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Dinner & Movie Night for Conservatives The Movie: "Hillary's America" March 8, 2019

2/17/2019

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Dinner & Movie Night for Conservatives
                 Pulled Pork Dinner ~ BYO side dishes & drinks                   The Movie: “Hillary’s America” by Dinesh D’Souza
Friday March 8, 2019
Dinner at 6pm & Movie at 7pm
           North Bend Library on 1800 Sherman Ave.
          
There will be political signs for sale from www.OregonPushBack.com
Donations are accepted to pay for future events

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North Bend School District Public Meeting for February of 2019

2/10/2019

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NORTH BEND SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC MEETINGS -- FEBRUARY, 2019
​Below are North Bend School District public meetings currently scheduled for February:
           
February 11, 2019 - Regular School Board Meeting, North Bend City Council Chamber at 7:00 p.m., 835 California St., North Bend, OR
February 20, 2019 - Special Board Meeting – Executive Session*, North Bend School District Office at 5:30 p.m., 1913 Meade St., North Bend, OR 97459
February 25, 2019 - Special Board Meeting – Executive Session*, North Bend School District Office at 6:00 p.m., 1913 Meade St., North Bend, OR 97459
February 26, 2019 - Special Board Meeting – Executive Session*, North Bend School District Office at 6:00 p.m., 1913 Meade St., North Bend, OR 97459
February 27, 2019 (If needed) –Special Board Meeting – Executive Session*, North Bend School District Office at 6:00 p.m., 1913 Meade St., North Bend, OR 97459
     *The Board will meet in executive session to consider the employment of a public officer, employee, staff member or  individual agent, pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(a).


The schedule is subject to change.
Please email cschreiber@nbend.k12.or.us or visit www.nbend.k12.or.us for agenda information.

Contact Info:
Bill Yester, Superintendent 541-751-6798 byester@nbend.k12.or.us
Cheri Schreiber, Board Secretary 541-751-6797 cschreiber@nbend.k12.or.us

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Showing of the movie “Death of a Nation” by Dinesh D'Souza Friday February 8, 2019

2/3/2019

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Showing of the movie “Death of a Nation” by Dinesh D'Souza
Friday February 8, 2019 at 7:00 pm in the North Bend Library
1800 Sherman Avenue North Bend, Oregon 97459

Through stunning historical recreations and a searching examination of fascism and white supremacy, "Death of a Nation" cuts through progressive big lies to expose hidden history and explosive truths. Watch the shocking new trailer now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hnvt... Lincoln united his party and saved America from the Democrats for the first time. Can Trump—and we—come together and save America for the second time.
No charge and children are welcome.   

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Coos County Open Positions for Special Districts Election in May

1/31/2019

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Hello Everyone,
The special elections are very important for local decisions.  There is going to be millions of dollars going through the school districts especially concerning the Community Enhancement Plan and it would be nice to have a few fiscal conservatives on these boards.  Please consider running for office in the special districts election of Coos County....Rob T.
Coos County Elections

Here is a list of the open positions:

Download List of Open Positions
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Feel-Good Tax Repeal on the Ballot in Coos County
Coos County Commissioners Approve Tax Free Living in Bay Area Enterprise Zone
Coos County Clerk Certifies Petition to Repeal the North Bay Urban Renewal Plan
Commissioners Cribbins & Sweet Deserve Public Reprimand for Deception
Commissioner's URA Vote Triggers Tax Referendum ~ Meeting on Friday the 13th
Coos County Considering Ordinance to Extend UR Tax Debt March 27, 2018
Board of Commissioners Postpones Vote on Coos County Urban Renewal Agency
​Update on The Campaign to Shut Down the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency
Coos County Public Hearing on Extending the Urban Renewal Tax Debt Dec. 13, 2017
The Continuing Saga of the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency
​Coos County Board of Commissioners FINAL VOTE on Extending the URA Debt
Information on the Campaign to Shut Down the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency
Coos County Proposed Ordinance Adopting North Bay UR Plan ~ FOREVER
Coos County Commissioners Hearing on Extending the Debt of the North Bay URA
Cribbins & Sweet Utilize Voter Suppression on Urban Renewal Extension

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North Bend School Board Community Focus Group Meeting Tuesday Jan 8, 2019

1/2/2019

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NORTH BEND SD BOARD OF DIRECTORS -
SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUP -
JANUARY 8 AT 6:00 P.M.

News Release from North Bend Sch. Dist.

Posted on FlashAlert: January 2nd, 2019 1:47 PM
The North Bend School Board will begin its community outreach regarding the ongoing superintendent search starting with focus groups on January 8th and 9th. In an effort to collect information about what characteristics the community, staff, students and partners desire in the next superintendent of North Bend School District, the search executives will be meeting with multiple groups over a two-day period. 
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The North Bend Board of Directors is inviting all members of the community to participate in a community forum to be held:
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the North Bend School District Hall of Champions
which is located in the High School Gym parking lot. 

