Gary Jensen: “”Now there is a chance for one more good neighbor at Cherry Point.” / Facebook post, Sj Robson

11050812_1030139940353255_6140940680949314546_n5 hrs Juy 17, 2015  Sandy Robson

“Now there is a chance for one more good neighbor at Cherry Point. . .We all need to stand up and say we know good jobs and high environmental standards ARE compatible.”
–Ferndale Mayor Gary Jensen in a November 2012 radio ad for the November 29, 2012 Gateway Pacific Terminal EIS scoping hearing Continue reading

Do you want your Bellingham Port Commissioners to be listening to you? / Facebook Post, Sj Robson

want to come watch1 hr July 10, 2015  Sandy Robson

Do you want your Bellingham Port Commissioners to be focused on listening to you, or to be offering corporations and developers the upper hand?

As we head into the primary elections, I decided to re-visit some of my older articles and comment posts to remind people why Gary Jensen should not be elected for Bellingham Port Commissioner. . .or for any other elected office. Today’s reason: Continue reading

Mayor Gary Jensen supported GPT in an ad that claimed there would be no “harm to the shoreline or environment” from GPT / Facebook post

20 hrs  July 8, 2015  Sandy Robson

gary new hope mayors“The Gateway Terminal is the right project for the right time for Whatcom County. We need it and I support it.”

–Ferndale Mayor Gary Jensen, candidate for Bellingham Port Commissioner

As we head into the primary elections, I decided to re-visit some of my older articles and comment posts to remind people why Gary Jensen should not be elected for Bellingham Port Commissioner. . .or for any other elected office. Continue reading

“I welcome the Gateway Terminal as our new neighbor.” -Mayor Gary Jensen / Facebook post, Sj Robson

11665744_1023654511001798_5813912902764094799_n“I welcome the Gateway Terminal as our new neighbor.” -Mayor Gary Jensen, December 2012, current candidate for Bellingham Port Commissioner,

As we head into the primary elections, I decided to re-visit some of my older articles and comment posts to remind people why Gary Jensen should not be elected for Bellingham Port Commissioner. . .or for any other elected office. Continue reading

DOW SAYS IT IS ABOUT GPT: CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AMENDMENTS 1, 3, AND 10 / Coal Stop, Sandy Robson

July 6, 2015  Sandy Robson

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Whatcom County Charter Review Commissioner Chet Dow

[Updated October 7, 2015: Since the publication date of this article, proposed Whatcom County Charter Amendments 1, 3, and 10 have been placed on the November 2015 Whatcom County general election ballot as Propositions 1, 2, and 3 respectively. Also, the Whatcom County Charter Review Commission made revisions to amendments 3 and 10 since the publication date of this article. The link to a list of the charter amendment propositions on the November 2015 Whatcom County general election ballot is: http://www.whatcomcounty.us/1553/Proposed-Amendments]

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Just some of the reasons why voters should not vote for Gary Jensen for District 3 Commissioner of Port of Bellingham / Facebook Post, Sj Robson

Election view gary jensen16 hrs June 28, 2015  Sandy Robson

A February 5, 2014 Herald article reported:

“Mayor Gary Jensen received a 57 percent pay raise in 2008 to clean up the mess left by his predecessor, City Council members said. Now that Jensen is stepping down at the end of 2015, the mayor’s salary will come down, too.” Continue reading