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Bob Straub stopped plan to put highway on the beach

February 12, 2026·11 min·1 clip

State Treasurer Bob Straub, a regular park visitor, became Glenn Jackson's worst-case scenario by opposing the beach highway.

This episode tells the story of how Oregon State Treasurer Bob Straub stopped a 1960s plan by powerful Highway Commissioner Glenn Jackson to reroute Highway 101 onto the beach between Neskowin and Tillamook. It details the political manipulation, public opposition, and the clever legal strategy involving a federal deed restriction that ultimately preserved the coastline.

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