Author: Stephanie Rice

Bart “Climate Warrior” Hansen takes stand against oil terminal

Two days after Vancouver City Councilor Jack Burkman publicly took a stand against the proposed Tesoro-Savage $110 million oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver, Councilor Bart Hansen took to […]

Goodbye Big Stu

Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart is leaving elected office to be city manager of Ridgefield. Big Stu has been a rich source of material for All Politics is Local since we […]

Vancouver council expressing hopes, dreams for city

Confession time. Today the Vancouver City Council is having the first of four strategy sessions about ... well, I'll let you read Mayor Tim Leavitt's description. Now, since a majority of […]

Madore says city councilors can’t help people in “tangible” ways

Maybe the reactions of Camas Mayor Scott Higgins and Ridgefield Mayor Fred Willard, I mean, Ron Onslow to Clark County Commissioner David Madore's announcement of a third bridge fell short […]

No “Bingo!” for State of the City

I knew Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt would be behind a podium for the State of the City Address, but I didn't guess he'd be standing on a soapbox. So I […]

“State of the City” bingo

Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt will deliver the annual State of the City address, 9 a.m. tomorrow at Fort Vancouver High School. Doors open at 8:30. I'm so excited, I just […]

Quiz: Which local elected official are you?

Thanks to ubiquitous Buzzfeed quizzes, you know which '90s babe is your style icon and which U.S. president you are, as well as what type of cookie and dog. Even […]

The will of the voters, not necessarily the people

During Monday's public hearing on a recreational marijuana ordinance, when the phrase "the will of the voters" was used approximately 420 times, Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt had to state the […]

Leavitt’s triumphant return to Fort

Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt will give the 2014 State of the City address at Fort Vancouver High School, where he graduated from in 1989. The State of the City is 9 […]

Jack Burkman causing problems for Jack Burkman, again

Vancouver City Councilor Jack Burkman has been taking a beating on social media, thanks to the other Jack Burkman, the one MSNBC host Keith Olberman named the worst person in […]

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