Jenelle Baumbach

Jenelle Baumbach (she/her) is the city news editor for The Front this quarter. She is a senior studying political science and news/editorial journalism. Her past reporting broadly covers local politics, the city council and community interests. In her free time, she enjoys looking at maps and meandering around antique stores. You can reach her at jenellebaumbach.thefront@gmail.com or at citynewseditor.thefront@gmail.com.

City & County

BRIEF: Hundreds expected to gather at Bellingham City Hall for reproductive rights

By Jenelle Baumbach | October 7

A month out from the Nov. 8 midterm elections, community members are finding ways to build solidarity and civic engagement on local and regional levels. A local political action group, Indivisible Bellingham, is hosting an action-oriented Rally for Reproductive Rights, Freedom and Privacy at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 3 p.m.

Opinion

Letter from the editor | July 24

By Jenelle Baumbach | July 24

Have you ever wished that you were born in a different generation? Ever wished that you could escape the phone addicted era that we reside in?

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City & County

BRIEF: Bans off Bellingham protest

By Jenelle Baumbach | June 24

Alongside parallel demonstrations throughout the United States, over 500 people gathered in Bellingham’s civic center on Friday, June 24, to display their unwavering support for abortion rights.

City & County

BRIEF: Why hasn’t the city council returned in person?

By Jenelle Baumbach | June 11

For over two years, Bellingham City Council meetings have been conducted remotely, following the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

City & County

Community voices on public safety

By Jenelle Baumbach | June 8

Bellingham City Council opened the floor for a special meeting to allow the general public to discuss their worries about public safety on May 16.

City & County

Bellingham City Council hears proposal for constructing an immigrant resource center

By Jenelle Baumbach | May 26

Bellingham City Council heard a proposal from the city’s Immigrant Advisory Board on May 9, to establish an immigrant resource center that Whatcom County’s immigrant population could utilize.

City & County

BRIEF: Solace in shared sentiments

By Jenelle Baumbach | May 9

A group of an estimated 300 protestors on Friday evening marched down the sidewalks of downtown Bellingham toward the Whatcom County courthouse, advocating for abortion rights.

City & County

Bellingham Bike Parade: Recreating history and promoting sustainability

By Jenelle Baumbach | May 8

Bellingham Bike Parade returned downtown with the hopes of recreating a piece of history, a historic photo from 1948.

City & County

Outcry in Bellingham, “We are not giving up yet”

By Jenelle Baumbach | May 8

With signs in hands and voices being heard, hundreds of protestors gathered around the Whatcom County courthouse on Tuesday evening to advocate for abortion rights.

City & County

BRIEF: Rally for Roe

By Jenelle Baumbach | May 3

An estimated 400 people showed up at the Whatcom County courthouse to participate in the Rally for Roe protest on May 3.

Jenelle Baumbach

BRIEF: Hundreds expected to gather at Bellingham City Hall for reproductive rights

Letter from the editor | July 24

BRIEF: Bans off Bellingham protest

BRIEF: Why hasn’t the city council returned in person?

Community voices on public safety

Bellingham City Council hears proposal for constructing an immigrant resource center

BRIEF: Solace in shared sentiments

Bellingham Bike Parade: Recreating history and promoting sustainability

Outcry in Bellingham, “We are not giving up yet”

BRIEF: Rally for Roe

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