Please consider attending to share your thoughts to help the Board identify the right individual to lead the District into the next chapter.
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Contact Info:
Cheri Schreiber,
Board Secretary
541-751-6797
cschreiber@nbend.k12.or.us

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Oregon Department of Education ~ Homeless Student Count Reaches All-Time High

11/29/2017

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FINALIZED Official Totals ~ CB School Bond WINS by 28 Votes ~ Lakeside Levy Fails

11/22/2017

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Unofficial Total ~ Coos Bay School Bond WINS by 28 Votes ~ Lakesides Levy Fails
Coos Bay School District Challenged Ballots Report for Measure #6-166

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LOC ~ Guide on Usurping the OR Home Rule Law for Statutory Preemptions

11/20/2017

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New LOC Guide to Home Rule Now Online
The League has published a Legal Guide to Oregon’s Statutory Preemptions of Home Rule. This new resource provides information on specific examples of how and when cities are preempted from taking certain actions or regulating particular conduct.

The guidebook is available here, or under the Publications tab on the LOC website.

Contact: Jayme Hafner, Assistant General Counsel – jhafner@orcities.org


2017-11-17 Statutory Preemptions of Home Rule
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http://www.orcities.org/Portals/17/publications/newsletters/bulletin/StatutoryPreemptionSummary11-17-17.pdf

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Coos Bay School District Challenged Ballots Report for Measure #6-166

11/16/2017

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The following document is a public record that anyone can request at the county clerk’s office. 
Challenged Ballots for Coos Bay School Dist _9
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Voters with challenged ballots must have them corrected by November 21, 2017.  
County Clerk - Debbie Heller
250 N. Baxter Street
Coquille, Oregon 97423
Phone: 541-396-7610
Fax:     541-396-1013
Email:
elections@co.coos.or.us



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CATO Policy Analysis #676 ~ The Case Against Tax-Increment Financing

11/14/2017

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The Case Against Tax-Increment Financing

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A Senior Fellow at the CATO Institute made the case against Urban Renewal and Tax Increment Finance in a paper titled, “The Case against Tax-Increment Financing” by Randal O’Toole.  In it, he stated, “There are two problems with any attempts to reform TIF. First, no matter how much legislatures may try to focus TIF on genuine examples of blighted neighborhoods, cities will find ways to get around such safeguards. Second, there is little evidence that city gov­ernments are better than private developers at determining the type and location of new development that cities need, and plenty of evidence that they are not as good. Instead of reforming TIF, state legislatures should sim­ply repeal the laws that give cities and coun­ties the authority to use it and similar tools to subsidize economic development.”


2011-05-18 Tha Case Against TIF
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The Continuing Saga of the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency
Coos County Board of Commissioners FINAL VOTE on Extending the URA Debt
Information on the Campaign to Shut Down the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency
Coos County Republican Party Resolution Opposing School Bond Measure #6-166
Coos County Proposed Ordinance Adopting North Bay UR Plan ~ FOREVER
Coos County Commissioners Hearing on Extending the Debt of the North Bay URA
Cribbins & Sweet Utilize Voter Suppression on Urban Renewal Extension

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Coos County ~ Whiskey Run Mountain Biking Trails to Open November 18, 2017

11/10/2017

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 2017

WHISKEY RUN MOUNTAIN BIKING TRAILS TO OPEN
Coos County is pleased to announce that the Whiskey Run Mountain Biking Trails will be open to the public effective November 18, 2017.  Approximately eight miles of the initial ten mile trail are complete for public use.  The trails are located on the Coos County forest, west of Highway 101 between Coos Bay and Bandon.

Coos County is one of Oregon's hardest hit economic counties and has suffered greatly from reduced timber harvests.  Consequently, the county does not have extra money to build recreational trails.  These trails are made possible through grants from Oregon State Parks Recreational Trails Program, Business Oregon, and the Southern Oregon Workforce Investment Board.  It provides an opportunity for tourists and locals alike to visit a well-managed forest while also enjoying recreational opportunities on the Oregon Coast.  

"This project just proves how much we can do when we work together," stated Board of Commissioners Chair Melissa Cribbins. "This partnership combined the efforts of Coos County, Wild Rivers Coast Alliance, Jon-Paul Bowles, Chris Barnhart of Sentieros Consulting, Eddie Kessler of Ptarmigan Trails, Travel Oregon and its regional steering committees, and the efforts of the Wild River Coast Mountain Biking Club."

The initial opening will be celebrated on November 18, 2017 at 11 am with free hot dogs and opportunities to enjoy the trail.  The trail can be accessed by taking West Beaver Hill Road to Whiskey Run road adjacent to Highway 101.  This trail is open to non-motorized use only.

For questions, please contact Board Chair Melissa Cribbins at mcribbins@co.coos.or.us or 541-217-0272.


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ORS 254.431 ~ Special Procedure for Ballots that have been Challenged

11/10/2017

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2015 ORS 254.431¹
Special procedure for ballots challenged due to failure to sign return envelope or nonmatching signature
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  • (1) If a ballot is challenged because it is returned in an unsigned return identification envelope or because the signature of an elector on a return identification envelope does not match the signature in the voter registration record for the elector, the county clerk shall mail to the elector a notice that describes the nature of the challenge. The Secretary of State shall design a standard form to be used in all notifications sent by county clerks under this subsection.

