Marysville celebrates Grand Reopening of Historic Mother Nature’s Window Park
MARYSVILLE —The City of Marysville on Thursday celebrated the grand reopening of Mother Nature’s Window Park, restoring public access to the 34-acre forested site for the first time in more than 25 years. Community members, partners and local leaders gathered to mark the completion of Phase I improvements at the park, which now features accessible […]
Snohomish County Charter Review Commission seeks applicants for District 5 vacancy
EVERETT—The 2026 Snohomish County Charter Review Commission is accepting applications to fill a vacancy in District 5 following the resignation of Chair Brett Gailey on May 7. At the commission’s May 13 meeting, members outlined the process to select his replacement. District 5 residents interested in serving can apply by submitting a resume and cover […]
Snohomish County sees 5.8% drop in unsheltered homelessness
EVERETT—Snohomish County recorded a 5.8% decline in unsheltered homelessness in its 2026 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, bucking recent national trends. The count, conducted on January 26, 2026, showed the number of unsheltered individuals fell from 536 in 2025 to 505 this year, while sheltered numbers rose from 604 to 658 due to expanded temporary and permanent […]
Providence hit with lawsuit for failing to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees
SEATTLE — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown sued Providence Health & Services on Wednesday, May 13, accusing the state’s largest health care provider of repeatedly denying pregnant and nursing employees the reasonable workplace accommodations required by state law. “Taking commonsense steps to keep pregnant and nursing employees and their babies safe and healthy isn’t optional […]
Let’s Go Washington launches signature drive to repeal new state income tax
REDMOND—Let’s Go Washington launched a signature-gathering campaign Tuesday, May 12, for initiative IP26-645 to repeal Washington’s newly enacted 9.9% tax on household income above $1 million and place the issue before voters on the November 2026 ballot. The political committee, led by founder Brian Heywood, announced the drive at a press conference as the conservative […]
Seattle Home Prices Continue to Fall as Zillow Forecasts Declines in 309 Metro Markets
LYNNWOOD — Home values in Seattle have kept sliding, posting a 2.5 percent decline over the past year to reach a typical price of $871,599 as of late April 2026, with a 2027 projection of another 2.1 percent decline. With mortgage rates remaining elevated in the Seattle area, the price of home sales has cooled. […]
Finding Home in Two Worlds: Why AANHPI Heritage Month Matters — and Why It Matters to Me
Every May, something quietly powerful happens across the United States. In schools, community centers, government buildings, and living rooms, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities pause to celebrate who we are, where we came from, and what we have contributed to this great nation. It is called AANHPI Heritage Month — and for […]
Community invited to a conversation on Youth Mental Health in South Snohomish County
LYNNWOOD—Verdant Health Commission will bring together healthcare providers, government officials, school leaders, nonprofit organizations, and families for a focused community conversation on child, adolescent, and young adult mental health on Thursday, May 28, 2026. The event, titled “Youth Mental Health: Connecting, Listening, and Moving Forward Together,” will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]
Community Transit will operate on Sunday schedule Monday, May 25
Snohomish County, Wash. – All Community Transit service and Sound Transit buses will operate on a Sunday schedule on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. Bus schedules by route are available at communitytransit.org/Schedules. Check all 2026 Community Transit holiday schedules here. Community Transit is responsible for providing bus and paratransit service, vanpool, and innovative transit options […]
John Braun commentary: To get our state back on the right track, the choice is clear
It has been a privilege to have this space week after week to alert readers about important public-policy issues facing our beautiful state and how the Republican members of our state Senate are responding to them. Now that I have filed as a candidate for public office, this is my last commentary before the November […]
