On this day, November 27, 1941, Jefferson seceded from Oregon and California. Jefferson was the winning name for a new state made of California's northern Siskiyou, Del Norte and Trinity counties along with Oregon's southern Curray County. California's Gov. Culbert L. Olson was soon informed that until roads were repaired, Jefferson would be forced to rebel every Thursday. In 2008 calls for a Jefferson state gained steam and included an additional 5 counties in southern Oregon and 2 more in northern California.
Also on this day, November 27, 2009, in China Justin Franchi Solondz, an American man wanted in the US on terrorism charges, was sentenced in Dali city, Yunnan province, for making illegal drugs. The FBI office in Seattle listed Solondz among its "most wanted." Charges in 2006 related to his alleged role in 2001 with the Earth Liberation Front. Solondz was accused of having a role in the destruction of a horticulture center at the University of Washington, as well as the destruction of several buildings in Oregon.
Urban leaders deflect blame away from left
As riots continue in Portland, and elsewhere across the US, elected officials are calling for a pause in violence.
Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis issued a statement calling for peace.
I know that emotions are running high about this year’s election. Many of you are anticipating participating in protests.
Peaceful protests are a meaningful, important, and time-honored way for people to call for change.
Acts of violence and destruction are not. Destroying and defacing our local businesses, streets, and shared spaces hurt us as a community and do more to pull us apart than bring us together. While I am hopeful that we will stay peaceful, our police professionals are prepared to keep our community safe.
A coalition of elected officials including Oregon Governor Kate Brown, Oregon Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum and a host of Democratic legislators issued a
statement focused on paramilitary and alt-right, though no organizations, events, nor persons were specified. Leftist organizations like Black Lives Matter and Antifa were not called out in the statement.
The Oregon Catalyst is reporting that Portland rioters are promoting the candidacy of self-proclaimed "Antifa canidadate" for Portland Mayor, Sarah Iannarone.
--Staff Reports| Post Date: 2020-11-01 13:39:20 | Last Update: 2020-11-01 14:07:41 |