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(a) In order for the vote of the elector to be counted, the elector must provide evidence sufficient to disprove the challenge not later than the 14th calendar day after the date of the election.
(b) If the elector does not provide evidence sufficient to disprove a challenge alleging that the signature of the elector on a return identification envelope does not match the signature in the voter registration record for the elector by the 14th calendar day after the date of the election, the registration of the elector shall be considered inactive.

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(a) The filing officer may not release as a public record any information that could be used to identify an elector whose ballot has been challenged under this section until the eighth calendar day after the date of an election.
(b) Following the seventh calendar day after the date of an election, the filing officer may disclose as a public record under ORS 192.410 (Definitions for ORS 192.410 to 192.505) to 192.505 (Exempt and nonexempt public record to be separated) the following information about each elector whose ballot was challenged under this section:
(A) The name of the elector;
(B) The residence addresses of the elector; and
(C) The reason the elector’s ballot is being challenged.

(4)
As used in this section, "filing officer" means:
(a) The Secretary of State, for federal or statewide elections and for elections to the office of state Senator or Representative; or
(b) The county clerk, for county, city or district elections. [2013 c.695 §3; 2014 c.67 §3; 2014 c.112 §3; 2015 c.169 §5]


https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/254.431

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LTE ~ Try Convincing Seniors to Vote for Public School Failure

10/25/2017

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Sent in by Fred Kirby: 

In an effort to gain support of the proposed "best" bond (tax increase) measure and a positive vote, the Coos Bay school board has spent many thousands of our tax dollars for junk mail, electronic media advertising, etc. (see summary of expenditures at the Oregon Secretary of Sate web site).  In a recent The World article, school board spokesperson Martin finds fault with the outspoken courageous few who openly oppose a tax increase; those voters who already voted no in May; will in all likelihood vote no in November; and would probably vote no a third tine.

Please Mr. Martin, in a very few factual and verifiable sentences in response to this letter, convince those struggling to survive; those eagerly awaiting their $20 cost of living social security benefit increase; the older folks of our community; to accept added tax burden and to vote yes.  What are the direct benefits of the proposed "best" bond measure to senior citizens with no ties to the schools?  What, specifically, has the CB school board done to improve education; to keep children in school; while cutting costs to partially offset claimed needed tens of millions of dollars in structural improvements?  Why is any bond / tax increase required if we believe the supporters of the Jordan Cove LNG factory and the Community Enhancement Plan who tell us of the many millions of dollars that will soon be flowing to Coos Bay schools from Jordan Cove annually?  With so much conflicting information, why should we believe and trust the school board?  Why should we sign up for 25 years of compounded increased tax?  Just one of many added state and local taxes to be experienced in coming years.  What are the alternatives to a tax increase (the "best" bond) that the school board considered, rejected, and why?

Fred Kirby
Coos Bay

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LTE ~ School Bond is NOT About Education

10/19/2017

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Sent in by Denny Powell

Ever see a Bond Measure you didn’t love, Coos Bay Public School District, Nov. 7th 2017 ballot. Favorite saying, The Community is responsible for Capital expenditures and maintaining, by ponying up money outside the school budget, which don’t do it.

Wow! Follow the money, Who receives,  contributors to the campaign, recipients of funds.  Who pays. First, Customers, paying to  business owners.  Second, property owners assessed at $1.60 per $1000 property value, for 25 years. The property owners collect from their tenants to pay, if no tenants, you just pay.

If your property tax cost is going up 3 percent each year, more than the prior year, that will tend to compound over 25 years. Your assesst value is going up, so do you pay more or less bond money?

This is not about education, Coos Bay Schools are 61.5 percent of the State’s median performance of 74.8, Common Core Test and high school graduation. Oops, Kate Brown asked for State Deputy Superintendent of schools, to Resign, for releasing that info at this time.

Coos Bay Schools, funny business. Milliner Crest. Student need capacity, remodel. Oops, Student enrollment in district on decline, close and consolidate schools. Move Management into Milliner Crest.

A School has fire, rebuilt, but not good enough in 1993, now needs ??????

Bunker Hill school, the dance with me, on and off again school, now used by charter school.

All of the school closures, and disposal of property, funds were applied to upgrades and maintenance of remaining facilities. YAH.

Cram, as many students into the school most possibly needing replacement, close and depose of the better ones, claim the overenrollment/underenroment dance, BOND.

What Bond monies will go to Pers?

Everyone wants to drive the Lexus, but no one wants to change the oil.

Denny Powell


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Coos County Sheriff Responds to Assertion of Increase in Crimes Against Minorities

10/17/2017

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The Rural Organizing Project sent out an article claiming that there has been an increase in crimes against minorities in Coos County, especially against transgender persons, without citing any evidence to their claim.  I thought the article was condescending and belittling to our community, so I asked Sheriff Zanni about the issue….Rob T.  

