Author: Amy Fischer
Jack Burkman’s explosive week
Despite exploding his thumb over the weekend, Vancouver City Councilor Jack Burkman skipped the painkillers for Monday night’s controversial fireworks vote. Burkman accidentally hit his thumb with a sledgehammer while installing […]
On Mondays mayors wear pink
Feeling a bit low after all the bad, sad news of the week? Perhaps a peek at local mayoral fashion will boost your mood. In the Pacific Northwest, where dark or […]
Hatching a plan for the homeless
With Vancouver’s homeless problem under the microscope lately, well-meaning residents have been pitching ideas at The Columbian and the city council for quick housing solutions. For instance: How about using the […]
Why Vancouver can afford a new park
As I was doing interviews for an Aug. 29 story about Vancouver’s neighborhood parks turning crisp and brown due to lack of watering, a couple of people asked me how […]
Council candidate puts it all out there
When it comes to Vancouver City Council candidate Justin Forsman’s campaign website, www.forsman4council.com, I don’t even know where to start. Lest I be accused of picking on him after running […]
The invisible Vancouver City Council candidate
If Kathleen Metzger hadn’t filed for Vancouver City Council position 5, there wouldn’t need to be a primary race for the seat. Two other candidates, Ty Stober and Linda Glover, […]
Rolling the dice for Vancouver mayor
In November, Vancouver voters will consider a ballot measure that would require mid-term City Council members who want to run for mayor to forfeit their council seats at the end […]
Trucks vs. Neighborhoods: Who comes out on top?
It must be tough to tell west Vancouver residents who are upset about heavy truck traffic in their neighborhood to sit tight while the city studies the problem. Especially when those […]
Differing downtown waterfront revenue forecasts
The city of Vancouver’s 20-year tax revenue forecast for the first five-block phase of the downtown waterfront development project, which I wrote about Monday, didn’t sit well with the developer. Tuesday, […]
Path of least resistance
Vancouver City Council candidate Ty Stober pulled a switcheroo after learning that Councilor Larry Smith wouldn’t be running for re-election in November. Third-termer Smith broke the news at Monday’s council meeting, […]