On Monday, while the Yakima and Lummi tribes were announcing that the three lower Columbia River dams should be torn down, Governor Inslee, State Democrat Chair Tina Podlodowski, and the State Democrat party were all posting tweets stating their strong support for Indigenous Peoples Day. This should be no surprise for various Native American groups are large contributors to Democrat activities. The obvious question arises, do Washington Democrats and their elected officials support their friends in the Native American community in wanting to tear down the dams on the Columbia River? (ShiftWA)

While Jay Inslee is busy flying off to NYC to be with his climate change friends or going on strike to appease the beliefs of a teenage Swedish girl, staff at the Western State Hospital are being physically assaulted and receiving no support from their superiors.  Conditions are so bad that even the state Department of Labor and Industries has fined the state hospital and said the administration “did not do everything reasonably necessary to protect employees.” (KIRO TV)

Safety engineers believe that our region’s dams can withstand a major earthquake. Chelan County safety engineer stated, “The dams on the Columbia River are naturally constructed to resist a big volume of water through just their own weight.”  (NW News Network)

West Seattle business commemorates the one-year anniversary of an RV crashing thru its wall causing $500,000 worth of damage.  Dan Lehr, V.P. of Operations for the West Seattle Health Club, stated in a Facebook post that in the year following the RV bursting through the clubs pool wall that “not much has changed regarding the Cities (sic) policy toward RV Ranchers,” and that a proposal to fix the problem has been watered down “to the point that it is totally ineffective.” (KOMO and Facebook)

Due to public pressure, the City of Lacey will not allow overnight RV parking on public property.  Yet a city ban on camping on public property cannot take place until the city meets a federal court’s requirement to provide shelter.  The city is looking to work with churches and non-profits to host camps. (The Olympian)

Thanks to a sales tax passed by the voters, the City of Ephrata believes its transportation district projects would not be impacted if I-976 passes.  Ephrata voters passed the sales tax in 2018 and that revenue stream will not be impacted by I-976. (KPQ)

Among the many proposals being discussed in Spokane to manage its homeless problem is setting up a government approved tent city like the one being run in Olympia.  No drugs or alcohol are allowed.  Safety is an important aspect of the tent-city with regular police patrols.  Mayoral candidate Nadine Woodward says this is something she would consider in Spokane. (KHQ-TV)

The Yakima City Council voted 3-2 to discuss changing their form of government from one run by an appointed city manager to one run by an elected mayor.  They will begin formal discussion at their next meeting on November 5^th.  The current plan is to put the question before the voters in February 2020. (KIT Radio)

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