Catch-22

The clock is ticking for the Seaside homeless ordinance, scheduled to go into effect at the end of the month. The city may find itself in an interesting Catch-22, prohibiting overnight camping with the guarantee of camping options — but without any options available. City Manager Mark Winstanley may have hit the core issue in comments at a workshop last week: “There isn’t going to be a site where people are going to come to you and say, ‘Oh, you found the perfect place.’ It isn’t going to happen that way.”

And the finalists are…

It’s decision time in Seaside for two major positions. The city has narrowed finalists for two top spots, the city manager’s role and general manager at the convention center. Seaside has three candidates for the role, including Esther Moberg, the library’s executive director, Matthew Selby and Spencer Kyle, each from out of state. The candidates will meet councilors and the public this week. General manager candidates will appear before community leaders and the public next week, with a decision on a finalist expected in June.

Newsworthy

Seaside’s history comes with personalities, creativity and a lasting legacy for the future — much of it found in the Signal, which started publication in 1905. If you haven’t checked out the Seaside Museum & Historical Society since its reopening, now’s the time. We’re especially proud of the new and expanded Signal exhibit. Thanks to contributions from a former journalist, Bill Wertz, and his wife Marva Wertz, the prominent display chronicling the paper’s early days got a facelift in time for the summer season.

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