All Politics is Local
Burgerville Bart takes act on the road
I was surprised early Tuesday when the Vancouver City Council actually went ahead and voted on the resolution opposing the Tesoro-Savage oil-handling facility. Based on what I'd heard from Vancouver Mayor Tim […]
His name was Lola …
On May 31 there was a Glamorous Gams fundraising event for The Children's Center, a low-income mental health clinic. We've posted photos from a prior Glamorous Gams, so we thought we'd […]
APIL Presents: Master Puppet Theater III — Impasse
When we last checked in on the All Politics is Local sock puppets, they were re-enacting meetings, including the infamous May Day Meltdown, and using verbatim scripts. On Tuesday, Commissioners David […]
Topper leaving Trust
Vancouver City Councilor Alishia Topper, who has been staying out of the Pearson Air Museum flap because her position as senior director of development for the Fort Vancouver National Trust, […]
Expired signs
There are a lot of regulations on political signs, but there's no rule saying you can't run for a new position while evidence of a past political failure remains on a chain link […]
Mielke Math
The C-Tran Board of Directors has nine voting members. Local city and town councils have seven or five members. Port districts and the county have three members on policy-making boards. Apparently it […]
Seating drama not exclusive to high school
Seating arrangements for elected officials aren't always random. For example, Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt sits in the center seat at city council meetings. The junior member of the council is […]
Benton scores low on environmental group’s scorecard
The Washington Conservation Voters released their legislative scorecard for 2013-2014, and Clark County's environmental services director, Republican state Sen. Don Benton, didn't fare too well. He scored an 8 (out of […]
Leavitt staying neutral on oil resolution until after public hearing
The Vancouver City Council has the votes to pass a resolution pledging to fight any proposals that would result in an increase of Bakken crude oil being hauled through Clark County, specifically […]
Burkman, Turlay demonstrate different research methods
Since a resident emailed the Vancouver City Council last month to inquire whether the city has ever considered a plastic bag ordinance, a few councilors have traded thoughts on the […]