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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
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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.
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REGIONAL CITIES
City
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Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
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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
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Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
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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
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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.
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Las Vegas
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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.
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ASTORIA
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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
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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
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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. Gower St.
Estimated jackpot: $4.2 million
Saturday’s Powerball: 28-30-
32-36-58, Powerball: 6
Estimated jackpot: $193 million
Friday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 2-5-0-0
4 p.m.: 2-7-2-7
7 p.m.: 7-0-6-6
10 p.m.: 6-9-3-3
Friday’s Lucky Lines: 01-07-10-
14-19-23-25-31
Estimated jackpot: $10,000
Friday’s Mega Millions: 16-22-
40-41-59, Mega Ball: 8
Estimated jackpot: $160 million
59-63-65-66-75-78-79
Sunday’s Match 4: 11-16-21-23
Saturday’s Daily Game: 0-1-6
Saturday’s Hit 5: 02-04-15-
23-33
Estimated jackpot: $130,000
Saturday’s Keno: 02-04-08-10-
14-18-21-25-26-32-40-47-48-
50-53-56-64-66-72-80
Saturday’s Lotto: 02-10-13-27-
40-47
Estimated jackpot: $3.7 million
Saturday’s Match 4: 07-10-
12-21
Friday’s Daily Game: 7-3-4
Friday’s Keno: 11-16-18-23-24-
26-29-31-34-35-46-49-51-53-
55-59-60-65-74-79
Friday’s Match 4: 02-07-17-24
LOTTERIES
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Sunday’s Pick 4:
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4 p.m.: 6-8-8-8
7 p.m.: 9-1-0-2
10 p.m.: 9-9-4-2
Sunday’s Lucky Lines: 03-05-
10-13-19-21-25-32
Estimated jackpot: $13,000
Saturday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 6-5-8-9
4 p.m.: 7-6-2-0
7 p.m.: 1-6-1-3
10 p.m.: 0-0-0-1
Saturday’s Lucky Lines: 03-08-
11-13-19-22-28-29
Estimated jackpot: $11,000
Saturday’s Megabucks: 23-26-
28-30-33-35
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Sunday’s Daily Game: 6-6-1
Sunday’s Keno: 02-04-06-22-
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