The number of homeless people in Clark County dropped for the first time since at least 2018, the year the Council for the Homeless first…
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Vancouver tiny home community ready to welcome families struggling with housing and homelessness
By The Citizen on October 11, 2024
Community Roots Collaborative has begun welcoming families to its latest housing project, seven small cottages for people moving off the streets. Read more… Source: The…
From the Newsroom: We lost a faithful reader
By The Citizen on October 11, 2024
The Columbian lost a faithful subscriber last week. And I lost a good friend. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Community Foundation grants address disparities in Clark County communities hit worst by war on drugs
By The Citizen on October 11, 2024
The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington has awarded more than $450,000 to 11 organizations across Clark County that are working to address social, racial and…
Candidates vying for the 18th Legislative District House Position 1 seat have different ideas about how to serve district
By The Citizen on October 11, 2024
The candidates for the 18th Legislative District House Position 1 seat agree that homelessness and education funding are two of the biggest issues facing the…
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez says proposed tolls for I-5 Bridge should be reduced or eliminated
By The Citizen on October 11, 2024
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez held firm that tolling proposals should be reduced or eliminated on a planned replacement of the Interstate 5 Bridge at…
Natural gas main leak forces road closure in east Vancouver
By The Citizen on October 10, 2024
A rupture in a natural gas main at the intersection of 112th Avenue and 18th Street in east Vancouver forced road closures Thursday, according to…
John Ley’s voter registration challenge dismissed; he can run for the Legislature using Hazel Dell address
By The Citizen on October 10, 2024
John Ley, Republican candidate for state representative in the 18th Legislative District, can continue to run for office based on his voter registration using a…
13 industrial buildings could be built on long-vacant Brush Prairie property
By The Citizen on October 10, 2024
A developer has proposed 13 industrial buildings on a roughly 6-acre property off state Highway 503 in Brush Prairie, according to planning documents submitted to…
34th Street traffic backup concerns east Vancouver residents and the city council
By The Citizen on October 10, 2024
Neighbors and Vancouver City Council members expressed concern about street changes after a backup Monday morning that motorists say stretched 12 blocks from the intersection…