JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
Non-partisan. Independent.
Next City Council Meeting is September 24, 2026
Working hard to support local businesses!
An advocate for airport issues!
!!!!There’s actually an election Tuesday!!!! It has not been getting nearly enough attention, but if you haven’t voted, get on it! Voting rates in this off-year election are not great. Part of the reason is that, although there are four seats for our City Council, none have a primary. (There have to be three candidates
... continue reading.July 27, 2025 at 6:00 am Updated July 27, 2025 at 6:01 am April Coberly, a case manager with Sound Behavioral Health, loads a first aid kit and supplies into a mobile crisis team van at the organization’s office in Auburn last month. (Akash Pamarthy / The Seattle Times) April Coberly, a case manager with
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Construction (May 21, 2025) On my way home at 8:30pm I passed crews working to get the project done on time.
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By The Seattle Times editorial board Raiding the state’s rainy day fund. Adding novel taxes that could push money and jobs to other states. Passing billions of dollars in negotiated pay increases to state workers while legislators debate service cuts to the most vulnerable Washingtonians and within the state’s public schools. These are the plans
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By Shauna Sowersby Seattle Times staff reporter OLYMPIA — It’s budget season in Olympia, and Washington lawmakers, now equipped with proposals from both chambers, will spend the next few weeks negotiating what should be included or cut in the budget for the next two years. A daunting task in normal years, this session adds an extra
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Friends. Usually I don’t bother you more than once a week. But this is time-sensitive. Please click this link and sign in ‘Con’ for SB5798 if you do NOT want your property taxes raised automatically beyond 1%. Do it by Monday. https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Senate?selectedCommittee=456&selectedMeeting=33213 Background You probably have not heard this. There is a big push in
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King County Executive Dow Constantine speaks at the opening of the new Lynnwood City Center light rail station on Aug. 20, 2024. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times) By Mike Lindblom Seattle Times staff reporter Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s transportation issues to explore the policies and politics
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