By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 8/18/2025 Last week I wrote about the effect of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill on Oregon taxpayers, Oregon tax revenue, and the Oregon economy. Some of…
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NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Migrating Birds, Wasting Sea Stars, and Farm Stands
OIOpublisher By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Tuesday was National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. From Otis to Monroe,…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: An Intense Interim
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 8/4/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Susan and I were having dinner with friends a few feet from the beach Tuesday night when our phones lit…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Feeding Our Kids
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 7/28/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last Monday, I projected that sometime between now and Labor Day, your legislature will return to Salem in special session…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Stay Fire Safe and Drive Carefully
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 7/21/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, We will soon observe a sad anniversary. Five years ago next month, fires raged across Oregon, forever changing communities and…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: The Interim Lifestyle and an ODOT Update
EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ve been including State Representative Gomberg’s weekly newsletters in the Pioneer since his district used to include a portion of Tillamook County. With re-districting, District 10 no longer includes a…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Celebrating What We Did Get Done and the Fourth Too! 7/7/2025
By Representative David Gomberg, District 10 Last week, I wrote in detail about the abrupt adjournment of the 2025 Legislature. Last-minute procedural maneuvers, structural and systemic errors, and a fundamental lack of…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: It’s a Session Wrap!
6/30/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Late Friday night, the 2025 legislative session adjourned, and legislators limped home. The six-month session was overshadowed by partisan posturing, the uncertainty of policies and funding from…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Adjournment is Around the Corner
By State Representative David Gomberg 6/23/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, The 2025 legislative session will conclude by Sunday, June 29. A week later, on July 7th, I’ve invited Attorney General Dan Rayfield…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Some Non-Legislative Thoughts
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Friends and Neighbors, I thought I’d offer readers a legislative break this week and turn to news I’m seeing outside the Capitol. Earlier this…