Rural Organizing Project ~ Condescending Article Towards South Coast Oregon

From: Rob Taylor
Hello Craig,
               
I just received the following article from Rural Organizing Project.  The group makes the claim that Coos County is experiencing an uptick in crimes against minorities. 
 
Would you agree with that assessment?  Is Coos County experiencing an increase in these types of crimes?
 
Here is the statement in the article that I refer to:
Through these conversations, two things became clear: 
 First, Kari’s experience was not unique. Like so many communities across Oregon, Coos County has seen a rise in violence and harassment targeting immigrants and people perceived to be immigrants, low-income and unhoused community members, people of color, and LGBTQIA+ people. Some of these incidents have been reported on by the local paper, including the post-election bullying of Latinx youth in the North Bend School District, but there are other stories of harassment, discrimination and bias crimes that have happened with little reporting or community conversation. Those most impacted and their closest friends and allies, including faith leaders, activists, and crisis workers, have been carrying these stories with them, working hard to survive and show up for their neighbors in a time of increasing crises and decreasing resources for rural communities.


Could you please give me a statement I can post publicly? 
Thanks Craig.  
Sheriff Craig Zanni's response:
Rob:   Thanks for reaching out.  I don’ t think I agree with that assessment.  Our stats do not support that.  We may have gotten better at tracking such cases but I have not seen an increase.  With the enhanced ability to track such information, a normal uptake occurs due to the ability to better track the info.    

I try to keep a channel open to the local groups and none have approached or even mentioned an increase. Cz
Sent from my iPhone

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Rural Organizing Project ~ Condescending Article Towards South Coast Oregon

10/17/2017

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Friday, October 13th, 2017


Dear ROPnet,
As crisis becomes a daily reality for so many, rural organizers and activists have been reaching out to their neighbors and searching for ways to keep each other safe. As we learn how to have the backs of those who are most impacted in this moment, let us listen to and draw from the stories of resilience in our small towns and rural communities. Below is the story of how one community responded and raised their voices in the face of threats, violence, and discrimination:

In July, ROP received a number of calls and emails about a transgender woman being threatened at knifepoint in rural Coos County. Kari, who lives in Bandon, was threatened by one of her neighbors while trying to use the bathroom at her trailer park late at night. The local police took over 45 minutes to respond to her calls, and when they came they told her that they wouldn’t press charges against her attacker. Fearing for her life, she reached out to friends and strangers through social media and asked for support finding safety and bringing public attention to what had happened to her.

After talking with Kari directly, ROP reached out to local organizers, activists, faith leaders, health and crisis workers, and LGBTQIA+ community members to map out existing resources, services, and organizations that could directly support Kari in Coos County. We collectively came up with an impressive list, but also noted critical gaps. We quickly started brainstorming how Coos County residents could come together to fill those gaps and respond as a larger community when one of our neighbors is threatened or attacked.

Through these conversations, two things became clear:  
First, Kari’s experience was not unique. Like so many communities across Oregon, Coos County has seen a rise in violence and harassment targeting immigrants and people perceived to be immigrants, low-income and unhoused community members, people of color, and LGBTQIA+ people. Some of these incidents have been reported on by the local paper, including the post-election bullying of Latinx youth in the North Bend School District, but there are other stories of harassment, discrimination and bias crimes that have happened with little reporting or community conversation. Those most impacted and their closest friends and allies, including faith leaders, activists, and crisis workers, have been carrying these stories with them, working hard to survive and show up for their neighbors in a time of increasing crises and decreasing resources for rural communities.

The second thing that became clear was that people were hungry to take action! From Reedsport to Bandon, folks got together with Kari to share ideas and make a plan to elevate the conversation. The working group recognized a need to connect with one another and take action, engaging the broader community beyond existing organizations and services. A team formed to plan a forum that would bring Kari’s and others’ stories of hate and harassment out of the shadows and develop of a network of people who can respond when their neighbors are under attack.

The local team of activists, organizers and faith leaders canvassed businesses and called on friends, family, and parishioners to show up for the forum. On September 21st, over 80 community members from the Coos Bay area crowded into the Coos History Museum! The event opened with Liv, President of the North Bend High School Gay Straight Alliance, and Kari sharing personal stories about the ways that homophobia and transphobia had threatened their safety and ability to thrive in Coos County, and offering direction about how the community can show up for those under attack.

Kari shared the story of being threatened at her home, and also about the continued struggles she has faced since coming out as a transgender woman, including repeatedly losing jobs because of workplace harassment from employers and coworkers, most recently from a job at Bandon Pacific Seafood. In conversation about her decision to share her story as a starting point for community action, Kari said, “There was no sense in me not standing up and telling my story, in saying: enough is enough. I want people to know what happened, because I can guarantee that there are a lot of other people out there who have experienced the same thing. I don’t care if people like me, I just want people to realize that they’re not alone. I thought I was alone for so long.”

