JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
Non-partisan. Independent.
Next City Council Meeting is July 11, 6:00PM
Working hard to support local businesses!
An advocate for airport issues!
Kent Multicultural Village could be open in 2027 next to light rail station By Steve Hunter Monday, January 29, 2024 4:15pm NEWS A proposed Kent Multicultural Village will change the landscape in the next few years of the West Hill along Pacific Highway South and the light rail route. The estimated $120 million project is expected
... continue reading.Here are the metrics these nine economists and analysts are paying attention to as 2024 gets underway. By Neetish Basnet – Data reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal What difference a year can make. Fears of recession were widespread this time last year. But, while it’s still early days, the economy seems to have unstuck itself from the
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By Melissa Davis and Josh Farley Seattle Times Opinion columnists Editor’s note: Got questions about recycling that fresh-fruit packaging or envelopes with plastic windows? We’ve got answers. Times editorial board members and Opinion columnists Melissa Davis and Josh Farley made a malodorous examination of what happens to King County’s recyclables. They both grew up with bottle
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By NATHAN GILLES and Columbia Insight The Associated Press PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate changes, the U.S. Forest Service, Portland, Oregon and citizen groups around Puget Sound are turning to a deceptively simple climate adaptation strategy called “assisted migration.” As the world’s climate warms,
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HOME-SCHOOL NATION Home-schoolers dismantled state oversight. Now they fear pushback. Some states are considering new regulations amid efforts by school-choice advocates to give home-school families taxpayer funding By Peter Jamison and Laura Meckler December 28, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EST Ohio state Rep. Marilyn John (R) co-sponsored a school-choice bill that would have given public money
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Some info on code enforcement, reporting, crime stats, upcoming Coffee With A Cop
By Erica Browne Grivas Special to At Home in the Northwest If your garden could ask, it would have only one thing on its holiday wish list: a worm bin. Experienced gardeners know that abundant harvests are fed by the health, makeup and diversity of their soil, and the fastest way to improve your soil
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By Mike Lindblom Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s thorny transportation issues to explore the policies and politics that determine how we get around and how billions of dollars in public money are spent. It is funded with the help of community sponsor PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company. Seattle Times editors
... continue reading.Recently the Council has received several messages (and I have personally received more than several messages) concerning the need for improved communication with the City. As you know, I have always been completely on board with this notion. Since the various Marina Hotel proposals we’ve seen an increasing number of requests for better public engagement...