Commissioner Nick Coelho announces run for Lynnwood City Council
LYNNWOOD, Wash. March 23, 2023—Nick Coelho, parks advocate and co-owner of Around the Table Board Game Pub in Lynnwood, is announcing his run for Lynnwood City Council Position 4. “Our city has potential. A lot of it! I am confident that we can set the bar higher on public safety and lead the way in […]
Public outcry as Binda sexually promotes Love Conquers All to minors
LYNNWOOD, Wash., March 21, 2023—More controversy surrounds Lynnwood City Councilman Josh Binda as social media users condemn his recent “Love Conquers All” tour promotional Instagram post to middle and high school students calling it, “sexualized advertisement.” According to Binda’s tour schedule, he was to visit Everett High School, Olympic View High School, Lake Stevens High […]
The fallout from Binda’s “Love Conquers All” Tour fiasco continues
LYNNWOOD, Wash., February 5, 2023—Fallout from what should have been an altruistic speaking tour, has been marred in scandal for Lynnwood Councilman Joshua Binda, with the latest coming from the Lake Washington School District confirming that the councilman failed to follow protocols violating scores of students’ privacy rights and safety. “We were not aware the […]
Binda found guilty of violating public disclosure laws, fined $1,000
OLYMPIA, Wash., January 26, 2023—The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) found Lynnwood Councilman Joshua Binda guilty of two separate PDC violations and imposed a $1,000 fine at its public hearing Thursday, January 26. The violations include using $2,742 of campaign funds for personal use (RCW 42.17A.445 and WAC 390-16-238) related expenditures as well as […]
Ethics investigation launched against Lynnwood Councilman Josh Binda
LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 25, 2023—Lynnwood residents again brought up concerns with the proposed opioid treatment center during public comments, but Councilmember Josh Binda was a major focus during the council meeting on January 23 for alleged ethics violations. After a long discussion of possible ethics violations by fellow Councilman Josh Binda that recently came to […]
32nd District Virtual Town Hall
Join your 32nd District legislators for a live virtual town hall on Wednesday, February 16th from 6-7pm.Sen. Jesse Salomon, Rep. Cindy Ryu, and Rep. Lauren Davis will share their thoughts on their legislative priorities and answer your questions on the issues you care about. HOW TO WATCH FACEBOOK: The live video link will be posted […]
PDC opens formal investigation into Councilman Joshua Binda
LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 25, 2022 – The Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) staff has opened a formal investigation and held an Initial Case Status Review hearing, January 20, concerning complaints filed against Lynnwood City Councilman Joshua Binda for allegedly using thousands of dollars of campaign funds for personal, non-campaign related, expenses. Throughout his campaign leading up […]
Former Lynnwood Mayor Donald Gough passes away
LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 4, 2022 – Former Lynnwood Mayor and civil attorney Donald Gough passed away this morning. He was 70 years of age. Gough, served on the Lynnwood City Council for eight years prior to be being the City’s two-term mayor from 2006 through 2013. He was succeeded by Nicola Smith in 2014. He […]
Binda requests extension from PDC to address campaign fraud allegations
LYNNWOOD, Wash., November 28, 2021 – Lynnwood city councilman-elect Joshua Binda is requesting more time from the Washington state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) in its investigation into alleged misuse of thousands of dollars in campaign funds. In a November 22 email to the PDC which was sent just hours before the 14-day deadline to respond […]
Binda fails to provide supporting documents required by law
LYNNWOOD, Wash., November 5, 2021 – Lynnwood City Councilman-elect Joshua Binda fails to produce the supporting documentation required by Washington state law, during the public inspection of books of account (RCW 42.17A.235.8 and WAC 390-16-043 Section 6) requested by the Lynnwood Times. Binda also fails to meet with the Lynnwood Times within the required 48-hour […]