Liv told the room how, during her sophomore year, another teen shouted homophobic slurs at her and then hit her with a skateboard, breaking her wrist. At the forum she talked about the ways that her school district and campus security had failed to respond to the incident in a just and effective way. When she reported the incident, the school’s assigned police officer minimized her injuries and said that homosexuality violated his religious beliefs. She still goes to school every day with the student who attacked her and the on-campus police officer who failed to respond. In the face of bullying, Liv has persevered and remains an outspoken advocate for her LGBTQIA+ classmates within her school and in the community.

Liv and Kari also talked about their deep love of the land and their towns, and what it would take for them to thrive here. “This is such an incredible, beautiful place,” said Kari. “But people also need to see that there is darkness here. We need to shine a light on that.”

Israel Jurich, Pastor of North Bend’s Faith Lutheran Church, facilitated the panel with Kari and Liv. In hearing their stories, he reflected on the impact that harassment and bias crimes have on the community at large. Violence and discrimination marginalize people who have so much to offer to our small towns, making it difficult for them to stay and thrive. “We risk losing incredible people of great value to our community; people who are amazing community leaders, colleagues, friends, and employees… our best students and our best crab and shrimp pickers!”

The second half of the forum focused on a community discussion. The audience broke into small groups to share stories of harassment and discrimination that they had experienced or witnessed, and brainstorm ways that they could intervene as a community. Some of the ideas that the forum generated included:
  • Putting out a community-wide resource guide that would be available online and in binders at public libraries
  • Creating a monthly suggested read & watch list on area social media pages and forming a book club focused on building a more welcoming community
  • Holding trainings on security, deescalation and bystander intervention
  • Forming a rapid response team that could quickly engage and support when people are targeted by hate crimes and discrimination
  • Youth-led demonstrations at local schools to draw attention to the lack of support from law enforcement and school administrators for LGBTQIA+ students and students of color

The forum also engaged people in a local welcoming poster campaign -- “We all belong here” -- which was created to encourage local businesses and organizations to be overt and proactive in building a welcoming community by placing posters in their store windows as ambassadors to this crucial conversation.

The community forum closed with a commitment to continue organizing, because, as attendees stated at the event, who else do we have but each other? When the police don’t respond, or make things less safe for our most impacted neighbors, we have to turn to each other to build the kind of community that we all want to live in; one where everyone can thrive and be who they are without fearing for their lives at work, at school, and in their own homes and neighborhood. One where difference is seen as strength, and people are valued for bringing their whole selves to their work and community.

Since the forum, local organizers have formed the We All Belong Here Coalition, a human dignity group committed to responding when their neighbors are threatened by violence and discrimination.The forum sparked media coverage and pressured local law enforcement to sit down with community leaders and hear the ways that their departments are failing people. As leaders in Coos Bay demonstrate, our safety and resilience lies in our commitment to each other, to bringing these stories out into the open and then, together, building strategies to respond!

The initial lack of response from local law enforcement in Coos Bay brings to light the failure of traditional public safety infrastructure in ensuring that no one in our community slips through the cracks. Just this week we are reminded that rural communities continue to be hit hard by ongoing loss of infrastructure at all levels, like the latest executive order nixing healthcare subsidies that help cover out of pocket costs for low-income people under the Affordable Care Act. In these times, as we see vigilante and state violence increase, our collective organizing for safety and resilience is all the more crucial. Have a story of local organizing to tell? Share it with us by emailing grace@rop.org and we will continue to share out stories of transformative small town organizing for safety and dignity.
Warmly,
Grace, Hannah, Cara, Keyla, Jess and the ROP team

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Coos County Republican Party Resolution Opposing School Bond Measure #6-166

10/13/2017

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Coos County Republican Central Committee
 PO BOX 914
COOS BAY, OREGON 97420
 
Resolution Opposing the Passage of the Coos Bay School District #9 Bond Measure 6-166
  
Bond Measure 6-166 is a near duplication of the recently defeated Bond #6-163 in May of 2017. The Coos Bay School District, despite voter rejection is again making a push for the ballot box.
  
They are recklessly using taxpayer money once again, by placing this back on the ballot in the special election scheduled for the 7th of November 2017, just some 5 months removed from its original defeat. Listed below are the facts.
  
  1. This tax will force hardship on our seniors. If property taxes rise on a fixed income resident, it will create a financial hardship that will undoubtedly put an economic strain on our valued seniors.
  2. This tax will affect all renters as well, as these costs will be passed on via increased rent.
  3. A huge tax like this affects the price of all goods and services sold in the community. Businesses will likely pass on the increased cost of those products to the customers.
  4. The most harmful part of this tax burden is that it puts the most vulnerable people in our community at severe risk of financial instability.
  5. All the residents of the District are required by circumstance to live with their means, and the Coos Bay School District needs to do the same.
  6. Bond Measure #6-166 represents a scenario as some have painted where grandma is pushed over a cliff in her wheelchair, by uncaring parties, and it is a shameful disgrace.
 
