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4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018 Youth: Homeless task force will meet again Continued from Page 1A Clatsop County has an estimated 161 homeless and unsheltered youth ages 18 to 24, according to the 2017 point-in-time count — an increase over prior years, said Astoria Mayor Arline LaMear, who brought the letter of sup- port to the City Council for approval at a meeting Monday night. “Establishing a coordinated approach for these youth is a community issue, requiring a multifaceted approach which includes stakeholders, service providers, resource managers and other levels of local and state government,” the letter stated. The letter of support sug- gested a variety of ser- vices the grant money could fund, including youth shel- ters, drop-in centers, indepen- dent-living training, job train- ing and educational services. “No one specific service has yet been identified — this will be the role of our commu- nity partners who deal with youth,” the letter stated. LaMear and the other city councilors have struggled to find concrete ways for the city to address homelessness. Some councilors have noted that one of the best things the city can do is support other organiza- tions’ efforts to provide hous- ing and outreach programs. In January, LaMear signed a letter that supported Helping Hand’s purchase of a build- ing in Uniontown. The Seaside nonprofit wants to expand into Astoria, establishing re-en- try programs and a temporary housing facility for homeless people struggling to get back on their feet. A task force led by LaMear and Police Chief Geoff Spald- ing has explored policies and solutions. A previous itera- tion of the task force linked a lack of public bathrooms to increased instances in peo- ple using downtown areas and parks to relieve themselves. That task force’s recommenda- tion resulted in the installation of several portable bathrooms along the Astoria Riverwalk. Public urination and def- ecation issues came up again this winter, however. The task force will meet again April 16. The meetings so far have focused around education and discussion about the many facets of homeless- ness and the challenges of addressing it across communi- ties in Clatsop County. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian The Astoria City Council has backed a federal grant to help homeless youth. Card not required in Albertsons Police looking at ‘red flags’ in cliff crash By GENE JOHNSON and PHUONG LE Associated Press SEATTLE — Investigators said Monday they were exam- ining “red flags” in a Washing- ton state family’s past in hopes of explaining why their SUV went off a 100-foot cliff in an apparent suicide plunge. The wreckage was discov- ered last week on rocks along the coast near Mendocino, California, a few days after child welfare authorities in Washington began investigat- ing whether the children were being abused or neglected. The Hart family’s two moms and three of the six adopted children were found dead; the three others are miss- ing and presumed dead, possi- bly washed out to sea. Police said Monday that social service authorities in Oregon contacted the West Linn Police Department about the family in 2013 while they were living in the area. The questions were referred to the Oregon Department of Human Services, which cited privacy laws in refusing to confirm or deny the agency was involved. Long before the crash, Sarah Hart pleaded guilty in 2011 to a domestic assault charge in Minnesota over what she said was a spanking given to one of her children. And last month, concerned neighbors in Woodland, Washington, con- tacted child welfare authori- ties, saying the children may have been going hungry. On Sunday, authorities announced that data from the vehicle’s software suggested the crash was deliberate. The SUV had stopped at a pull-off area then sped straight off the cliff, Capt. Greg Baarts of the California Highway Patrol said. Baarts said that as far as he knew, investigators had not found a suicide note. Marcus Mazza, an engineer and accident-reconstruction expert with Lancaster, Penn- sylvania-based Robson Foren- sic, said investigators could use data to determine factors such as the speed of the vehicle; the engine speed; how much force the driver was exerting on the gas pedal; and whether the driver had depressed the brake. In interviews with friends and relatives, “there have been red flags,” Baarts said. He did not elaborate. Days before the wreck was discovered, neighbors called Washington state child-wel- fare authorities to say one of the youngsters had been com- ing to their house almost daily asking for something to eat and complaining that his par- ents were withholding food as punishment. 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