Funding will make an estimated 11,000 housing units across 50 communities possible, including coastal and rural communities SALEM, OR – Today, housing infrastructure investments proposed by State Representatives David Gomberg (D-Otis) and Emily…
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NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Moving Into Week Four
Dear Neighbors and Friends, As we enter week four of the five-week session, many bills have quietly died. Some are steadily working their way through committees and the two chambers and are on…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Three Bills for Week Three
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, As we enter week three of the five-week short session, I thought I’d highlight three bills of interest. Let’s begin with water….
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Week Two – The Freight Train is On Track
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Last week I described our five-week “short” session as a freight train – a heavy load moving fast with little time or opportunity for detours…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: The Freight Train is Underway
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 2/5/2024 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Early today, Monday, February 5, 2024, your Oregon Legislature gaveled in for the start of the 35-day “short” legislative session which…
Supreme Court Rules on Measure 113 – Clear Intent to Disqualify Legislators with Unexcused Absences from Running for Reelection
EDITOR’S NOTE: In a unanimous opinion the Oregon Supreme Court’s decision could have impacts for the upcoming short legislative session. Eight Republican lawmakers, including Tillamook County’s Senator Suzanne Weber, in the Oregon Senate…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: One Week Before Session
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 1/29/2024 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Dark, dreary, rainy days are back! Thank goodness! I never thought I’d be celebrating 48 degrees and a downpour, but…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Thawing Out and Moving Along
By State Representative David Gomberg, District 10 1/22/2024 Dear Neighbors and Friends, The storm seems to have moved on. Temperatures are rising, the ice is melting, and for most of us, power…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Hard Weekend Through Most of the District
EDITOR’S NOTE: State Representative David Gomberg’s district used to include South Tillamook County, and we appreciated his excellent updates from the State Legislature about issues that impact the Coast. After re-districting, he…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: The New Year Begins 1/2/2024
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, I am occasionally asked if I write these weekly reports myself or if they are penned by staff. Yes! I do…