A Resolution was passed unanimously at the regular Central Committee meeting on May 27th of 2017 opposing the previous school bond measure #6-163. It was a noble and successful effort to protect the most vulnerable members of our community and the hard-working people who live within the district.
 
Now for the second time, the Executive Board of the Coos County Republican Party has reaffirmed this same Resolution for the same reasons opposing School District Bond Measure #6-166.
 
Executive Board of the Coos County Republican Party
Chairman Rod Schilling
Vice Chair Ron Wiggins
Secretary Teresa Avery
Treasurer Jacki Haga
 
Any questions may be directed to Ron Wiggins@ (541)-756-7435
Ronw8@frontier.com

Information on the Coos Bay School Bond Measure #6-166 Special Election Nov. 7th


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Coos County Republican Woman Speaker Series Saturday September 16, 2017

9/11/2017

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Coos County BOC Press Release ~ Coos County Forest Closure

9/5/2017

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List of Coos Bay’s Urban Renewal Expenditures from 2006 - 2012

8/29/2017

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The following itemized lists from the Coos Bay’s Urban Renewal grant programs are perfect examples of how the local politicians waste your tax dollars while trying to buy favor.  The chart shows the overlapping taxing districts that lose money to the Coos Bay URA from FYE 2010-2011, which is just one of five UR agency’s in the county.
 
Do not mistake this as an attack on the private businesses that accepted the Urban Renewal money.  To the contrary, those business owners were smart to take good advantage of a very bad government program.  The politicians are to blame for the continuance of this fraudulent tax and of course the people who elected them. 
 

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URA Coos Bay Downtown Facade Program 2006-2012
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Time to End the Urban Renewal Debt in Coos County

8/28/2017

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Urban Renewal siphons money from necessary services.
 
There is no evidence that Urban Renewal has worked to increase the tax base or create new jobs.
 
Urban Renewal is an artificial construct designed to manipulate the market.
 
Urban Renewal centralizes too much power and money into the hands of the few.
 
Urban Renewal is a political slush fund, which is conducive to a culture of corruption.
 
Urban Renewal is public money used by corporations for private profit.  
 
Urban Renewal can make eminent domain claims against any property inside of the area. 
 
Politicians use Urban Renewal funding to create new taxing districts to maintain other projects, such as auditoriums, carousels, convention centers, swimming pools, sports stadiums, theaters, and teen centers---at the expense of the competitors of these industries in the private market.

ACTION ALERT   
It is time to end the debt and shut-down the Urban Renewal Agency.   
Call & email the commissioners.  

Melissa Cribbins
(541) 396-7539
Email: mcribbins@co.coos.or.us
Robert "Bob" Main
(541) 396-7540
Email: bmain@co.coos.or.us   
John Sweet
(541) 396-7541
Email: jsweet@co.coos.or.us  

Coos County Commissioners Hearing on Extending the Debt of the North Bay URA

Coos County Proposed Ordinance Adopting North Bay UR Plan ~ FOREVER

Cribbins & Sweet Utilize Voter Suppression on Urban Renewal Extension


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OFF ~ The Gun Confiscation Battle Begins

8/27/2017

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The Gun Confiscation Battle Begins

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Ok folks, game on.

As you know, the Governor has signed the Boquist/Burdick gun confiscation bill. What you might not know is how few of our friends in law enforcement are even aware of it.

When the courts begin ordering the seizure of guns from people who have committed no crime, things are going to get real ugly in Oregon. So it's time to go to work.

Rest assured, as the effort begins to repeal this vicious attack on our rights, New York billionaires will be pumping a fortune into our state to continue the lies that the supporters of this bill told to pass it. This will NOT be an easy fight but you can do something about it. And you can start now.

Please visit http://www.repeal719.com/  right now to download petitions to refer this bill to the voters. Please share this link with everyone you know who believes in liberty and due process, especially our friends in the rural parts of the state. Then... start gathering signatures. As many as you can.

The Repeal 719 website had both single signer sheets and 10 signature sheets if you are willing to gather other signatures. And why wouldn't you be? These are your guns.

The website has everything you need to get going on this, including info on how to gather signatures and the reasons this bill is so dangerous.

Bring them to your gun club and share them with your friends.  We have, and the response has been great.

This is the first part of the fight,a part you can play a major role in.  After the referral is on the ballot, we will face a very expensive battle in a campaign against anti-gun billionaires but now we need SIGNATURES. Please do your part.

Related posts:
Teri Grier ~ Bill Post ~ Mike Nearman ~ File Referendum on SB719 Gun Confiscation The Differences Between SB719A & Connecticut's Gun Confiscation Law
Oregon Firearms Federation Responds to Senator Brian Boquist on SB 719
OFF Late Session Omnibus Anti-Gun Bill Introduced


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LTE ~ Study History, Robert E. Lee One Honorable Man

8/26/2017

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Study History

  Robert E Lee is one of the most honorable, virtuous men that ever lived…ever. He was a hero of the Mexican American war and served in the US Army for 32 years before being forced to follow his conscience, resign his commission, and defend the land of his birth from the impending illegal invasion by Lincoln. His motto was God, Family, State, Country in that order and with great sadness for what was coming, he turned down Lincolns offer to lead the Union Army and resigned his commission to join the Confederacy and defend his home and family.

