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Wanted: Highly effective I-5 Bridge czar
This could be the opportunity of a lifetime — or the opportunity for a lifetime of regrets. Washington and Oregon are searching for a “highly effective leader” to oversee the new effort to replace the Interstate 5 Bridge. Tedesco & Associates of San Diego has been hired by the two states to lead a recruitment […]
Own an equestrian facility? Better have a soundproof barn.
In light of horse owners’ recent complaints about the Clark County code, and as the county expresses interest in changing it, one requirement might be easier than others to buck. Horse owners upset with threats of fines to equestrian facilities spoke out at the Clark County Council meeting Tuesday night. Council Chair Eileen Quiring said […]
Washington and Vancouver can’t compete with Nevada and Vegas
Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday for the practice of giving up rich, fatty foods for Lent. In New Orleans, one of the most Catholic cities in the U.S., Mardi Gras is also reason for one big parade and blowout party, with more than $1 billion of economic impact for the Big […]
Want to work for the census? Apply ASAP.
Toying with the idea of working for the census? It might be a good idea to apply “sooner rather than later.” That’s according to Toby Nelson, Western media contact for the United States Census Bureau. While the bureau is looking to hire an enormous number of enumerators and organizers — amounting to what he called […]
Congressional candidate goes in for the Whigs
Rudy Atencio, a candidate for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District running an unorthodox campaign out of White Salmon, is kicking it old school. Very old school. We’re talking covered wagons, invention of baseball, Gold Rush-era levels of old school. In conjunction with two other candidates seeking federal office, Atencio founded a symbolic National Democratic Whig Caucus […]
Clark County councilor witnesses newsy day in L.A.
Los Angeles, both for a major annual celebration and a shocking tragedy, was the site of much national news Sunday, and a Clark County official was there for it. Clark County Councilor Julie Olson scored tickets to the Grammys. She purchased them through a connection with the Recording Academy Pacific Northwest Chapter. After arriving Saturday, […]
Long racks up endorsements from IGV and Planned Parenthood
And now, for the latest installment of EndorsementWatch 2020: Carolyn Long picked up two more endorsements in her bid for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District seat. One came from a local progressive organization, and the other came from a national reproductive rights group. The first declaration of support was from Indivisible Greater Vancouver, who endorsed Long […]
UAW strike against GM forces Clark County to pivot
A labor standoff last year between General Motors and the United Auto Workers cost the company billions of dollars and left tens of thousands of workers without paychecks for several weeks. Locally, and on a much smaller scale, it also temporarily impacted the Clark County Sheriff’s Office’s vehicle stock. In September, Clark County Fleet Services […]
Do you want to pay for streets? The city council wants to know.
When Initiative 976 passed in November, it stripped cities of their ability to collect fees on car tabs. In Vancouver, specifically, I-976 torpedoed the Transportation Benefit District, a program that leverages car tab fees to allocate about $11 million per year for pavement repair and maintenance. At this week’s city council meeting, councilors discussed how […]
Inslee: Fast but always legal
Gov. Jay Inslee loves electric cars. Earlier this month, I asked Inslee how he squared his commitment to combating climate change with his support for replacing the Interstate 5 Bridge. It seemed like a fair question, given that climate change activists are boiling over at the Oregon Department of Transportation’s plan to add auxiliary lanes […]