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WEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast WEDNESDAY TODAY Cloudy, colder; afternoon snow Cloudy, a snow shower; cold 33° 25° 32° 32° THURSDAY FRIDAY Cloudy with a little rain Mainly cloudy with a little rain PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 46° 36° 43° 32° 42° 26° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 31° 29° 31° 26° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 54° 44° 67° (1996) 31° 28° -6° (1899) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Trace 0.10" 0.28" 1.75" 1.73" 1.66" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday LOW John Day 38/30 Ontario 38/29 Bend 34/26 44° 32° 45° 29° 65° (1965) -13° (1929) Trace 0.02" 0.20" 1.71" 1.15" 1.48" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today Full Last Feb 18 New 7:09 a.m. 5:10 p.m. 1:59 p.m. 4:18 a.m. First Feb 26 Mar 5 Caldwell 39/30 Burns 38/28 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Hi 44 33 34 53 38 34 43 33 31 38 45 37 30 56 46 52 38 33 33 40 34 42 32 34 42 35 34 Lo 33 24 26 48 28 25 39 24 26 30 34 28 23 41 41 46 29 24 25 34 25 37 18 24 31 26 24 W c sn sn r sn sf r c sn sn r c sn r r r sn sf sn c sn r c sn c sn c NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Wed. Hi 45 36 41 55 38 37 52 34 31 40 49 38 35 56 52 58 38 32 32 40 43 47 31 39 41 32 33 Lo 43 34 34 51 33 33 48 28 29 35 44 36 34 46 49 52 35 31 32 39 39 46 28 31 39 32 31 W r i r r sh sh r i sn sn r r sn r r r sh i sf r r r sf r r i sf WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 36 68 62 50 76 1 51 60 36 78 48 Lo 23 62 43 34 49 -5 38 42 20 72 38 W c pc s pc pc s pc pc pc t s Wed. Hi 40 70 59 43 77 8 46 57 37 79 48 Lo 20 53 42 30 46 4 33 47 19 72 38 W pc c s sh s s c pc pc sh pc WINDS Medford 56/41 PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Feb 10 Albany 41/34 Eugene 43/39 TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records 44° 28° Spokane Wenatchee 32/18 29/20 Tacoma Moses 40/25 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 31/16 33/23 41/30 40/26 34/24 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 37/31 35/26 Lewiston 33/24 Astoria 38/29 44/33 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 40/34 Pendleton 34/25 The Dalles 31/26 33/25 36/30 La Grande Salem 37/28 42/37 Corvallis 42/39 HIGH 45° 32° Seattle 39/28 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 43° 34° Today SATURDAY Mostly cloudy, a shower; warmer Tuesday, February 7, 2017 Klamath Falls 45/34 (in mph) Today Wednesday Boardman Pendleton NNE 4-8 N 4-8 NE 4-8 ENE 3-6 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Cloudy today; periods of rain; however, dry across the north with clouds and some sun. Eastern and Central Oregon: A little snow today; snow and rain in the morning, then a shower in the south. Western Washington: Considerable clouds today; an afternoon rain or snow shower in spots across the south. Eastern Washington: Mostly cloudy today; a couple of afternoon snow fl urries across the south. Cascades: Cloudy today into tonight with a little snow, accumulating a coating to an inch. Northern California: Cloudy today with a passing shower. Mostly cloudy tonight with a shower in the area. 0 1 1 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 87° in McAllen, Texas Low -4° in St. Mary, Mont. NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 61 68 59 65 15 67 41 39 76 69 51 59 81 62 54 70 1 13 80 84 62 80 55 71 77 67 Lo 38 57 54 55 2 59 33 37 58 53 22 36 54 40 31 49 -5 -10 64 63 31 58 26 53 49 57 W pc t r r c t sn sn s t r r pc pc r pc pc sn s pc r t pc c t r Wed. 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Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 or email editor@eastoregonian.com. • To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: 541-966-0838 • sports@eastoregonian.com COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: Mike Jensen 541-215-0824 • mjensen@eastoregonian.com House Dems want to take Portland’s rental rules statewide By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau PORTLAND — Just days after Portland officials passed an ordinance requiring land- lords to pay relocation costs to tenants evicted without cause, some state lawmakers are working to expand the ordinance statewide. Seventeen Democratic legislators heard from some 200 tenants about how the housing crisis has affected them during a forum Saturday at Highland Chris- tian Church in Northeast Portland. The lawmakers also heard residents’ views on statewide legislation to mimic the Portland ordi- nance on no cause evictions and a proposal by House Speaker Tina Kotek to lift the statewide ban on rent control. The event was organized to give a voice to tenants who have less access to the Legis- lature than powerful landlord lobbying groups, said Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer, D-Port- land, chairwoman of the House Committee on Human Services and Housing. “We are going to work very hard this year in the Paris Achen/Pamplin Media Group Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, D-Gresham; St. Johns resident Coya Crispin and her 5-month-old son; and Rep. Karin Power, D-Milwaukie, speak during a tenants forum in Northeast Portland Saturday at Highland Christian Center. Legislature to eliminate no-cause evictions,” Speaker Kotek said, eliciting applause and cheers from the crowd. “…This is a fairness issue.” During the event, Kotek said she met residents of the Titan Manor apartments in Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood, where more than 50 tenants were evicted without cause after a Cali- fornia management company bought the property. One of the tenants, Coya Crespin, a single mother of two, said she was heartened by the turnout of lawmakers and tenants Saturday. “To see all of these people and to see how the commu- nity wants to band together, it makes me feel like Port- land is a special place to live, and that’s why people are coming here,” Crespin aid. Because Portland’s ordi- nance is retroactive 89 days, Crespin said she could either receive relocation costs from her landlord or work out a new rental agreement with the company. There are at least two iterations of both no-cause evictions legislation and rent control bills that have been proposed in the Legislature. Housing advocate groups, such as Stable Homes for Oregon Families, are pushing for passage of House Bill 2004. That legislation both lifts the ban on rent control and requires landlords to pay relocation costs for no-cause evictions. Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, has signaled he may lack the votes necessary to pass that legislation in the Senate. The Portland ordinance already faces a challenge by Multifamily Northwest. Portland’s ordinance requires landlords to pay relocation costs of $2,900 to $4,500 when they evict someone without cause, or if a tenant has to move because rent increased by 10 percent or more in a year. The provision related to rent increases violates the state’s ban on rent control, said John DiLorenzo, who represents the association of property owners and managers. Economists largely agree that such policies are usually counterproductive to efforts to increase the supply of housing and decrease rents. An inadequate number of units is the main cause of the state’s housing crisis, affecting both price and availability, state economists have said. “What we are hoping to do for this bill is return the tool to local jurisdictions so they can explore this for themselves,” said Rep. Karin Power, D-Milwaukie, a co-sponsor of House Bill 2004. “We’ve heard anec- dotes about it working and not working in some circum- stances around the country, but Portland is a little bit different and what works for Portland might not work for another city.” The Portland ordinance gives exemptions to land- lords who own only one Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. OREGON PART-TIME DRIVER HUNTERS ASSOCIATION HUNTER’S RIGHTS • HUNTABLE WILDLIFE • HABITAT Banquet, Raffl e & Auction Featuring An All State ELK Tag Sponsored by the Access and Habitat Program February 11th • 5:00 pm at the Pendleton Convention Center Raffl e & Auction Items including a D&B Treasure Chest & M2D Properties Youth Hunt Come Play With Us! Join the club today To Register Call Rebecca 541-379-1074 or Terry 541-231-4384 MONEY RAISED BY OUR BANQUET STAYS IN OREGON! 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