Cascadia today: Judge rejects feds request for WA ballots + new book Sasquatch Country explores myth and reality + Idaho chooses official state gun

Judge rules feds' request for WA ballots invalid A federal judge ruled yesterday that the US department of justice can't demand Washington hand over about 400 mid-term ballots from voters it claims are not citizens, Washington State Standard reports. The last minute effort to nab the

Cascadia today: WA Dems likely have supermajority + ICE lied in OR court + BC salmon farms endanger wild salmon

Thanks to all who came out for last evening's Subduction poetry reading in Seattle, including a very talented cast of readers! It was strange to read poems of Cascadia resistance the day after a Blue Tsunami swept across the US. I think we're not quite used

Dems sweep Congress + OR gov Kotek re-elected + Cascadia legislatures solidly Dem + Millionaires tax stays, but anti-trans measure leads in WA

No doubt about it, it was a BIG election night last night, with Democrats taking both the US senate and house in a loud HELL NO to Donald Trump and Republicans. Texas flipped blue. It was nearly an east coast sweep for Democrats in Senate races that removed GOP candidates

Cascadia today: It's election day in Cascadia + Seattle mayor vetoes RV ban + Portland Book Festival

Good morning! It's election day in Oregon and Washington, so if you haven't already, get those ballots IN A DESIGNATED DROP BOX by 8 pm this evening (Tues Nov 3). If you need last-minute recommendations for who to vote for in Washington state supreme court

Cascadia today: BC supertankers will be "death sentence" for orcas + for profit online schools boom in OR + an Indigenous fashion show

Many thanks to all of you who became paid members during my fall subscription drive! And a warm thank you to ALL of my subscribers. You continue to help me produce Cascadia Journal. It's thanks to you that I can continue to write this feisty, opinionated roundup of

Cascadia today: ICE jail contractor awarded $1.5 billion + Seattle tries to tow its way out of homelessness + Sasquatch trackers gather useful data

Hey friends, it's the penultimate day of the month and that means there's just one more weekday to go in my fall membership drive. Will you help me hit my target of 30 new paid subscribers? Support from readers like you helps this newsletter continue to

How the New Democrats lost BC

After calling an early snap provincial election in British Columbia because he sensed the BC Conservative Party was in disarray and betting he could connect the MAGA-style conservatives to Trump, Eby and the NDP ended up losing very badly.

Cascadia today: WA calls feds' bluff on non-citizen voters + PDX shelters poorly managed + inside the life of a ferry worker

Okay friends, October is nearly over. And that means it's time to dress up in spooky and goofy costumes, but also to help me reach my goal of thirty new paid subscribers to Cascadia Journal by November 1! Can we hit five more member in the next several

Cascadia today: National Guard watching ballot boxes in WA + Haida Nation builds bear dens + history of Seattle's jazz scene

Good morning! In case you missed it, I posted highlights from a delightful conversation with Seattle-based writer Kristen Millares Young about her new memoir in essays, Desire Lines yesterday. I don't do a lot of arts and culture reporting at Cascadia Journal – but would love to do

A conversation with Seattle writer Kristen Millares Young about her new memoir in essays

In lyric essays, Kristen Millares Young examines her lived experience as a woman, mother, and writer – while attempting to unmask patriarchy and reclaim human rights.

Cascadia today: Closing schools in Seattle, PDX & Salem + glaciers disappearing in Cascadia + film about Portland's iconic elk sculpture

Good morning. I'm still short of my goal of thirty new paid members during my fall subscription drive. If you have the means, will you consider become a paid subscriber for $5 or $10 per month? Your support keeps Cascadia Journal going, with its feisty commentary and roundup

Cascadia today: Conservatives win big in BC + feds to poke around in King county elections + remembering Tom Skerritt

Good morning. This past weekend, British Columbia had a provincial election, and the BC Conservatives routed the incumbent centrist NDP. I'll have a more in-depth analysis later this week. If you live in Washington or Oregon and follow most media you won't hear a word