeze (homeless peo- ple) out of town,” council member Clay Bearnson said at the meeting. “I just don’t know if that’s very effective or if that’s a good way to spend tax dollars.” FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 51 37 34 Partly cloudy Mostly sunny ALMANAC Plenty of sunshine New First Dec 17 Salem 31/47 Newport 35/52 Coos Bay 34/55 Full Dec 26 76th anniversary of Pearl Harbor observed The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — The public is invited to attend a short service honoring those who served and died at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, marking the entry of the U.S. into World War II. The memorial begins at 9 a.m. Thursday in the Seaside Civic and Convention Center lobby, then moves outside to the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, located adjacent to the conven- tion center, for a wreath-laying ceremony. Refreshments will be served after the service. This event is sponsored by Seaside American Legion Post 99. For information, call Eric Beal at 503-470-0776. Jan 1 The Daily Astorian La Grande 20/40 The Clatsop County Fair Board is seeking applications for two open seats. Residents can apply to serve three-year terms that would run Baker 13/39 Ontario 20/37 Bend 20/43 Burns 7/33 Lakeview 8/41 Ashland 28/52 TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 8:07 a.m. 9:00 p.m. Low 2.6 ft. -1.4 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 40 41 54 46 48 37 44 46 50 51 Today Lo 13 20 39 28 36 13 26 32 35 34 W s s s pc pc s s pc pc pc Hi 39 43 59 44 50 42 49 49 52 55 Tues. Lo 12 18 42 27 40 14 28 35 39 38 W pc s s s s s s s s s City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 44 42 47 47 48 48 33 45 46 44 Today Lo 29 24 32 30 31 33 23 27 32 25 W pc s pc s pc pc pc pc pc pc Hi 44 38 49 48 47 51 33 45 49 40 Tues. Lo 29 23 35 31 31 40 21 28 35 23 W s pc s s s s pc s s pc TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES W pc s t c c c pc pc s c c s s c pc pc pc pc pc pc c sf s pc pc Hi 69 51 38 48 39 46 61 29 80 43 47 58 72 51 84 57 78 60 52 63 47 35 62 45 63 Tues. Lo 43 49 24 19 22 26 35 21 65 26 30 38 50 36 72 33 46 48 30 48 30 20 45 35 44 through 2020. Board members manage the Clatsop County Fair and Expo Center and orga- nize the annual county fair. The board meets on the first Tues- day of each month. Applications can be found at the county manager’s office — at 800 Exchange St., Suite 410 — or on the county website. Applications must be submitted to the office by Dec. 29, and the county Board of Commissioners will make final appointments. ON THE RECORD Klamath Falls 13/42 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hi 65 45 63 42 66 54 73 31 80 63 68 57 70 70 83 69 78 52 72 54 70 36 60 45 57 John Day 21/44 Fair Board seeking applicants for two open seats Roseburg 30/48 Brookings 40/61 Tonight's Sky: Although the winter solstice, is al- most three weeks away, will see the earliest sunsets (4:27 p.m.) of the year over the next few days. Today Lo 53 37 36 17 26 45 45 18 70 39 27 39 50 51 72 57 65 46 35 46 34 20 47 34 47 Prineville 18/44 Lebanon 28/46 Medford 26/49 UNDER THE SKY High 8.6 ft. 10.4 ft. Pendleton 24/38 The Dalles 29/42 Portland 32/49 Eugene 28/44 Sunset tonight ........................... 4:30 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .......................... 7:42 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 6:06 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 8:35 a.m. 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 Periods of clouds and sunshine Plenty of sun Tillamook 32/52 SUN AND MOON Time 2:37 a.m. 1:53 p.m. 52 36 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 34/51 Precipitation Sunday ............................................. 0.05" Month to date ................................... 0.93" Normal month to date ....................... 1.08" Year to date .................................... 77.24" Normal year to date ........................ 58.45" Dec 9 FRIDAY 54 35 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 50°/35° Normal high/low ........................... 50°/37° Record high ............................ 63° in 2015 Record low ............................. 27° in 2013 Last THURSDAY 55 41 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W c r pc s pc c pc pc c pc pc s s r s r t r pc r pc s s s r DUII • At 7:21 p.m. Friday, Christopher Michael Peterson, 24, of Warrenton, was arrested by the Warrenton Police Department on the 650 block of N. Main Avenue and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants. Police stopped him after he allegedly ran a stop sign. • At 6:36 p.m. Sunday, Levi P. Pattison, 23, of Vernonia, was arrested by the Ore- gon State Police on Oregon Highway 103 in Jewell and charged with DUII. Police orig- inally responded to a report of a truck in a ditch on the side of the road. No injuries were reported, but Pattison’s blood alcohol content was 0.08 percent. Assault • At 8:38 p.m. Friday, Brenda K. Auran, 50, of Gearhart, was arrested by the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office on the 88860 block of Blue Heron Road and charged with fourth-de- gree assault and harassment. PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. TUESDAY Community Center Commis- sion, 10 a.m., 1225 Avenue A., Seaside. Seaside Library Board, 4:30 p.m., 1131 Broadway, Seaside. Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Seaside Planning Commis- sion, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. 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