Save Vancouver Streets has taken the city of Vancouver to court for declaring its initiative to require voter approval to remove city traffic lanes legally…
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Clark County Council weighs giving $2 million to Vancouver’s planned homeless shelter
By The Citizen on January 23, 2025
Clark County may yet help the city of Vancouver pay for a planned homeless shelter in the Van Mall neighborhood. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Clearing the pathway out of poverty: Southwest Washington activists lobby in Olympia
By The Citizen on January 21, 2025
OLYMPIA — Activists across Washington have a dream: to end discrimination and alleviate the root causes of systemic poverty across the state. Read more… Source:…
Vancouver nonprofit will celebrate Black culture at Black History Month Fashion Show
By The Citizen on January 20, 2025
At Vancouver nonprofit Please Don’t Die Black Men, executive director and founder Ruby Lewis wears many hats. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Vulnerable people quietly kicked out of Clark County’s adult family homes and assisted living facilities
By The Citizen on January 18, 2025
The state of Washington prohibits nursing homes from kicking out residents without letting anyone know. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Columbia River Mental Health Services aims to have a new mobile clinic up and running later this year
By The Citizen on January 18, 2025
People living in homeless camps struggle to access drug treatment in Clark County, contributing to a wave of overdose deaths. A new program seeks to…
Vancouver City Council approves construction sales tax deferral to boost affordable housing in parking lots
By The Citizen on January 14, 2025
The Vancouver City Council on Monday passed a construction sales tax deferral to make it cheaper for developers to build affordable housing in parking lots.…
County seeks volunteers for ag advisory team
By The Citizen on January 14, 2025
Clark County is seeking volunteers to serve on the new Agricultural Advisory Commission, which will make recommendations on issues affecting agriculture to the county manager,…
Readers, we want to hear from you regarding Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health merger
By The Citizen on January 14, 2025
In May 2024, Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health systems signed a binding, definitive agreement to merge into OHSU Health. The merger would…
Clark County home listings in 2023 and 2024 were the lowest in a decade
By The Citizen on January 13, 2025
Clark County had fewer home listings last year than in any other year besides 2023 since 2012, leading to higher median home prices in 2024.…