August 1, 2019 Dena Jensen
So, what do you know about Jaime Arnett, a current Blaine City Council Member who is running for a seat on the Whatcom County Council for its 5th — or Coastal — District?
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July 29, 2019 Dena Jensen
The Whatcom County Business and Commerce Advisory Committee is recommending that Whatcom County declare a housing emergency – not from the perspective of current residents not having affordable and ample shelter – but from the perspective that employers who want to grow their businesses want to potentially import hundreds of workers at a time from outside of our county. The committee gave a presentation to the County Council’s Finance and Administrative Services Committee on July 9, 2019.
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July 18, 2019 Sandy Robson
In listening to part of the audio recording of the County Council Special Committee of the Whole (SCOTW) meeting held Tuesday, July 9, 2019, Council member Barbara Brenner made a motion to remove a proposed code amendment which would prohibit additional fossil fuel refineries at Cherry Point. Council member Satpal Sidhu seconded that motion, and then there was a discussion by the Council. The code amendment pertains to Whatcom County Code, and would be to address the County’s Comprehensive Plan policy specific to Cherry Point.
Continue readingJune 15, 2019 Press release Lummi Nation
Press Release
“We will rise again”
Lummi Nation launches Salish Sea Campaign
Press Conference: 11:00 AM
Saturday, June 15
Paccar Pavilion, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle
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April 23, 2019 Dena Jensen
I sent off an email today to the Port of Bellingham Commissioners about statements they made at their March 19, 2019 Port Commission meeting about the Cherry Point amendment process of the Whatcom County Council and about the youths that participated in the Climate Strike in Bellingham on March 15, 2019.
I was discouraged and disappointed in the Commissioners’ rehashing of Whatcom-Business-Alliance-promoted, pro-Cherry-Point-Industry (at the expense of community members and the environment) talking points.
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April 4, 2019 Northwest Citizen Jamie K. Donaldson
There will be a Public Hearing—at the request of heron advocates— on a subdivision application of the last undeveloped plat in Shorewood in Edgemoor, adjacent to the heronry at Post Point in Fairhaven.
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January 25, 2019 Dena Jensen
A couple of weeks ago, one of the members of the City of Bellingham’s Climate Action Plan Task Force let me know that there was a place online where people could make comments/give input to the Task Force regarding related issues and the work that they are doing.
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