Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin appointed to Sound Transit Board
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., December 23, 2021 – Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers and the Snohomish County Council have appointed Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin to the Sound Transit Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2022. Mayor Franklin will fill the seat of outgoing Everett City Councilmember Paul Roberts, a longtime member of the Board and advocate […]
Op-Ed: Northgate Station opening windows of opportunity
The Emerald City’s most northern neighborhood, Northgate, often feels like its resident island of misfit toys – forgotten, detached, isolated. It is the neighborhood I have called home since returning to the Pacific Northwest after years of living in New York City and, quite honestly, that’s why I fell in love with it. It is […]
Op-Ed: Rehumanizing the unvaccinated
While debates surrounding COVID-19 vaccines continue, late-night talk shows and popular news outlets have sought to sort the general public into two different camps: the “rational” pro-vaccine side that trusts the science and the “irrational” vaccine-hesitant side that does not. However, as is the case with most issues concerning the human race, it isn’t that […]
Sound Transit CEO Selection Committee meets on Dec. 2, Board meeting Dec. 16
SEATTLE, Wash., December 1, 2021 – The Sound Transit Board of Directors will convene the first meeting of its CEO Selection Committee on December 2 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The committee will receive an overview of the CEO search process, timeline and work plan. The committee will also consider a potential action to […]
Northgate Station Now Open: Fast and Convenient Bus Connections to Light Rail Are Here!
SEATTLE, Wash., October 4, 2021 – Local public transit options just got an upgrade as the newest light rail station at Northgate opened on Oct. 2. Today, people traveling from Snohomish County have even more travel options for getting to destinations in Seattle, King County, and beyond. Bus service to the station also got an […]
Snohomish County residents will have frequent bus connections to Light Rail starting October
With the opening of the new Northgate light rail station on October 2, people traveling from Snohomish County will have more travel options to and from destinations in Seattle, King County, and beyond. Taking the bus to light rail is easy, with frequent routes serving many areas of Snohomish County. Community Transit and Sound Transit […]
Afghanistan: An end to the United States’ longest war
KABUL, Afghanistan – The last U.S. military plane departed Afghanistan on Monday night, officially ending the longest war in U.S. history while Taliban fighters celebrated driving out the world’s most powerful military from one of the world’s poorest countries. The Taliban, who governed the country under a radical interpretation of Islamic law from 1996 to […]
Facing a $7.9 billion affordability gap, Sound Transit considers its options
SEATTLE, Wash., June 6, 2021 – Following an unprecedented affordability gap of $7.9 billion, down from $11.5 billion, Sound Transit looks to realignment strategies to ensure voter-approved projects – ST-2 and ST-3 – remain on schedule due to the combined effects of the pandemic and increased cost estimates. Despite these major setbacks, Sound Transit assures […]
Inslee extends statewide COVID restrictions to Jan 11
By Office of the Governor | Press Release Gov. Jay Inslee today announced a one-week extension of the “Stay Safe–Stay Healthy” proclamation, along with the statewide restrictions imposed. The extension of the statewide restrictions will now expire on January 11, 2021. No changes were made in the proclamation aside from the expiration date. “Our consistent mission has […]
Salary Commission deadline extended and C3 awarded contract to disperse COVID relief
By Katrina Kukhar | Lynnwood Times Staff On July 6, the Lynnwood City Council held a short special business meeting to vote on extending the Salary Commission deadline to complete its analysis and awarding a contract to Communities of Color Coalition (C3), a non-profit organization, for the disbursement of $200,000 in relief funds to Lynnwood […]
