Below, is my public comment on proposed ordinance AB2016-191 that I gave last night during Open Session, at the June 28 County Council meeting. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Whatcom County Jail
Should Louws Have Greater Independent Spending Power? / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
One item that is back on the county council agenda (and is not related to the comp. plan) is the attempt by the executive to increase the amount of money he can spent on a contract project, or on hiring consultants, without council approval. Continue reading
Trump’s rally in Lynden: Will we get what we paid for? / Noisy Waters Northwest, Sandy Robson
Senator Doug Ericksen’s Facebook cover photo showing him on the stage, shaking hands with Donald Trump at a May 7, 2016, Trump rally, held at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds, in Lynden, WA.
May 15, 2016 Sandy Robson
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and his campaign, chose Lynden, a small city in Northwest Washington, about 5 miles south of the U.S.-Canadian border, for his May 7, 2016 rally. Continue reading
The Law and Justice Council in Whatcom County / Facebook post, Bellingham Racial Justice, Wendy Harris
April 19. 2016 Wendy Harris
You are probably asking yourself, “what is that?” Well, at least I did since I never heard about it until I saw that was the last item on the council’s actions for review this evening. Continue reading
Dogged Pursuit of a Failed Vision? / NorthwestCitizen, Tip Johnson
Don’t believe everything you read in the agenda
Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 1:47 pm Tip Johnson
Author’s Note: I was wrong and owe the prosecutor an apology. I’m sorry. I am told on good authority that the header designating the Chief Deputy Prosecutor on the draft revision was in fact a pagination carry-over from the footer of the previous page. Further, my source reveals that the edits referenced below actually originated from new council member Todd Donovan. Perhaps he can explain?
Tonight’s County Council meeting is starting to look like the shootout at the O.K. Corral.
The prosecutor Todd Donovan has apparently reacted badly to the County Council taking a leadership role to guide jail planning efforts following the defeat of the county’s proposed sales tax levy last November. Continue reading
Compare Jail Resolutions Side by Side before County Council Tonight, March 8 / Noisy Waters Northwest
If you click the graphic link above you can page back and forth between the three proposed Whatcom County Jail planning resolutions up for review by the county council tonight.
March 8, 2016 Dena Jensen
Former candidate for Whatcom County Executive in the November 2016 election, and human rights activist, Joy Gilfilen alerted people on Facebook today about resolutions regarding jail planning that are up for review by the Whatcom County Council tonight, March 8, 2016. Continue reading
Elfo: Enforcement, Litigation or Risks? / NorthwestCitizen, Tip Johnson
We may never knowSat, Feb 27, 2016, 12:24 pm Tip Johnson
In the original Whatcom County Council Agenda for Tuesday, February 23, 2016, the Finance Committee was scheduled to hear an “Update from Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo regarding jail use agreement negotiations with the City of Bellingham (AB2016-100).”
Jail Notes – Elfo and Everyone Else
Mon, Feb 22, 2016, 9:45 pm Tip Johnson
Sheriff Bill Elfo is scheduled to make a presentation to the County Council tomorrow. Agenda Bill 2016-100 states only that the presentation is about the Jail Use Agreement with the City of Bellingham.
In a Bind / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Tim Johnson
IN A BIND: “You break it, you own it” is an adage familiar to most people; and it was always understood that the next solutions to Whatcom County’s failed jail initiative would have to come from the communities most opposed to the $120 million sales tax proposal for a new justice center in Ferndale.[…]
The Sheriff consistently shifts the blame / Facebook comment, Joy Gilfilen
(Note: the following is a comment Joy posted on the post above in the Bellingham Racial Justice Coalition Facebook group.)
The problem is that most of this is political lobbying and half-truths. The Sheriff consistently shifts the blame of mismanagement to others, and the guilt of overcrowding to the state or to his powerlessness to change anything. Continue reading
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