  Lee was loved and respected by all, on both sides because of his commitment to duty, work ethic, virtue and character. Lee is to this day; has only been outpointed by one other person at West Point and is the only cadet to ever graduate West Point with NO demerits. He was the epitome of class.

  The South DID NOT go to war to protect slavery. Slavery was already legal and the Corwin amendment that would have passed, would have amended the Constitution to allow States to choose whether to have slaves or not. The South went to war to defend against an invasion, to protect State rights and the Constitution, and because the South was being taxed to death and basically had no say in Washington.

  Lincolns war was a cultural war kind of like we are seeing today. Confederate Soldiers were the bravest soldiers that have ever lived, doing more with less. The South saw their land being pillaged, burned and destroyed , their women being raped, and their families being killed by the TOTAL WAR that the Union adopted. The South then had to endure hatred and Martial law for twelve years after the war was over as carpetbaggers stole their land and destroyed their States. By the way, the TOTAL WAR tactics used against the South was later used against the Indians.

  The cowards that are trying to destroy our history by tearing down Confederate monuments will not stop there. They will soon be coming for monuments of our founding fathers. These are the same kind of Post Modern Marxists Commies that want to get rid of crosses, free speech, Christmas and any kind of tradition or history that helped make  us the exceptional nation we are. They don’t like Individualism, Liberty, truth, or the US…they are Ameriphobes and they hate us. Their goal is for a one world socialist government and to them, the end justifies the means no matter what or who they destroy to get it. It didn’t work for Hitler and it won’t work for them. All history needs to be protected whether you like it or not. If we don’t know where we have been, we can’t guide our way through the future. Protect our country, Study History and speek up.
 
In Liberty,
Chris Brumbles
Columbia County Coordinator
Oregon Firearms Federation
Founder, Irregulars 3%  

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Coos County Republican Central Committee Meeting Thursday August 24, 2017

8/23/2017

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Coos County Republican Central Committee

Join us for our regular August Monthly Meeting
Where
Pony Village Mall, 1611 Virginia Ave, N.B. OR 97459 Room # 155
When
Thursday, August  24th, 6:00 pm
Bring
A potluck dish to share.

Guest speaker Rob Taylor will be speaking on the permanent increase in the North Bay Urban Renewal Plan, and a coming referendum to let the people decide!
Any questions call or email CCRCC Chair Rod Schilling @ 541 294-8902 sendrodmail@charter.net.


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The Differences Between SB719A & Connecticut's Gun Confiscation Law

8/13/2017

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The Connecticut law, while certainly flawed and ripe for abuse, has several important safeguards that the senate intentionally stripped out of Senate Bill 719A.  For example, the Connecticut law requires that the gun confiscation order be requested by either state’s attorneys or assistant attorneys  or TWO police officers.  The order cannot be granted until after an official and independent investigation has been conducted by either the state’s attorneys or the police.

The Connecticut law requires that after 14 days, a court hold a hearing to determine if the confiscated firearms should be returned. The state, not the person whose property has been confiscated, has the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that the respondent is a danger to himself or others.

SB719A allows the court to order gun confiscations based on nothing more than an allegation by a “family or household member.” There is no investigation. Furthermore, “family or household member” means “a spouse, intimate partner, mother, father, child or sibling of the respondent, or any person living within the same household as the respondent.” There is nothing in the bill that says “intimate partner” has to be a “current” intimate partner.

Under SB719A, the person whose firearms are confiscated must themselves request a hearing, at their own expense, to request that the order be removed, and unlike the Connecticut bill, the accused must prove their innocence by clear and convincing evidence. That means you must somehow prove you are not dangerous, a virtually impossible hurdle. You are guilty until proven innocent.

The Connecticut bill is “credited with saving lives” but the study suggests that is speculative and clearly biased towards a specific conclusion.  There is simply no way to prove whether a person would or would not have committed suicide or some other violent act. 

2013 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police
Chapter 529 - Division of State Police
Section 29-38c - Seizure of firearms and ammunition from person posing risk of imminent personal injury to self or others.

Universal Citation: CT Gen Stat § 29-38c (2013)
(a) Upon complaint on oath by any state’s attorney or assistant state’s attorney or by any two police officers, to any judge of the Superior Court, that such state’s attorney or police officers have probable cause to believe that (1) a person poses a risk of imminent personal injury to himself or herself or to other individuals, (2) such person possesses one or more firearms, and (3) such firearm or firearms are within or upon any place, thing or person, such judge may issue a warrant commanding a proper officer to enter into or upon such place or thing, search the same or the person and take into such officer’s custody any and all firearms and ammunition. Such state’s attorney or police officers shall not make such complaint unless such state’s attorney or police officers have conducted an independent investigation and have determined that such probable cause exists and that there is no reasonable alternative available to prevent such person from causing imminent personal injury to himself or herself or to others with such firearm.

