In recent weeks, students at the Evergreen State College have engaged in an escalating number of protests culminating in the occupation of the campus library on Wednesday, May 24. The protests focused on specific incidents of mistreatment of students of color on the campus, and more broadly on continuing, unaddressed…
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It’s not about our safety… The cover of the September Atlantic magazine blared a question “Are We Safer?” When I saw the title, I thought I might find out whether Americans are safer from the dangers to life and limb we face every day—safer from what, I thought? And then—who…
Olympia’s planning department keeps a constant eye on bringing in tax revenue Do you look around Olympia’s Westside and wonder why, after 20+ years of “comprehensive planning” it’s still all about cars? How is it that developers have been able to crowd the freeway exits with “destination retail”; line the…
What happened in a nutshell and why it’s important Ed. note: This article is a summary of a report by the author. In April 2012 Superior Court Judge Lisa Sutton reversed the City of Olympia’s approval of a project proposed for the southeast corner of Harrison Avenue and Division…
1. Public Participation Require the Community Planning and Development Department (CP&D) to comply with the law that defines “party of record” as someone who has submitted substantive comments on a proposal prior to the decision on that proposal. Require CP&D to maintain a record of public comments, accessible by members…
The Failure of Accountability in the Approval of a Proposed 7-Eleven Project on the Westside of Olympia 2011-12 Below are links to the 41-page report on the defeated Westside 7-Eleven proposal that Bethany Widener presented to the Olympia City Council on October 10, 2012 . The report is divided into…