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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2018 ‘What do you think of the proposed new four-story hotel on the Astoria Riverwalk near Ship Inn?’ “It’s going to totally obstruct the view. We’re totally com- mercializing our view.” “I think four stories is too high. I’m aghast. When the state office building went up, the people clear up on the hill got togeth- er to make it go from three stories down to two.” “Couldn’t they put it somewhere else? Without a view?” Jerry Schell, Astoria THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK David West, Astoria Michael McGonigle, Astoria Washington sees value in ‘Dreamers’ Contributions to wildland firefighting By DON JENKINS Capital Press OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Lands Commis- sioner Hilary Franz on Tues- day sought to humanize the uncertain status of residents brought to the U.S. illegally as children. She was flanked at a press conference by Noe Vasquez and Christian Garcia Her- rera, who are both 20 years old and graduates of Tonas- ket High School in north cen- tral Washington state . Both have been seasonal firefight- ers for the Department of Natu- ral Resources and neither have much memory of their native Mexico, having been brought to the U.S. as preschoolers. “I could see myself visit- ing. But moving down there, I don’t have lot of interest,” Gar- cia Herrera said. The Trump administration’s deadline to end the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv- als passed Monday without a change in the status of the so-called “Dreamers.” Federal judges in California and New York earlier this year issued preliminary injunctions block- ing President Donald Trump from canceling DACA. A fed- Don Jenkins/Capital Press Washington state resident Noe Vazquez talks about his uncertain legal status Tuesday in Olympia as Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz listens. Vazquez, who has been a state wildland firefighter, said he was brought to the United States when he was 3. eral judge in Maryland on Monday ruled that the Trump administration’s withdrawal of the executive order was lawful. While the conflicting court decisions work their way up, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is tak- ing applications from Dream- ers to renew their status under DACA, but is not accepting new applications. Some 689,800 people were enrolled in DACA as of last September, including 16,300 in Washington state, according to immigration officials. The largest concentration, 2,300, were in the Yakima area, Wash- ington’s most-valuable farm region. Oregon has 10,200 DACA recipients, including 2,300 in the Salem area. Washington State Tree Fruit Association President Jon DeV- aney said there are no figures to pinpoint how many DACA recipients work in agricul- ture in the state, though he has talked to association members concerned about key workers. “I have talked to a number of individuals who say they have worried employees,” DeVaney said. “We support a legisla- tive fix for those covered by DACA,” he said. “DACA needs to be addressed as part of the overall situation on immigration.” Benefit night to raise money for Astoria Library The Daily Astorian The Astoria Library will be the focus of this month’s Fort George Benefit Night. All proceeds of sales from the brewery and pub- lic house’s upstairs pizzeria will go a library renovation fund to raise money to update and improve the 50-year-old building. THURSDAY Fort George Brewery sponsors local nonprofits on the last Tuesday of every month. The benefit night runs from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on March 27. FRIDAY SATURDAY 52 39 43 Considerable cloudiness with showers 50 34 The Daily Astorian Windy with periods of rain SUNDAY 55 41 Mostly cloudy and chilly 59 43 Turning cloudy Monserrat Padilla, coordi- nator of the Washington Immi- grant Solidarity Network, said deporting Dreamers would deprive agriculture of lead- ers and discourage other farm- workers from staying. “I think it would have a large impact on our agricul- ture,” she said. DACA recipients are granted permission to stay in the country for two years at a time and work. About 79 per- cent were born in Mexico and about 29 percent live in Cal- ifornia, according to federal figures. “It’s absolutely critical we put a face on this issue,” Franz said. “Who is better off if Noe is deported? If Christian is deported?” The Trump administration announced in September that DACA would be rescinded in six months. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said at the time that DACA was an open-ended and unconstitu- tional circumvention of immi- gration laws. The Trump administra- tion said it was likely DACA would be overturned by the courts anyway, as was the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Perma- nent Residents. Padilla said her organiza- tion is advising Dreamers to have a lawyer help them apply to have their DACA status renewed. By AHMED NAMATALLA Associated Press SEATTLE — Mindy Woods fought her way out of homelessness. It’s a success story state lawmakers and advocacy groups are trying to replicate by targeting perhaps the big- gest challenge faced by the homeless: rejection. Woods, 52, slept on friends’ couches for eight months and had eight prop- erty owners turn her down before she found a landlord willing to accept her Section 8 voucher, a federal subsidy that helps low-income peo- ple pay their rent. “I have no criminal record, no evictions,” Woods, a Navy veteran, said in an interview from the one-bed- room apartment she finally landed in 2016 in Edmonds, north of Seattle. “There’s no reason not to rent to me.” The obstacles she faced may soon be illegal in Wash- ington state, where legisla- tors have passed a bill that prohibits landlords from turning away tenants who rely on Section 8 vouchers, Social Security or veterans benefits. While Washington boasts one of the country’s fast- est-growing economies, the flip side is