(b) A warrant may issue only on affidavit sworn to by the complainant or complainants before the judge and establishing the grounds for issuing the warrant, which affidavit shall be part of the seizure file. In determining whether grounds for the application exist or whether there is probable cause to believe they exist, the judge shall consider: (1) Recent threats or acts of violence by such person directed toward other persons; (2) recent threats or acts of violence by such person directed toward himself or herself; and (3) recent acts of cruelty to animals as provided in subsection (b) of section 53-247 by such person. In evaluating whether such recent threats or acts of violence constitute probable cause to believe that such person poses a risk of imminent personal injury to himself or herself or to others, the judge may consider other factors including, but not limited to (A) the reckless use, display or brandishing of a firearm by such person, (B) a history of the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force by such person against other persons, (C) prior involuntary confinement of such person in a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, and (D) the illegal use of controlled substances or abuse of alcohol by such person. If the judge is satisfied that the grounds for the application exist or that there is probable cause to believe that they exist, such judge shall issue a warrant naming or describing the person, place or thing to be searched. The warrant shall be directed to any police officer of a regularly organized police department or any state police officer. It shall state the grounds or probable cause for its issuance and it shall command the officer to search within a reasonable time the person, place or thing named for any and all firearms and ammunition. A copy of the warrant shall be given to the person named therein together with a notice informing the person that such person has the right to a hearing under this section and the right to be represented by counsel at such hearing.

(c) The applicant for the warrant shall file a copy of the application for the warrant and all affidavits upon which the warrant is based with the clerk of the court for the geographical area within which the search will be conducted no later than the next business day following the execution of the warrant. Prior to the execution and return of the warrant, the clerk of the court shall not disclose any information pertaining to the application for the warrant or any affidavits upon which the warrant is based. The warrant shall be executed and returned with reasonable promptness consistent with due process of law and shall be accompanied by a written inventory of all firearms and ammunition seized.

(d) Not later than fourteen days after the execution of a warrant under this section, the court for the geographical area where the person named in the warrant resides shall hold a hearing to determine whether the firearm or firearms and any ammunition seized should be returned to the person named in the warrant or should continue to be held by the state.  At such hearing the state shall have the burden of proving all material facts by clear and convincing evidence. If, after such hearing, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person poses a risk of imminent personal injury to himself or herself or to other individuals, the court may order that the firearm or firearms and any ammunition seized pursuant to the warrant issued under subsection (a) of this section continue to be held by the state for a period not to exceed one year, otherwise the court shall order the firearm or firearms and any ammunition seized to be returned to the person named in the warrant. If the court finds that the person poses a risk of imminent personal injury to himself or herself or to other individuals, the court shall give notice to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services which may take such action pursuant to chapter 319i as it deems appropriate.

(e) Any person whose firearm or firearms and ammunition have been ordered seized pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, or such person’s legal representative, may transfer such firearm or firearms and ammunition in accordance with the provisions of section 29-33 or other applicable state or federal law, to any person eligible to possess such firearm or firearms and ammunition. Upon notification in writing by such person, or such person’s legal representative, and the transferee, the head of the state agency holding such seized firearm or firearms and ammunition shall within ten days deliver such firearm or firearms and ammunition to the transferee.

(f) For the purposes of this section, “ammunition” means a loaded cartridge, consisting of a primed case, propellant or projectile, designed for use in any firearm.

(P.A. 99-212, S. 18; P.A. 13-3, S. 33.)

History: P.A. 13-3 made provisions re seizure and transfer of firearms applicable to ammunition, added Subsec. (f) defining “ammunition” and made technical changes.
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Oregon Firearms Federation Responds to Senator Brian Boquist on SB 719
OFF Late Session Omnibus Anti-Gun Bill Introduced
Senator Arnie Roblan Votes for SB917A The Gun Confiscation Bill ~ Now in House
OFF ~ CALL TO ACTION ~ Contact Senator Prozanski ~ Time to Fix SB941 
OFF ~ Bad Idea Becomes Bad Bill SB 868
Second Amendment Legislation Repeals Parts of Background Checks HB 2973
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Lake County BOC  Public Meeting for Legal Update on SAPO February 15, 2017 10am
OFF ~ Multnomah Declares War On Gun Owners
Columbia County Voters ~ Download & Sign Second Amendment Petition
Action Alert:  County Commissioners Need to Hear Second Amendment Supporters
Coos County Watchdog Public Meeting on New Initiatives March 3, 2017 @ 6:00 pm
Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance “SAPO” Update: January 26, 2017
Coos County Sheriff Office Fingerprinting Machine Down NO CHL Until Feb 17, 2017
US Department of Justice ~ ATF ~ Firearms Transaction Record
SB548~ Relating to Residency Requirements for Concealed Handgun Licenses
Sheriff Office Fingerprinting Machine Down NO CHL Until January 25, 2017
OFF ~ The Gun Bills Are Coming, and Some Are Just Weird
OFF ~ First Anti-Gun Bill Proposed

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