Redistricting Committee starts work on 5 District plan
Redistricting commission first meeting- Should the County Council Draw their own districts in the new 5 district item passed by the people? Read full article here.
RE Sources continues effort to eliminate jobs in Whatcom County
REvealed! RE Sources has been campaigning for candidates in this County for the last several years. Now they want the County Council they helped elect to down zone the Cherry Point industrial area. Read full article here.
REvealed: Implementation of Prop 9 will deny voters the right to select their own representative for up to 4 years.
They have said the 5 District plan will be "fair and equal".....but now we find out about the "real" transition plan. Read the full article here.
Local environmental non-profit gets a pass from the Public Disclosure Commission
Public Disclosure Commission confirms that RE Sources filed their campaign activity up to 64 Days late....but gives them a pass. Read full article here:
Propositions 9 and 10….What you need to know
A closer look at Propositions 9 and 10, created behind closed doors and in opposition to the spirit of good government order, show some serious flaws. Read full article here:
Largest expenditure in fall 2015 election revealed
Public disclosure of more than $70,000 is revealed. This money is being funneled in from Seattle environmentalist and under the cover of local non-profit. Read full article here:
Lummi Tribe to stop Deep Water Port Project and work to make Cherry Point and Jobs Trust Land
Is the "5 District" proposal the Leftist Environmental-Political Axis way to keep power AND clear Cherry Point of family wage jobs? Read the full story here.
Whatcom Republicans file complaint against Re Sources
"You won't see this reported in the local media" said Chairman Charlie Crabtree. Fourth Corner readers, here is an exclusive report on the political machinations of a very high profile local environmental non-Profit 501C-3 Corporation called RE Sources and known as RE Sources for Sustainable Communities, with its offices on the Guide Meridian in Whatcom County. Read full article here:
Re Sources Complaint
WCRP Chair Charlie Crabtree filed a complaint with the Public Disclosure Commission regarding unreported campaign activity. “Some of these environmental non profit organizations are getting way out of control and in this case there is a blatant violation of the PDC Statutes”, said Crabtree.“It's bad enough that we don’t know where the money donated comes from with this 501C3 Non Profit organization; now they think they can campaign for a proposition without reporting donations and expenditures ...
Part Three of the Charter Review Expose’
The Fourth Corner made a Public Records Request for all of the Charter Review Commissioners and County Council records, emails and texts concerning the Whatcom County Charter. This is the third article in a series on the behind the scenes workings of the Tom Steyer elected Commissioners and County Council during the Charter Review Process. Read the full article: