June, 30 2018 Sandy Robson
There are four candidates running for Whatcom County Council At-Large position B. Those candidates include two Democrats; Aaron Thomas and Carol Frazey, and two Republicans; Eric Bostrom and Mike Peetoom.
Click the graphic to access the video “Tiny Homes For A Growing Epidemic,” posted on the Road Trip: Listen To America Facebook page
June 13, 2018 Dena Jensen
OpportUnity Village is one project of Square One Villages, an organization whose projects benefit people experiencing homelessness, and that believes, “that everyone deserves a safe and stable place to call home.” Based in Eugene, Oregon, the organization which hosts three separate tiny home projects, says on their website About Us page, “SquareOne seeks to bridge the often insurmountable gap between the street and conventional housing with a variety of simple, cost-effective housing options.”
Graphics show one postcard front side (top), and multiple reverse/message sides of postcards sent to Bellingham Mayor Kelli Linville by community members in June of 2017
May 23, 2018 Dena Jensen
The following report offers information gained through a public records request I made of the City of Bellingham on January 18, 2018.
Protecting vulnerable members of our community is a shared responsibility that none of us should take lightly. As much as government agencies may strive for and purport transparency, it is generally human nature to not be able to recognize our own flaws and, if others point them out, to do our best to excuse them or deny that this flaw, which another person sees, is really there.
Click the graphic to access the full agenda for the Whatcom County Council Committee and Council meetings for May 22, 2018
May 22, 2018 Dena Jensen
I wanted to give a little overview on what Whatcom County Council will be talking about in their committee meetings today, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. I don’t know that there is anything particularly significant regarding tonight’s meeting (but you never know, depending on how discussions go during the day).
Click the graphic to view the Linked Agenda for the May 8, 2018 Whatcom County Council committee and Council meetings. The Council meeting is the part of the agenda that offers Video Links
May 16, 2018 Dena Jensen
April 26, 2018 Dena Jensen
I got an email from the Whatcom County Council listserv letting me know of a new feature offered that people can sign up for in terms of notifications about County Government and County Services. It is called “News Flash” and it should be interesting to learn what kinds of flashes of news will be coming forth from it. 🙂
February 13, 2018 Dena Jensen
Dear Bellingham City Council and Whatcom County Council:
I am writing early this week to let you know that next week there will be a special Dignity Vigil honoring the one year anniversary of these vigils in downtown Bellingham held in solidarity with immigrant and undocumented people, and to stand against law enforcement and federal immigration collaboration which leads to deportation. I hope you will all plan on attending during any portion, or all of the 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. time period. I will send you more details about next Monday’s vigil when they are available!:
https://www.facebook.com/events/144972296180055/ Continue reading
January 24, 2018 Dena Jensen
On Tuesday, January 30, 2018, now that new Council Members are officially sworn in, the Whatcom County Council’s Finance and Administrative Services Committee (freshly composed of Council Members Rud Browne, Tyler Byrd, and Satpal Sidhu) and Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee (which now is served on by Council Members Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, and Satpal Sidhu) will be discussing some issues related to urgently needed renovations of the Whatcom County Jail in downtown Bellingham. The Council will then revisit, and potentially vote on, results of the earlier committee discussions at their evening meeting at 7 p.m. that night. Continue reading
Click the graphic to access the 1/17/18 Democracy Now interview with Maru Mora Villalpando
January 17, 2018 Dena Jensen
Dear Bellingham City Council and Whatcom County Council:
It was very interesting standing out in front of Mount Baker Theater on Martin Luther King Jr. Day during the City of Bellingham’s MLK event. Many of our county’s most effective activists were out there holding signs, conducting interviews, and passing out educational literature to people who were either passing by or going into the event. Continue reading
Click the graphic to view Jim Peterson’s video response to a question from Whatcom County Council Member Ken Mann regarding solutions to ending homeless camp sweeps
November 15, 2017 Dena Jensen
Dear Whatcom County Council and Bellingham City Council:
I am writing to encourage all of you council members forward in actions toward ending homelessness in Bellingham and Whatcom County. This week, a post was shared in the Riveter’s Collective Facebook group alerting people to a new Facebook page called Stop the Sweeps Bellingham. HomesNow. Not Later. President Jim Peterson wrote the description for that page, which is as follows: Continue reading
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