JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
Non-partisan. Independent.
Next City Council Meeting is May 22, 2025
Working hard to support local businesses!
An advocate for airport issues!
Articles from around the area, including re-prints from various newspapers (provided under Fair-Use provision.) These are information only, which means that many, Many, MANY of these do not represent my point of view. (Seriously, they don’t.) I just want you to know what’s out there being discussed by electeds that concern Des Moines.
By The Seattle Times editorial board The Times editorial board regularly sounds the alarm over steadily declining student performance, growing concerns about youth mental health and lackluster college-going rates. Taken individually, these editorials land like raindrops in a pond, with a brief splash that quickly disappears and the water looks smooth again. But put all
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By Victor Whitman Special to The Seattle Times The Seattle-area housing market, one of the least affordable in the country, could become even tougher this year as buyers continue to face higher costs and more competition for starter homes. Along with the unexpected sunny weather of last month, the market saw more listings and sales
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By Jessica Fu Seattle Times business reporter When Michael and Rie DePaula decided to relocate to Seattle, they realized they would need to be creative in the hot housing market. It was 2017, and the couple saw the move as career advancement for Michael, 46, and an English immersion opportunity for their three sons, who
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By Alex Fryer Seattle Times Opinion columnist You don’t need a crystal ball to see the future of Seattle residential neighborhoods envisioned by Mayor Bruce Harrell. Just go to South Park. In 2019, this diverse South Seattle enclave was upzoned to accommodate more housing. The result was called “Residential Small Lot,” and it models what
... continue reading.Compiled by Janis Trueba, Des Moines Historical Society Nestled between the modern Spyglass and Windward condominiums on the corner of South 220th Street and 6th Avenue South, is an old wood house with pale green paint. Currently, it is the residence of Jim Langston, a life-long citizen of Des Moines. However, between 1908 and 1927,
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By Josh Farley Seattle Times Opinion columnist ABOARD THE M/V TACOMA — As a watertight steel door glides open, the heat of the motor room gives way to cool, marine air. I’ve stepped into M/V Tacoma’s shaft alley, an inner cavity cradling the ferry’s whirring propeller shaft. Not far beyond, the vessel’s steel hull cuts
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks Seattle Times staff reporter Organizers behind Burien’s minimum wage ballot initiative say the city has been using public funds to mislead residents and drum up opposition to the measure, which will come before voters in a February special election. If approved, Measure 1 would replace the City Council-approved minimum compensation ordinance that took effect this month.
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By Danny Westneat Seattle Times columnist In some ways, the report to Congress last week that homelessness is surging wasn’t news in Seattle or the state. People living under bridges has long been part of the fabric here. Plus the local count showing the largest number of homeless people ever in King County was already released
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By Elise Takahama Seattle Times staff reporter KENT — Frank Guo trudges through overgrown grass and fallen leaves on a chilly afternoon, making his way toward where his beloved French bulldog is buried. He passes dozens of other graves, marking the lives of retrievers, tabbies, birds, even a lion, all laid to rest in the
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By MICHAEL CASEY The Associated Press The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday. The U.S. Department of Housing and
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