Andrew Engelson - Cascadia Journal (Page 7)

A volunteer puts a bottle of hot sauce into a box of dry goods as volunteers drop off food under rain canopies.

Cascadia today: Seattle donates one ton of food + marmots invade BC cemetery + poetry by Portland's Sid Ghosh

Cascadia Democratic Action collects one ton of food! Seattle, I'm proud of you. On Saturday, people came from all over the city to the SNAP to Action food drive, donating what we estimate was 2,000 pounds – one ton! – of non-perishable food to assist our neighbors who may

A speaker addresses a ballroom filled with various regional leaders. A power point reads Cascadia High Speed Rail.

A step toward Cascadia independence

Did governor Bob Ferguson just launch the movement for Cascadia independence? The Cascadia Innovation Corridor, an organization started by former Washington governor Chris Gregoire, has for nearly ten years dedicated itself to forging close ties between Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia – especially in the realm of tech companies, research, transportation,

Street art at the entrance to a park showing an image of an officer with NICE emblazoned on his chest arresting Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem.

Cascadia today: A fee on ICE + WA considers tax on wealthy + Portland restaurants offer meals to SNAP holders

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Several tall skyscrapers and a cloud filled blue sky next to the geodesic spheres at Amazon's Seattle headquarters.

Cascadia today: Leaders sign Cascadia agreement + OR offers money for food banks + new species of bees in WA

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A sincere thank you.

Boxes of food during a food drive, including boxes of crackers and cans of food.

Cascadia today: WA gives $2 million to food banks + teachers monitor ICE + exploring Native land through art

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Katie Wilson wears a striped shirt and jacket and speakes into a microphone.

Cascadia today: Tight race for Seattle mayor + tribe owns former right-wing billboard + food drive in Seattle Nov 1

Good morning! Thank you to everyone who's become a paid subscriber to Cascadia Journal in October... I'm just three new members short of my goal of 70 paid members by November 1. If you can, your support helps keep this newsletter about the Cascadia bioregion going.

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Cascadia today: Portland councilor's home burns + MPOX returns + WA to kill wolves

Good morning, friends! Here's your roundup of news, environmental reporting and arts coverage from across the Cascadia bioregion. I'm just four new members short of my goal of 70 paid subscribers by the end October. If you can, your monthly support of $5 per month helps

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Cascadia deserves universal healthcare

Earlier this week, after Washington state opened enrollment in the Washington Health Plan Exchange, I logged in to my account to see how much my monthly premiums will go up if Congress fails to renew federal subsidies for Obamacare, which expire this year. The rate, with subsidies, will be the

Cascadia today: Cascadia prepares for hunger + water conflict in age of drought + a Vancouver cinema closes

Cascadia prepares for halt in food aid As the federal shutdown continues and Congress sits on its asses, Washington state announced it had secured temporary funds to keep distributing WIC (Women, Infant, and Children) food aid through November, Washington State Standard reports. Washington will not be able to issue SNAP

Cascadia today: WA cops shared data with ICE + increasing consultation with tribes + folk opera about York

Good morning. Here's your roundup of news, environmental reporting, and arts coverage from across the Cascadia bioregion. A huge thank you to everyone who's signed up for paid memberships this month – I'm still six subscriptions short of my goal by the end of October,

Cascadia today: Seattle cops get sweet deal + do states have sovereignty? + an interactive theater piece in Portland

Harrell gives Seattle cops get a sweet contract PubliCola reports that the city of Seattle and the union representing police officers, SPOG, agreed to a new contract through 2027 that gives officers a 42% pay raise over five years, bringing police officers' base salary to $126,000. The contract