Anatomy of a Development Proposal - Part V The SEPA Determination

Dick Conoboy · Fri Aug 16, 2013

The University Ridge dormitory development approval process is broken. The City Council should act.

Water Agreement Fails Scrutiny

Wendy Harris · Wed Aug 14, 2013

The City of Bellingham memorandum of agreement with Lynden does not make sense. What is going on?

Privacy Story of Feds Stripping All

John Servais · Wed Aug 14, 2013

The Feds gag an Email service owner - so he cannot even tell us why he is gagged.

Council Chooses Reasonable Regulation on Retail Marijuana

Riley Sweeney · Tue Aug 13, 2013

After attending the public hearing on the marijuana ban, Riley breaks down the good, the bad and the ugly

Bellingham To Provide Water to Lynden

Wendy Harris · Fri Aug 9, 2013

A conceptual agreement between COB and Lynden exchanges water for a new, but unneeded, water withdrawal site on the Middle Nooksack.

So Long Lawrence O’Donnell

John Servais · Thu Aug 8, 2013

Liberal talking head Lawrence O’Donnell went into a bullying rant against a well qualified guest - and showed he’s just like O’Reilly.

Lake Whatcom Promoted As Secret Vacation Get-A-Way

Wendy Harris · Sun Jul 28, 2013

Redevelopment of 14 acres along Lake Whatcom is contrary to the efforts to restore water quality.

Charter Schools Redux - Primary Election for School Board upon Us

Dick Conoboy · Tue Jul 23, 2013

Candidates for the Bellingham School Board need to let us know where they stand on charter schools.

Meat Packinghouses and Berries: A Bad Combination

Wendy Harris · Sat Jul 20, 2013

Proposed rezone of farm land to allow meat packinghouses will undermine the long term viability of our farm economy.

Anatomy of a Development Proposal - Part IV Geology, Stormwater, Wetlands and Watershed

· Mon Jul 15, 2013

The proposed development ought not proceed without a more extensive geological assessment and a thorough evaluation of the impacts on the Lincoln Creek watershed.

Celebrations More Racist than Verdict

John Servais · Sun Jul 14, 2013

The explosion of hate and racist rhetoric is the saddest aspect of the verdict. The evidence was complicated and the verdict difficult to make.

Zero Public Process for New Jail

John Servais · Fri Jul 12, 2013

Riley Sweeney has a short but important expose over at the Political Junkie today.

Anatomy of a Development Proposal - Part III University Ridge - Where Do I Park?

· Mon Jul 8, 2013

Ambling University Development has substantially underestimated the role of the car in the lives of its eventual student renters and their visitors.

Public Hearing on Amendment to the Bellingham SMP

Wendy Harris · Mon Jul 8, 2013

The city would like to amend our city shoreline regulations to allow greater waterfront shoreline development.

City Moves Forward With ASB Interim Trail Before Waterfront Plan Approval

Wendy Harris · Fri Jul 5, 2013

Does Waterfront District planning, or public process, mean anything when it occurs subsequent to project development?

The Irony of City Council Attitudes

John Servais · Wed Jul 3, 2013

Public process ignored. Citizen commenting castigated. Paranoid city legal department. Our city council merrily goes through another session.

Anatomy of a Development Proposal - Part II Predictions of Dormitory Traffic Impacts Unrealistic

· Wed Jul 3, 2013

The traffic analysis for the University Ridge dormitory development in the Puget Neighborhood lacks realistic data and leads to incorrect conclusions that the city must address.