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Op-Ed: Mukilteo’s step towards a new sustainable future

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As the President of the Mukilteo City Council, and a millennial deeply committed to effecting real change in the battle against climate change, I am excited to share a significant update from our city’s legislative chamber. On February 6, 2024, the Mukilteo City Council took a step forward by revising our city’s master fee schedule […]

Embattled Lynnwood Councilman to challenge Larsen for Congress

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LYNNWOOD—According the Federal Election Commission filing on January 29, embattled Lynnwood Councilman Joshua Binda is intending to challenge Representative Rick Larsen (D) for the Second Congressional District. Binda will be running as a Democratic Party candidate, FEC filing shows. Representative Larsen (WA-02) has been in Congress since 2001 and is the Ranking Member of the […]

Recall effort fails to get signatures, Binda full steam ahead

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LYNNWOOD—The Committee to Recall Joshua Binda announced that it failed to collect the 2,416 signatures needed by January 10, 2024, for the recall to qualify for the April ballot against the Lynnwood Councilman. Because the committee missed the deadline to collect enough signatures, the recall effort is officially dead. “We thank the over 1,050 Lynnwood […]

The fantastic four: Mukilteo swears-in new council members

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MUKILTEO—To a full chamber of supporters, Mukilteo City Council members-elect Donna Vago and Mike Dixon, along with incumbents Richard Emery and Jason Moon were sworn-in at its first business meeting of the new year on January 2. The council also voted to appoint Louis Harris as Council President and Tom Jordal as Vice President. “I am proud of him,” Geneva Dixon, the […]

Mukilteo to swear-in two new councilmembers, council may have violated free speech rights

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MUKILTEO—Mukilteo City Council members-elect Donna Vago and Mike Dixon, along with incumbents Richard Emery and Jason Moon will be sworn-in at its first business meeting of the new year on Tuesday, January 2. The council will also vote to appoint council leadership—Council President and Vice President—and discuss committee assignments. This meeting will be held both […]

Letter-to-Editor: Introducing Josh Binda, the George Santos of Lynnwood

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According to the New York Times, the House Ethics Committee concluded that Congressman George Santos (R-NY) illegally used his campaign funds for personal use and that he lied to Congress and the Public about his activities. The Ethics Committee’s report said that Congressman Santos spent donor money on designer clothing, plastic surgery, and personal airfare. […]

NAACP investigation targets Sessions and media in Binda discrimination case

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LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 21, 2023—The Snohomish County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) released their initial findings of its ongoing investigation of alleged discrimination toward Lynnwood City Councilman Joshua Binda on Thursday, July 20, in front of Lynnwood City Hall. In its findings, the organization alleged that fellow Lynnwood City Council President […]

Council update on the Future of the Mukilteo Waterfront Development Project

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MUKILTEO, Wash., July 19, 2023—Council Vice-President Louis Harris and Councilman Tom Jordal, members of the Mukilteo Port of Everett Agreement Negotiating Team, provide the following update to the latest progress to the Waterfront Development Project. As the City Council appointed liaisons to the Port of Everett we want to ensure that the process of partnering […]

Lynnwood Councilman tells PDC he doesn’t know how to write checks to pay fines

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OLYMPIA, Wash., July 9, 2023—During a Brief Adjudicative Proceeding on Thursday, July 6, with the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC), Lynnwood Councilman Josh Binda was found in violation of failing to file his Personal Financial Affairs Statement (F-1) timely and fined $300 that will be suspended with the condition that he pays $1,250 (and […]

Superior Court Judge accepts Binda recall effort, decision now falls on voters

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LYNNWOOD, Wash., June 27, 2023—Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Marybeth Dingledy found sufficient reason to recall Lynnwood City Councilman Josh Binda for misfeasance, malfeasance, and violation of oath of office at a 9:30 a.m. hearing on Tuesday morning, June 27. The court accepted four of five charges brought forth by the Recall Binda Committee — […]

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