a housing market where rents have surged and vacancy rates are the coun- try’s lowest. Cities and states along the West Coast and elsewhere are grappling with a rise in homelessness for the same reasons. In counts conducted in early 2017, the West Coast spike was so high that it raised the nation’s overall homelessness figure for the first time since 2010, to nearly 554,000 people. In Washington state, more than 21,000 people lack sta- ble housing, according to a 2017 federal study. That’s 29 homeless people for every 10,000 state residents — fifth-highest in the U.S. — compared with a national average of 17, according to the report. The measure passed Tuesday establishes a fund to reimburse property own- ers for any damages or lost rental income caused by tenants who rely on fed- eral housing assistance. It is advancing to Gov. Jay Ins- lee’s desk. Eleven other states and Washington, D.C., have sim- ilar laws, although not all allow landlords to recover potential losses, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Two-year positions available on Human Services Advisory Council FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT Washington’s housing discrimination bill heads to governor Residents can now apply to serve two-year terms on the Clatsop County Human Services Advisory Council. The council advises the Board of Commissioners about needs for services for those with developmental disabilities, mental illness and drug or alcohol addic- tions. It helps select ser- vice providers and educate the public about potential options. The council has three openings, and commissioners will make the final appoint- ments. Applications are available at www.co.clatsop. or.us, the county office at 800 Exchange St., Suite 410 or by calling 503-325-1000. CORRECTION Mostly cloudy Wrong unit — The Nehalem Bay Management Unit does not include Fort Stevens State Park. A 1A story on Friday on invasive plants incorrectly said Fort Stevens is part of the unit. ALMANAC Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 43/52 Tillamook 45/52 Salem 41/55 Newport 45/51 Sunset tonight ........................... 6:10 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 6:42 a.m. Moonrise today .................................. none Moonset today ............................ 9:58 a.m. Mar 9 First Mar 17 Coos Bay 47/54 Full Mar 24 TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 12:20 p.m. none Low 1.4 ft. Today Lo 34 34 20 26 19 25 47 11 66 22 21 49 53 32 56 32 45 32 30 31 25 33 52 41 33 Saturday, March 10 AHOLA, Shelley Elizabeth (Barnett) — Graveside service at noon, Greenwood Cem- etery, 91569 Oregon Highway 202. A potluck luncheon immediately follows at the Olney Grange, 89342 Oregon Highway 202. Ontario 34/55 Burns 28/50 Klamath Falls 34/50 City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 47 53 57 54 53 54 63 55 56 60 Today Lo 32 36 47 40 45 34 40 41 45 46 W pc pc r pc pc pc pc pc pc sh Hi 49 53 52 57 51 50 57 54 51 55 W s sn c s pc sf s pc pc sf pc pc pc s sh pc s sn s sn pc s pc pc c Hi 49 43 35 65 37 35 76 25 79 35 45 75 75 51 74 46 65 42 64 40 41 57 64 50 44 Thu. Lo 32 30 21 34 22 27 49 16 67 22 28 53 55 36 51 28 46 30 45 28 28 40 49 42 32 Thu. Lo 35 37 45 42 41 32 43 45 42 44 W sn pc r r r sh sh r r r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 51 53 56 62 55 56 45 57 56 52 Today Lo 37 36 43 45 41 44 35 43 42 33 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc Hi 51 58 54 57 55 52 47 57 53 53 Thu. Lo 39 44 45 44 44 41 39 44 45 34 W r sh r sh r r sh r r sh Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc sn pc c pc sn c sn pc pc s pc pc s s pc pc pc s pc pc pc sh r pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. TINDELL, Beryl Louise — Celebration of life service at 11 a.m., Seaside United Method- ist Church, 241 N. Holladay Drive in Seaside. Sunday, March 11 WOLF, Debra Ann (Kirts) — Celebration of life from 1 to 3 p.m., Astoria Brewing Co., 144 11th St. Lakeview 31/46 Ashland 43/56 TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 52 38 31 52 33 39 71 26 79 37 41 66 74 50 80 47 61 36 55 35 40 47 65 51 42 MEMORIALS Baker 32/49 REGIONAL CITIES Source: Jim Todd, OMSI 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 La Grande 38/51 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Tonight's Sky: John Herschel's Birthday (1792). High 8.3 ft. 6.4 ft. March 5, 2018 JOHNSON, Margaret, 93, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Roseburg 45/57 Brookings 46/52 Mar 31 John Day 39/53 Bend 36/53 Medford 40/57 UNDER THE SKY Time 5:21 a.m. 6:43 p.m. Prineville 36/57 Lebanon 43/56 Eugene 40/57 SUN AND MOON New Pendleton 36/58 The Dalles 38/55 Portland 43/54 Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.43" Normal month to date ....................... 1.55" Year to date .................................... 19.04" Normal year to date ........................ 18.94" Last DEATH REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 54°/30° Normal high/low ........................... 53°/38° Record high ............................ 74° in 1905 Record low ............................. 26° in 1943 PUBLIC MEETINGS WEDNESDAY Seaside Improvement Com- mission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Gearhart City Council, 7 THURSDAY Seaside Convention Center Commission, 5 p.m., 415 First Avenue. Gearhart Planning Commis- sion, 6 p.m., 698 Pacific Way, Gearhart. Tuesday’s Lucky Lines: 02-08- 12-16-19-24-28-31 Estimated jackpot: $16,000 Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 1-4- 26-35-39, Mega Ball: 22 Estimated jackpot: $290 million WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 8-7-4 Tuesday’s Keno: 03-11-13-22- 26-29-38-44-49-52-54-57-65- 69-70-71-74-75-77-79 Tuesday’s Match 4: 02-03-08-15 p.m., 698 Pacific Way, Gear- hart. LOTTERIES OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 7-4-1-7 4 p.m.: 5-2-6-2 7 p.m.: 7-1-7-3 10 p.m.: 3-6-5-1 The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. 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