David Gomberg

I have spent much of the past year arguing that that Oregon needs, at long last, to get serious about emergency, earthquake, and tsunami planning.

The 2019 Legislative Session ended early Sunday evening, just a few hours before the constitutional deadline.

The clock is ticking! Legislative leadership has announced that "Sine Die", the last day of legislative session, is imminent.

This weekend, I walked the Newport Loyalty Days Parade, shaking hands, meeting children, petting dogs, and talking briefly with people and families that had come out to celebrate our coastal heritage and the sunshine.

In celebration of Earth Day, I'd like to review the latest news on proposals for a landmark piece of legislation dealing with climate change.

Days in the Capitol are punctuated by passionate debates on large issues, and persistent work on local problems. Last week we scored a quiet victory.

The state House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday to ban offshore oil and gas drilling in Oregon.

State Representative David Gomberg and Lincoln City Mayor Dick Anderson testified in opposition to SB 621 in Salem Tuesday, before the Senate Committee on Business and General Government in a public hearing.

Several big issues are beginning to move, and move quickly in Salem. We need to be looking at how these proposed policies affect the future of Oregon and the problems those bills are designed to address. But we also need to balance those concerns with the consequences that may impact every day ordinary people and their day-to-day lives.

Oregon House Rep. David Gomberg speaks on Senate Bill 608 in a follow-up letter to Homepage: