By Romy Carver Photos & Video by Don Backman Senator Ron Wyden walked into the Newport High School gym last Sunday afternoon, shouted, “Hi everyone!” and was greeted by a rousing standing…
Category: Rep. David Gomberg
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Good News! The Helicopter Stays. For Now.
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 11/25/25 Dear Friends and Neighbors, As we prepare for the Thanksgiving I wanted to share some news most of you will be grateful to hear. Lincoln County,…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Quite a Week!
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 11/24/25 Dear Friends and Neighbors, It has been quite a week. The Coast Guard helicopter is gone from Newport, leaving fisherman without lifesaving help and…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Hard Week for Lincoln County
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 11/17/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, The announcement Wednesday night that a federal agency is no longer seeking to lease space from the City at Newport’s airport for…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Addressing the ICE Rumors in Our Community
EDITOR’S NOTE: After the weekend of ICE activity in Tillamook and Clatsop Counties – and continued presence in Clatsop County, this news from the central Oregon Coast of possible a possible ICE…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Two Speeches and a Dance Routine
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 11/3/25 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last week, the Oregon Economic Development Association gathered here on the Oregon Coast. I thought I’d share with you the remarks I…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Deep Budget Dive
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 10/27/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Content Warning: I’m going to talk about our state budget. It is not exciting stuff! But budgeting is a core…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: From Streets to Seats
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 10/20/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Unemployment in Oregon is going up. And at the same time, employers continue to have trouble finding qualified, motivated, job-ready…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Some of the Good News
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 10/13/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Legislative sessions seem to go on forever. The Federal government has shut down. Taxes are going up and revenues are going…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Basically Boring Update
>By State Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 10/6/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, I promised my overworked, one-person staff that I would write a boring newsletter this week. The last two reports…