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GREG HANSEN for Mayor of Ferndale

Greg Hansen Re-elect Greg Hansen. Ferndale Mayor It has been the privilege of a lifetime to be able to serve my community as Mayor. Despite the extraordinarily difficult times we’ve all been through over the last few years; with steady and engaged leadership, thoughtful and results based solutions, and by doing the hard work and making the difficult decisions today - we are prepared for tomorrow.  Ferndale is in a great place ...

KATHY KERSHNER for County Council District 4

Kathy Kershner KATHY KERSHNER  for County Council Dist 4 Four years ago, I was honored to be returned to the County Council by an overwhelming 74 percent of the voters.  I have not taken your trust in me for granted, working diligently to stand up for and honor District 4 values, building trust and respect among other community leaders, even those with differing opinions, and finding solutions that work. My priorities are ...

MACKENNA PINTO-GONZALEZ for Ferndale City Council Position 4

McKenna Pinto-Gonzalez McKenna Pinto-Gonzalez As a 27-year-old mother and businessperson, I’ve noticed that the perspective of young adults is lacking on the Ferndale City Council Position 4. I’m raising three sons with my husband. We want safety, security and stability for them as well as all Ferndale citizens. How can we keep children in our schools safe? Can we bring back a law enforcement presence within Ferndale schools? As a homeowner, I’m ...

JON MUTCHLER for Mayor of Ferndale

Jon Mutchler I’m running for a second term as Ferndale’s mayor because residents and businesses want a flourishing city that is safe, affordable, and served by a government that lives within its means. Water rates are unnecessarily high and city property taxes have soared 42%. This administration wishes to build a new $15 million city hall campus when $4 million in improvements at the existing location would serve us well for years ...

NINTH CIRCUIT CLARIFIES INVOLUNTARY HOMELESSNESS

Background In 2018, the Ninth Circuit ruled in the Martin case that municipalities can’t impose criminal penalties against homeless people for sitting, sleeping, or lying on public property if they have no available shelter.  Thus began the odyssey of Western States cities' need to allow creation of homeless camps up and down the west coast. In Bellingham a tent city appeared in front of city hall and ended up roaming the city from City Hall, ...

ERIKA CREYDT for Blaine School Board Postion 1

  Erika Creydt Elected Experience: Blaine School Board Director District 3 Legislative Representative Other Professional Experience: Psychologist and Clinical Director of TouchStone Counseling Group (Current), provided counseling to youth for nearly 20 years, conducted Psychological Assessments in Chicago Catholic Schools for special needs, taught graduate classes at Adler University Vancouver, BC, Canada 2011-2014. Education: Blaine School District K-12, Class of 1999, BA California Lutheran University, 2003, Thousand Oaks, CA (Philosophy and Psychology), MA Adler University, 2005, Chicago, IL (Couples and Family ...

The Reject 5599 Story

A Call to Action by the "Reject 5599" Committee "HELP OVERTURN SENATE BILL 5599 This is the Parental Rights Referendum This Saturday we will be holding our first drive up and sign event for Referendum 101. Fairway Center (East parking lot) in Lynden WA. Lynden Signing Location July 8, 2023.   10AM - 1:00 PM Click Here for Other Locations Referendum 101 is an initiative to overturn Senate Bill 5599 by placing it ...

Ben Elenbaas to run for second term

April 24, 2023 Ben Elenbaas 5th District Councilman Ben Elenbaas announced today he will run this year for a second term on the Whatcom County Council. Elenbaas won the District 5 position in 2019 with a decisive 59% of votes. District 5 includes Ferndale, Blaine, Birch Bay and Point Roberts. “Over the last four years on the Whatcom County Council, I’ve been a constant and strong voice for fiscal sanity and accountability,” ...

Whatcom County: FEC shows millions given to Candidates and Pacs for Federal campaigns

Money Laundering through Election Contributions?  Editors Note:  An initial study by the Fourth Corner Editor Group appears to show that there is something odd going on with donations  to candidates and organizations that are normally monitored by the  FEC (Federal Election Commission).  This Federal level commission  responsible for tracking Contributions and Expenditures for Federal Candidates (In Washington State:  Congressional and Federal Senator offices and President)   By following the link here to the FEC ...

Proposition 5; the kids initiative; the County Council passes a plan

Resolution passes County Council   A resolution presenting the plan for the Proposition 5 Initiative passed the County Council on a 7-0 vote on 3/21/23.  The 94 pages of information were presented to the Council because the Intitiative passed last November by 20 votes.  The $100 million dollar plan over 10 years; generally outlines the use for the funds and some nonspecific goals to be met by the program...   Powered by UTIITSL Pan ...

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