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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Oregon rate of unemployment lowest in 42 years California could reshape pot rules as legal market struggles By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press PORTLAND (AP) — Oregon says its unemploy- ment rate for July was the lowest in 42 years of keep- ing comparable records. The state reported Tues- day that the July rate was 3.9 percent, a slight dip from June’s rate of 4.0 percent. That’s the lowest rate since 1976. The U.S. unemploy- ment rate exactly matched Oregon’s rate in both months. During the past two LOS ANGELES — The nation’s largest legal mari- juana market is struggling. Illicit sales continue to thrive. A shaky supply chain has customers look- ing at barren shelves in some shops. There are test- ing problems. And a pro- posal to allow home mari- juana deliveries in cities that have banned pot sales could lead to a courtroom fight. A Los Angeles hearing Tuesday provided a window into the state’s emerging can- nabis economy, in which early enthusiasm for broad legal sales has been followed by anxiety and frustration across a swath of the industry. The state’s top marijuana regulator, Lori Ajax, said after the hearing that the state remains in a challenging tran- sition period as it attempts to transform what was once a largely illegal market into a multibillion-dollar, regulated economy. “Unfortunately, there is confusion out there,” Ajax said. California kicked off broad legal sales on Jan. 1, and since then temporary rules have governed sales, grow- ing and manufacturing of everything from pot-spiked munchies to infused lotions and balms. The state is now considering changes to those rules, though it’s likely to take months before any revisions go into effect. Pilot fighting northeast Washington wildfire survives plane crash AP Photo/Noah Berger, File JP Noda stocks cannabis at The Apothecarium shortly before the store opened for its first day of recreational marijuana sales in San Francisco in January 2018. At the hearing, dozens of marijuana business owners, industry lawyers, activists and consumers each got 90 sec- onds to tell Ajax what needed to be done to create a more orderly, fair and, hopefully, prosperous marketplace. Over two hours, she heard complaints about big business threatening mom-and-pop shops, a shortage of licenses and various suggestions for revamping testing rules that are intended to ensure the quality of products that reach store shelves. Others complained about shifting rules for packaging. A string of speakers ity. That’s created so-called pot deserts, where sales are forbidden. Mina Layba, from the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks, said the proposal would conflict with a local law that bans deliveries. If approved, she said it would undercut licensed shops. “Who then gets the benefit of taxes from deliveries?” she asked. The state Bureau of Can- nabis Control has said it is merely clarifying what has always been the case: that a licensed pot delivery can be made to “any jurisdiction within the state.” focused on a proposed change in state rules that the League of California Cities says would allow unchecked home mari- juana deliveries in places that have banned local pot sales. To its critics, the change would create an unruly world of shady sales, but support- ers say too many Californians are cut off from legal pot, even in a state where voters over- whelmingly approved it. The fledgling legal sys- tem has created a patchwork of local laws, with some cit- ies and counties embracing legal cannabis while others have limited sales or outlawed all commercial pot activ- SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot who was fighting a wildfire in northeast Wash- ington has survived a plane crash. A post on the Northeast Washington Fire Informa- tion Facebook page says an aviation mishap occurred on the Horns Mountain fire at about 2 p.m. Tuesday. The state Department of Natural Resources tells KXLY-TV that the pilot survived the crash and ington counties. But the bulk of them have occurred in Canyon County, where 94 people have con- tracted the disease. Some of those patients have been hospitalized, but health offi- cials didn’t immediately have that number available. “July was the larg- est number of cases we’ve had so far this year with 33 cases,” said Jami Delmore, environmental health super- visor of Southwest District Health. “We’re concerned with the school season start- ing up that the numbers will go up.” Numbers from the Idaho Department of Health and — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Circulation Manager: 541-966-0828 Copyright © 2018, EO Media Group REGIONAL CITIES Forecast THURSDAY TODAY Hazy sun Hazy sunshine 97° 67° 98° 63° FRIDAY SATURDAY Pleasant with some sun Partly sunny SUNDAY Abundant sun and very warm PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 91° 62° 92° 62° 96° 62° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 101° 64° 99° 66° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 90° 88° 107° (1933) 53° 58° 40° (1910) 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 0.00" 0.00" 