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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2018 Washington State Senate OKs steps against salmon net pens Seattle clears pot convictions, following San Francisco lead Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. — In response to a net collapse last summer that released hun- dreds of thousands of invasive Atlantic salmon into waters famed for their native salmon, the state Senate on Thursday passed a measure that aims to phase out salmon net-pen farming in Washington state. The Seattle Times reported that the bill passed 35-12 and now heads to the House for consideration. It would end Atlantic salmon net-pen farming in the state as exist- ing leases terminate by 2025. At a news conference before the vote, Gov. Jay Inslee endorsed the measure, saying that Atlantic salmon farming is “a risk that is intolerable.” “This risk is simply too great,” Inslee said. “It is no longer acceptable to the people of the state of Washington to expose our waters to the threat of Atlantic salmon net pens.” The measure comes after last summer’s collapse of Cooke Aquaculture’s Cypress Island farm, which resulted in state officials issuing a $332,000 fine to the com- pany for alleged violations of Washington state water qual- ity laws. A report by state agencies found that Cooke Aquaculture Pacific failed to adequately clean nets holding farmed salmon, and nets failed AP Photo Washington state lawmakers take a stand against salm- on net-pen farming. because they were exces- sively laden with mussels and other marine organisms. That increased the drag on the nets from tidal currents, overwhelming their mooring system leading to a net pen failure. Company officials disputed the accuracy of that report and argued they were shut out of the investigative process. Joel Richardson, vice president for public relations for Cooke Aquaculture, said at the time that the company acknowledges that the facil- ity fell behind in cleaning the nets before moorings failed in July. But he said the company provided records showing it had washed the nets at the site after that July incident and before the Aug. 19 event. On the Senate floor, state Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, said the alleged negli- gent behavior cited in the state report can’t go unchecked. “More important, the day-in, day-out impacts on the mag- ical, majestic Salish Sea can- not go unchecked.” Twenty-one Native Amer- ican tribal chairmen wrote to state lawmakers last month asking the industry be ter- minated as soon as possible because of the threat to wild salmon. Sen. Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro-Woolley, voted against the measure, saying the net-pen breach was not an ecological disaster, but a loss for a legitimate business that employs people. “A businessman lost his product — typically we would be sympathetic, rather than piling on,” he said. Ecola State Park closes for road repairs The Daily Astorian Ecola State Park, continu- ing to battle damage by active landslides and winter storms, will be closed for road repairs Tuesday. Park staff have been deal- ing with slides since the park’s founding, but have dealt with two main spots on Ecola Park Road in recent years. Built on top of slides, Ecola Park Road continues to shift and erode, issues made worse by heavy traffic into the popular park and winter storms. Last year, the park closed in April for several weeks because of damage to the entrance road and again in August for cul- vert work. Repair work set to begin Tuesday will focus on three separate sections of Ecola Park Road. Bob McEwan Construction of Seaside will remove additional asphalt on a previously-graveled area and improve slope transi- tion and gravel compaction. The work is expected to cost $8,500, according to Chris Havel, assistant director for the Oregon Parks and Recre- ation Department. The park will reopen Feb. 16 at 8 a.m. Ecola State Park as well as Nehalem Bay and Oswald West state parks are part of the state’s Nehalem Bay Management unit and take a beating most winters. This winter, extreme high tides — called king tides — and storms damaged beach access points at Hug Point and Arca- dia Beach. “In general Ecola held up pretty well,” Park Manager Ben Cox said. Some trails have seen continued erosion, but nothing out of the ordinary, he said. Certainly nothing like the landslide that washed out a hiking trail from Ecola Point to Indian Beach in 2016. The trail remains closed with signs asking hikers to stay off the slide area. Ore- gon State Parks and Recre- ation will likely advertise a trail rebuild project and begin gathering bids from contrac- tors in the spring, Cox said. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY Partly cloudy Mostly sunny ALMANAC Partly sunny with a passing shower or two 50 40 Low clouds First Feb 22 Coos Bay 37/54 Last Mar 1 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 2:55 a.m. 4:22 p.m. Low 3.7 ft. 1.0 ft. ational use, and some, includ- ing Oregon, California and Colorado, have made it eas- ier for people to petition to have their pot convictions vacated or sealed. But Seattle, San Francisco and San Diego appear to be the only major jurisdictions erasing convic- tions without even requiring the defendants to request it. Seattle has long taken a lenient view of marijuana. It’s been home to Hemp- Fest, a “protestival” where huge crowds of people openly smoke pot, since 1991. And in 2003, voters passed a measure making minor pot crimes the Seattle Police Department’s lowest priority. The city doesn’t actually have that many convictions to clear: between 500 and 600 over the span of about 13 years, Holmes said. They date from about 1997, when the Legis- lature dictated that munici- pal courts, rather than county district courts, would handle those misdemeanors, and 2010 — when Holmes became city attorney and stopped prosecut- ing low-level pot cases entirely. “I have never filed one — except, as we understood it, one slipped by in that first few days in office, where a plea was entered,” he said. “I’m anxious to find that particular one to make sure it’s teed up, right up front.” Durkan said clearing the convictions is a necessary — but insufficient — step toward undoing the disproportion- ate effect the drug war had on minority communities. She noted that prior to legalization, blacks were three times as likely as whites in Washington state to be arrested for pot possession. OBITUARIES Marvis Taylor Warrenton Sept. 24, 1920 — Jan. 30, 2018 Marvis Taylor died at his home Marvis is survived by his three children, Glenn Taylor and daugh- peacefully on Jan. 30, 2018. ter-in-law, Teresa Taylor, of Sea- Marvis owned a share in the side, Oregon, and grandsons Jeff Astoria Plywood Mill, where Taylor (Becca) and Brian Tay- he worked for 30 years until his lor (Kelli); Kathleen Martin of retirement in 1982. After his Gilbert, Arizona, and grandsons retirement, he and his wife, Mar- Kevin Hendricks (Kerri) and Ryan jory, traveled the country in their Hendricks (Cheri); and Leon Tay- motor home for several years. lor and daughter-in-law, Mar- Marjory preceded him in death cia Taylor, of Gearhart, Oregon, Feb. 7, 2014. Marvis Taylor and grandsons Tim Hill (Bridget) Marvis was a private pilot and and Jason Schamber (Stacy), and avid flyer all of his adult life. He served in the Army during and after World granddaughter Tiffany Schamber (Kevin); and War II, being part of the occupation force of 15 great-grandchildren. At Marvis’ request there will be no service. Japan. ON THE RECORD DUII • At 2:59 a.m. Thursday, Daniel W. Morgan, 30, of Longview, Washington, was arrested by Astoria police on U.S. Highway 101 just west of the New Youngs Bay Bridge and charged with driving under the influence of intoxi- cants. His blood alcohol con- tent was 0.15 percent. • At 1:46 a.m. Thursday, Sean Michael Warren, 20, of Astoria, was arrested by the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office on Youngs River Road near Lewis and Clark Road and charged with DUII. PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Youngs River Lewis & Clark Water District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Cannon Beach Rural Fire Department Board, 6 p.m., Fire-Rescue Main Station, 188 Sunset Ave. Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Klamath Falls 24/48 OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 5-3-9-1 4 p.m.: 7-6-9-3 7 p.m.: 6-8-5-1 10 p.m.: 2-8-4-2 Lakeview 21/42 Ashland 32/55 Feb. 2, 2018 LuCORE, Katarina and Keifer, of Astoria, a girl, Ava LuCore, born at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Grandparents are Melton and Julie LuCore of Astoria and Brian and Laurie Callahan of Grants Pass. Jan. 17, 2018 LEE, Trish and Robert, of Seaside, a boy, Jason Tyler Lee, born at Providence Sea- side Hospital. Grandpar- ents are Mark and Karen Deutschman of Seaside and Chuck and GG Lee of Lincoln City. Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 04-07- 10-14-19-21-27-29 Estimated jackpot: $23,000 Thursday’s Keno: 11-15- 23-25-27-28-33-35-38-41- 42-43-47-52-55-56-58-67- 68-74 Thursday’s Match 4: 11-14- 15-18 LOTTERIES Burns 21/42 WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 7-2-4 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 49 52 60 51 47 58 58 51 49 53 Today Lo 23 22 41 33 36 24 34 34 36 37 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc Hi 45 40 60 51 49 48 57 52 50 54 Sat. Lo 20 26 40 29 36 17 28 33 36 36 W pc pc pc s s pc pc s s s City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 50 47 50 57 52 48 39 51 49 55 Today Lo 31 27 34 37 33 34 22 33 32 27 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc Hi 48 44 52 56 53 50 38 51 51 53 Sat. Lo W 30 s 31 s 32 s 33 s 32 s 34 s 27 s 30 s 31 s 29 s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 60 33 28 48 16 28 74 -3 80 47 28 78 78 61 84 64 72 37 61 39 53 61 69 47 47 Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Tonight's Sky: Hydra, the sea serpent, slithers into view in the Southeast. Today Lo 51 29 14 13 6 19 47 -18 67 28 13 52 52 53 73 50 62 34 23 36 27 37 52 36 40 Baker 23/45 Ontario 29/50 Bend 22/40 Medford 34/57 Mar 9 John Day 27/43 La Grande 24/41 Roseburg 37/56 Brookings 43/63 UNDER THE SKY High 8.3 ft. 6.9 ft. Prineville 22/43 Lebanon 32/52 Eugene 33/51 Full Pendleton 27/44 Salem 33/53 Newport 36/50 SEATTLE — More than five years after Washing- ton state legalized marijuana, Seattle officials said Thursday they’re moving to automati- cally clear past misdemeanor convictions for pot possession — a step similarly announced by San Francisco last week. “For thousands of people in Washington state, a misde- meanor marijuana conviction had huge implications: It could be a barrier to housing, to get- ting credit, to getting good jobs and education,” Mayor Jenny Durkan told a news confer- ence. “It is a necessary step to right the wrongs of what was a failed war on drugs.” City Attorney Pete Holmes, who was one of the sponsors of Washington’s 2012 bal- lot measure to legalize pot for recreational use, said he’s been pressing since it passed for a state law that would help clear prior convictions. But the Legislature has yet to act, and Holmes said he hoped the city’s action would spur other jurisdictions and the state itself. Eight states have now legalized marijuana for recre- BIRTHS The Dalles 35/53 Portland 34/52 Sunset tonight ........................... 5:32 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:26 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 2:52 a.m. Moonset today ......................... 12:35 p.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 Cloudy with a couple of showers Tillamook 33/51 SUN AND MOON Time 9:01 a.m. 10:45 p.m. 50 34 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 34/50 Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.16" Month to date ................................... 1.70" Normal month to date ....................... 2.15" Year to date .................................... 13.06" Normal year to date ........................ 12.35" Feb 15 TUESDAY 49 38 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 51°/40° Normal high/low ........................... 51°/37° Record high ............................ 66° in 1987 Record low ............................. 21° in 1994 New MONDAY 50 35 34 ‘For thousands of people in Washington state, a misdemeanor marijuana conviction had huge implications.’ By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press W c s sn pc sn sn s s pc c c s s s pc s c pc s pc c pc s pc c Hi 65 51 23 22 15 27 76 -2 81 35 21 77 70 58 84 59 74 50 30 51 32 48 65 47 53 Sat. Lo 62 41 14 11 5 21 50 -18 68 24 11 46 52 37 75 50 63 46 17 46 20 29 49 34 50 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W sh c sn sn sn sn s pc pc r sn pc pc r s r t c i r i c pc s r Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. 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