November 10, 2015 at 11:15am
The author of this letter to the editor [in this week’s Bellingham Herald] is Debra Scott. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Jail Sales Tax Intialtive
Post Election Notes: The Green Line in Whatcom County, Coal and a Jail
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Local elections are over with most of the ballots counted.
In Whatcom County coal was the big looser. Continue reading
Bias is real and it exists in Bellingham / Facebook post, Joy Gilfilen
11 hrs November 7, 2015 Joy Gilfilen
In this video, the question was asked about whether there was a genetic reason that there are fewer white women in science. Here is an unexpected answer from a black man who points out the very thing that I have experienced as a white woman in business. Continue reading
How and Where to File Jail Mailer Complaints / Racial Justice Coalition Campaign
November 6, 2015 Racial Justice Coalition
Jack Louws, County Executive, admits to using approx. $28,000 of tax money to pay for this mailer. Continue reading
Complaint filed for Whatcom County Community Report Jail Mailer, Press Release / Junga Subedar
October 30, 2015 From Junga Subedar
To the Press and Media:
Please find attached a copy of the complaint filed by five community members of color: Rosalinda Guillen, Omar Jordan, Kim Harris, Maru Mora Villalpando, and Neah Montiero. The complaint details the individuals’ concerns about the jail mailer. Continue reading
Carbon, Snow and Ice: How I voted and why… / Bellingham Politics and Economics, Ryan Matthew Ferris
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Ryan Matthew Ferris
Three PDF based snapshots from the Whatcom County Sample Ballot are at the end fo this post. Here’s a rundown on how I voted:
Letter requesting an investigation to the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force / Facebook post, Restorative Community Coalition
Click the graphic to view the full request
October 27, 2015 Restorative Community Coalition
The Coalition’s Board of Directors just sent letter requesting an investigation to the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force and to the Whatcom County Ethics Comission today. Continue reading
The Mysterious State of the Whatcom County Jail / NorthwestCitizen, Tip Johnson
The Voice of AuthorityMon, Oct 26, 2015, 2:57 pm Tip Johnson
This election, featuring a huge jail tax proposition, has seen much talk about the “dilapidated” jail that is “literally falling apart.” In a questionable jail mailer Sheriff Elfo cites, “severe and unsustainable conditions within the jail that jeopardize staff, visitors and inmates.”
This begs the obvious: Why has the jail not been fixed after taxpayers approved a sales tax to do so? According to a letter from Elfo to County Executive Jack Louws on April 22, 2015, Elfo says, “it would be imprudent to invest major capital to remodel and continue utilizing a facility” described as “inadequate, failing and dangerous.” That makes their 2004 jail tax campaign look like a bait and switch. And when was that decision made? By whom? Does Elfo really have the authority to overturn the electorate’s intentions? […]
Info Slowmo / NorthwestCitizen, Tip Johnson
You can’t return a serve that doesn’t arriveMon, Oct 26, 2015, 4:32 pm Tip Johnson
By now, most everyone is aware that the county sent a controversial promotional piece supporting the jail tax to voters, paid for with tax funds. Continue reading
Don’t be snookered! Vote NO on the Jail Tax! / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Joy Gilfilen
14 hrs Just on the surface, it is unsustainable. It has not been adequately justified, it has not had public hearings on this current plan, and it is simply bad business. Continue reading
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