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Lynnwood Council Member Jessica Roberts withdraws from appointment

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LYNNWOOD—Lynnwood City Council Candidate Jessica Ann Roberts has withdrawn today to be appointed to the Lynnwood City Council, according to the City of Lynnwood. Roberts was appointed to the City Council by a unanimous decision on Monday, March 10. In a statement to the Everett Herald as to why she withdrew, Roberts wrote: “My personal […]

Cannibalism, sexual assault, and murder: The alleged fantasies of newly appointed council member

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LYNNWOOD—Newly appointed Lynnwood City Council member Jessica Roberts’ now deleted alleged Reddit profile, Other_Ardvark_6105, dabbles in some dark fantasies including, but not limited to, sexually assaulting women, cannibalizing them, and murder. Many of these posts are found in a subreddit for vorarephilia, which is the fetish of drawing sexual gratification from consuming, or being consumed […]

Lynnwood City Council calls Special Meeting to reconsider appointment

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LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood City Council announced today it is calling a Special Business Meeting for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2025, to consider rescinding the appointment of Jessica Ann Roberts to the council. Roberts was appointed to the council on Monday, March 10, to fill the Position 5 vacancy left by Julieta Altamirano-Crosby.  The notice from […]

Newly appointed Lynnwood Councilwoman withdraws, new vote to fill vacancy on March 10

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LYNNWOOD—Newly appointed Lynnwood City Councilwoman Rebecca Thornton, who were to take the Oath of Office at Monday’s Business meeting on February 24, withdrew her name from consideration for “personal reasons.” Because of power outages leading to technical issues, the 6 p.m. meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m. Just before 5 p.m., on Monday, the city received […]

Binda breaks silence on Everett address discrepancies, says he was just ‘housesitting’

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LYNNWOOD—Lynnwood City Council Vice President Joshua Binda broke his silence surrounding allegations made that he has been living in Everett during council’s meeting Monday, February 10, claiming that he had simply been housesitting for his father while he was out of the country tending to his ailing mother in Liberia. Council Vice President Binda’s grandmother […]

Letter-to-Editor: Lynnwood City Council, hold Binda accountable

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I am writing to express my deep concern over the repeated misconduct Lynnwood Council Vice President Joshua Binda, which has damaged public trust, wasted city resources, and compromised the integrity of our city government. I urge Mayor Frizzell and esteemed members of the Lynnwood City Council, to take action and hold him accountable for his […]

Lynnwood Council VP Josh Binda is now allegedly ‘unlawfully’ holding public office

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LYNNWOOD—Washington Secretary of State’s Office has confirmed Lynnwood Times’ reporting that Lynnwood City Council Vice President Joshua Binda is not an “active” registered voter in the City of Lynnwood. Binda is now alleged to be “unlawfully” holding public office. The Washington Secretary of State’s Voter Registration Database (VRDB) has officially been updated to confirm the […]

Lynnwood City Council 5-minute Recap: January 27, 2025

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LYNNWOOD—During Monday’s Lynnwood City Council Business Meeting on January 27, Mayor Christine Frizzell, in addressing the allegations that Council Vice President Josh Binda may not be a Lynnwood resident, stated that she confirmed via voter registration that Joshua Binda is a resident within the city of Lynnwood. However, a review of the state voter registration […]

New Investigation: Lynnwood City Council Vice President alleged Everett address

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LYNNWOOD—A six-week long, in-depth Lynnwood Times investigation has uncovered that Lynnwood City Council Vice President Josh Binda was evicted from his Lynnwood apartment in 2023 and has been allegedly living at a south Everett address near Seattle Paine Field Airport for at least the last 12 months he has served on the Lynnwood City Council. […]

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