Vancouver City Council
Mr. Patella’s opus
Every morning an email from Larry Patella hits the inbox is a good morning. Patella is infamous for his odyssey against the city of Vancouver, where he fought a losing court […]
Five out of seven city councilors agree to play by the rules
On Monday, the Vancouver City Council outdid themselves: They couldn't even all agree to adopt a basic set of guidelines on how to behave. Mayor Tim Leavitt's idea for a "council […]
City renews Comcast contract, but questions customer service
Let me start by saying my husband and I are DirectTV subscribers out of necessity, and we use CenturyLink for telephone and internet, so I don't have personal experience with Comcast. On June […]
Vancouver takes it slow with Dubrovnik
The Vancouver City Council, after expressing concerns about being a Sister City to Dubrovnik, Croatia, agreed Monday to start a relationship. However, the council is taking it slow. In a change of plans, […]
City has one sister, not sure it can handle another
Of all the topics presented at Vancouver City Council workshops, a proposal to be a Sister City with Dubrovnik, Croatia, seemed like it would be fairly innocuous. I wrote about the proposal in […]
Madore seeking mayor…er…council candidates
Clark County Commissioner David Madore has a casting call out for folks considering running for city council positions this year. Yes, it could be you. Now, I could write a whole bunch […]
Hey Carolyn, here’s your proof
During Monday's Vancouver City Council meeting, failed legislative candidate Carolyn Crain ripped into Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt for saying that signature gatherers were paid for their work on the anti […]
Cheap county employees hog free downtown parking
Well, this won't do much to foster city-county goodwill. The Vancouver City Council had a workshop Monday on its Government Parking District Management Plan in advance of an April 15 public […]
City folk can now walk dogs county-style
The Vancouver City Council on Monday updated the city animal code to match the county code, which makes sense since the city contracts with Clark County Animal Control to deal […]