Two years ago the GOP Convention met at Prairie High School. In 2012 it was a packed ballroom at the Vancouver Hilton with overflow into adjacent rooms and spillways. The influx of first timers with seasoned conventioneers bogged down check-in, added to confusion, and the convention started almost an hour later than promoted, but once rolling it was difficult to stop.
The Washington state legislative special session that pitched itself into the midnight hours has ended. A little after 6:00 a.m. this morning an agreement on the budget was reached and ended the session. The budget passed the house by a 64-34 margin and passed the senate by a 44-2 vote. ...
Vancouver is pushing the same policies that have driven more than 1.6 million people out of California since the year 2000. The radical push for new hyper-density development in narrowly confined corridors is done all in the name of saving the planet, even though increasing density and congestion worsens pollution ...
The almost ONE BILLION DOLLAR question is: Who initiated the Columbia River Crossing, and when was light-rail included in the plans? Light-rail history from author Randal O’Toole’s book, The Best Laid Plans (pg. 151), states that Mayor Neil Goldschmidt cancelled construction of a planned freeway, then funneled the funds into ...
Secretary of State candidates Jim Kastama (D-Puyallup) and Kim Wyman (R-Olympia) faced off last night in Vancouver at a forum hosted by the Freedom Foundation and COUV.COM. The event was moderated by radio talk show host Victoria Taft of KPAM AM 860 radio. The candidates were asked a range of ...
As the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail Tolling project (CRC) moves from its initial development stages into acquisition of permits and construction financing, public opposition to the proposed construction project shows absolutely no signs of abating. The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) began its Mar. 23 workshop on the ...
An observant citizen sent snapshots of the testing happening now on Hayden Island near the Jantzen Beach shopping mall in Portland, Ore. The pile test work is being conducted by Spokane firm Max J. Kuney Construction. The question arose whether there are historical, archeological and/or environmental groups on hand. ...
Harsh criticism of the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail Tolling project (CRC) came from residents of Portland’s northern neighborhoods during the March meeting of Oregon’s Joint Committee on Legislative Oversight on the CRC. Speakers representing the north and northeast Portland communities were unanimous in their belief that current plans of ...
Tonight at 6:30 p.m. citizens will have the third opportunity of 2012 to address city council both on the consent items and on a topic of the citizen’s choosing. According to the agenda posted on the city’s website, there will be no follow up from the C-Tran meeting that pursued ...
The next step in the process to push Portland’s light rail into Vancouver is to secure taxes to fund expenses for operation and maintenance (O&M). Unlike the cost to construct light rail – which is funneled through state and federal taxes – monies for operation and maintenance are derived from ...
After serving three terms, Secretary of State Sam Reed decided to retire. To educate the public about the duties and importance of the Secretary of State position, COUV.COM and the Freedom Foundation are sponsoring a live debate in Vancouver. Candidates will debate for one hour Thursday, Mar. 29 at Fort ...
Responding to the myriad of criticisms that have been leveled against the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail Tolling project (CRC), urban design architect George Crandall and mass transit advocate Jim Howell have developed a plan that they have labeled the Common Sense Alternative (CSA). The pair first joined forces in ...
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