0.18" 6.49" 11.37" 8.13" through 3 p.m. yesterday HIGH LOW 91° 88° 105° (1992) 51° 58° 44° (1931) PRECIPITATION 0.00" 0.00" 0.09" 5.10" 6.65" 6.01" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today First Full Aug 18 Aug 26 5:55 a.m. 8:03 p.m. 11:02 a.m. 10:44 p.m. Last New Sep 2 Albany 91/55 Eugene 91/56 TEMPERATURE 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 99° 54° Spokane Wenatchee 92/64 95/67 Tacoma Moses 90/53 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 97/61 92/61 71/56 89/53 97/62 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 87/56 98/72 Lewiston 99/64 Astoria 98/69 70/56 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 93/60 Pendleton 93/59 The Dalles 99/66 97/67 101/69 La Grande Salem 95/60 93/56 Corvallis 87/54 HERMISTON Yesterday Normals Records 95° 57° Seattle 90/58 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 95° 61° Sep 9 John Day 95/58 Ontario 98/65 Bend 92/57 Today Burns 90/48 Caldwell 97/62 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 70 96 92 64 90 93 91 95 99 95 89 95 93 96 62 66 98 98 97 93 94 93 92 94 92 98 97 Lo 56 57 57 53 48 59 56 66 66 58 53 60 57 64 53 56 65 62 67 60 54 56 64 55 58 72 62 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc s pc pc pc pc Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Lo 73 80 67 61 57 57 59 68 79 55 77 W s t s pc t pc s pc c s pc Lo 55 56 53 53 51 57 50 61 64 56 52 58 55 61 50 53 68 59 63 55 50 52 63 52 54 68 59 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc s pc pc pc pc Thu. 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Partly cloudy tonight, but clear in central parts. 2 4 7 7 4 Business Office Manager: Janna Heimgartner 541-966-0822 • jheimgartner@eastoregonian.com COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: Mike Jensen 541-215-0824 • mjensen@eastoregonian.com Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. WORLD CITIES Hi 88 87 85 78 73 80 81 84 96 79 89 NEWS • To submit news tips and press releases: call 541-966-0818 or email news@eastoregonian.com • To submit community events, calendar items and Your EO News: email community@eastoregonian.com or call Tammy Malgesini at 541-564-4539 or Renee Struthers at 541-966-0818. • To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: email rstruthers@eastoregonian.com or visit www.eastoregonian. com/community/announcements • To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: 541-966-0838 • sports@eastoregonian.com NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Thu. Hi 67 94 89 66 92 92 89 94 101 95 88 94 92 95 62 66 98 100 98 86 92 90 94 91 85 98 97 Dr. Charles Davis with the Saint Alphonsus Med- ical Group told the Idaho Press in an emailed state- ment that Nelsen was a neu- rologist with the group who practiced in Saint Al’s facil- ities in Nampa and Fruit- land before retiring about a year ago. Authorities say Watts was piloting the plane that left from Caldwell. The cause of the crash is being investigated. 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Watts and 70-year-old Mihoko Mat- suda Nelsen were identi- fied as the two passengers killed when a small passen- ger airplane nosedived into a hay field near Baker City on Saturday. Welfare show counties in central and southern Idaho have also been hit, with nearly 260 cases reported statewide so far in 2018. That compares to just 32 reported for all of 2017. Subscriber services: For mail delivery, online access, vacation stops or delivery concerns call 1-800-522-0255 ext. 1 crawled to a nearby road to get help. The pilot was flying one of five FireBoss single-engine amphibi- ous scooper air tankers assigned to the fire. DNR spokesman Joe Smillie told SeattlePI.com that the pilot was being evaluated for injuries. The fire, which started Saturday, is burning near the U.S.-Canadian border. It was sparked by lightning and has burned more than 1 square mile. Small plane crashes near Baker City, kills 2 people Whooping cough outbreak worsens in southwestern Idaho BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Health officials say a whoop- ing cough outbreak has now sickened roughly 122 people in southwestern Idaho, and they’re warning those num- bers could increase with the start of the school year. Cases of pertussis have been found throughout the Southwest District Health region, which includes Adams, Canyon, Gem, Owyhee, Payette and Wash- years, Oregon’s unemploy- ment rate has been remark- ably low and steady. The rate was either 4.1 percent or 4.2 percent each month stretching from Jan- uary 2017 to May 2018. In July, Oregon’s non- farm payroll employment rose by 5,400 jobs, fol- lowing a revised over-the- month gain of 6,600 jobs in June. Monthly job gains were concentrated in retail trade, construction and health care and social assistance. 2 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Downpours will drench northern New England today and may bring the risk of localized flooding to the middle Mississippi Valley. Storms will dot the Southeast and Southwest. Most of the West will stay dry. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 110° in Needles, Calif. Low 32° in Angel Fire, N.M. 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