Local Government
Local Government
City Council approves ADU ordinance
By The Front and Stella Harvey | May 7Residents hold signs advocating for 100 percent renewable energy in Bellingham. // Photo by Stella Harvey
Local Government
City Council discusses broadband services
By The Front and Stella Harvey | April 25A group of community members shared their support for a “Dig Once” policy the Bellingham City Council is considering during the public comment period at the Monday, April 23 meeting.
Local Government
City Council Update: Homeless shelters and bike lanes
By The Front and Zoe Buchli | February 13
Environment
Waterfront development underway after 15-year wait
By The Front and Drew Stuart | February 7
Local Government
Planning Commission to recommend citywide ADUs
By The Front and Max Brunt | February 4
Local Government
ADU public hearing update
By Dante Koplowitz-Fleming and Kelly Pearce | January 30Illustration by Mathew Roland.
Local Government
Local immigration activist and mother of a Western student given Notice to Appear by ICE
By The Front and Emily Stout | January 24Maru Mora-Villalpando chanting at a farmworker march last February. // Photo courtesy of Josefina Mora
Local Government
County Council elects Timothy Ballew II in special election due to district realignment
By Dante Koplowitz-Fleming and Rachel Sandal | January 17Timothy Ballew II was appointed as the new member of the Whatcom County Council on Jan. 16, filling a spot recently left absent due to district realignment. Ballew previously served as Tribal Chairman for Lummi Nation for five years.
Administration
AS jumps into new legislative year with an agenda
By Dante Koplowitz-Fleming and Jessica Vangel | January 10By Jessica Vangel
Local Government
Community members campout at City Hall for homeless solidarity
By The Front and Paul Kelly | December 5The Stop The Sweeps campout, taking place in front of Bellingham City Hall between Dec. 1 and Dec. 4, is part of a larger national movement focused on treating the homeless with dignity. Sweeps, as they’re called, are the traditional method of addressing homelessness with forced evictions of homeless camps. The idea of this movement is to end sweeps, and create more stability in the lives of homeless.
