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 first article in a series we will print on the behind the scenes workings of the Tom Steyer elected Commissioners and County Council during the Charter Review Process. 5 districts proposal Read more here:
In a July 25 article in the Bellingham Herald, reporter Ralph Schwartz tries very hard to characterize Whatcom Democratic Party candidate for County Council, Todd Donovan as "the less strident partisan". Read the full article here:
ReSources is for sustainable communities....but only if you agree with them Re Sources is a 501(C)3 non-profit group in Bellingham (Here is their IRS Form 990 for 2013) who has taken it upon themselves to be a protector of our Whatcom County environment and thus believe they should also control the Whatcom County Constitution. Read full article here:
THE FOURTH CORNER CALL TO ACTION Conservation District Election. You Must Request a ballot by February 9th. Feb 4th 2015 Larry Helm Joy Monjure ALL VOTERS IN WHATCOM COUNTY ARE ELIGIBLE. A Special Election not run by the Auditor, is happening in Whatcom County, you will NOT get a ballot unless you request one. . Larry Helm is running to be re-elected as Whatcom Conservation District supervisor. He was first elected in ...
Washington DC Progressives give $200,000 to Washington Conservation Voters. 1.2 Million Dollars may hit local races to kill jobs at Cherry Point BALLOTS OUT OCTOBER 15TH Sep 22nd 2014 New this afternoon at about 1:30 PM Sep 22nd 2014 a Public Disclosure Commission Report showed a $1,000,000 Donation from Tom Steyer to his NEXT GEN PAC here in Washington state. Expectations are that it will be used to buy the Senate right here in ...
It is still unknown which Legislative District Senate Candidate Seth Fleetwood resides in. NEW Sept 1st: The residence that Seth Fleetwood now is registered to vote at... happens to be a home up for sale for 1.5 Million Dollars... owned by a Democratic donor who gave $100,000 to Democratic Candidates and causes last year alone!! Does this seem odd to anyone? Let me know by return e-mail. There have been concerns about Senate ...
I receive e-mail updates from an organization called: The Environmental Priorities Coalition : Their stated Mission: "A network of leading environmental groups in Washington state. Formed in 2003, the Environmental Priorities Coalition selects priority issues each legislative session that make Washington State a better place to live." Read on to see how one member seems to see the mission and how it excludes many members of our society in making Washington State a ...
Twenty One Non/Profit -Politically Active Groups Make up Radical Green Coalition BALLOTS OUT JULY 18th 2014 July 7th 2014 I receive e-mail updates from an organization called: The Environmental Priorities Coalition : Their stated Mission: "A network of leading environmental groups in Washington state. Formed in 2003, the Environmental Priorities Coalition selects priority issues each legislative session that make Washington State a better place to live." Read on to see how one member seems ...
One of the races this year is a State Senate Race in the 42nd District. (No State Senate race in the 40th District this election Cycle) This pits Current State Senator Doug Ericksen of Ferndale against challenger Seth Fleetwood Sen. Doug Ericksen Seth Fleetwood Carbon Cap & Trade Debate When: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm Where: Whatcom County Courthouse County Council Chambers 311 Grand Avenue ...
Filing for office is coming up from May 12th to May 16th and among the offices to file for this time is the Charter Review Commission. The Charter Review Commission was created by the freeholders who crafted Whatcom County’s Home Rule Charter in 1978. Here are the Charter Provisions. Fifteen people will be elected five from each Council District by their districts to review the provisions of the Charter and discuss any upgrades or ...
