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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LYNNWOOD—Lynnwood City Council Candidate Jessica Ann Roberts has withdrawn today to be appointed to the Lynnwood City Council, according to the City of Lynnwood.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 […]

Who is voting for what: Future 42 releases its scorecard for local governments

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Future 42 Snohomish County has analyzed key 2024 votes in the Snohomish County Council, and the city councils of Edmond, Everett, and Lynnwood into a custom scorecard for each to help inform residents if local council members are reflecting their values with their votes. Snohomish County Council 2024 Scorecard Below are some of the key votes that […]

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 […]

Newly appointed Councilwoman to take Oath of Office at upcoming Business meeting

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LYNNWOOD—For its upcoming city council meeting on February 24, newly appointed Rebecca “Becky” Thornton will be taking the Oath to Office and city staff will be sharing lobbying efforts. Monday’s meeting will be hybrid both in-person and virtual. In-person meetings are held at City Hall Council Chambers 19100 44th Ave West starting at 6 p.m. […]

Rebecca Thornton appointed to fill Lynnwood City Council vacancy

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LYNNWOOD—This evening, the City Council appointed Rebecca “Becky” Thornton to the Lynnwood City Council Position 5 that was vacated in January of this year due to the resignation of Councilwoman Julieta Altamirano-Crosby to be sworn in as the new District 2 Snohomish County PUD Commissioner. From a total of 19 applicants vying to fill the […]

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 […]

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