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,
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
Court rules Trump can federalize Guard OPB reports that the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 ruling yesterday, overturned a lower court decision, and allows Donald Trump to federalize and possibly deploy about 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland. In its ruling, the two
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Many of us will be returning to No Kings protests across Cascadia this weekend. It's the sequel to the June 14 rallies and marches that brought between 4 and 6 million people into the streets in 2,100 cities to demonstrate against Donald Trump's authoritarian regime.
Hey there! I'm Andrew Engelson, a writer, journalist and activist based in Seattle. I love this bioregion I call home, whether it's exploring its mountains, meeting the creative people who live here, or fighting for the rights of its most vulnerable residents. Cascadia is many things,
Good morning! Hope to see some of you at the No Kings rally and march at Seattle Center on Saturday, October 18 from noon to 4 pm at Seattle Center. My plan is to be near the entrance to Pacific Science Center handing out info about Cascadia Journal and Cascadia
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Good morning! News media are facing an unprecedented crisis right now. PBS and NPR threatened now that Trump has eliminated of federal funding for public broadcasting. Outlets have laid off staff and closed their doors. The FCC bullies news outlets critical of the administration, and once trusted news source such
Good morning, and congratulations to the Seattle Mariners for making it to the American League championship after a nail-biting 14-inning game against Detroit on Friday. Good luck to Cascadia's only Major League Baseball team. Our region is a special one, and if you appreciate this roundup of news
Hi there! In October, I'm hoping to hit 70 paid subscribers to Cascadia Journal. For just $5 per month you can help me continue to publish these weekly essays about how Cascadia becoming more autonomous and resisting fascism. Plus, I also round up news, environmental reporting, and arts
Good morning! I have a goal to reach 70 paid subscribers before the end of October – will you help me meet that goal? And thank you so much to all of you who have subscribed! It's because of your help that I can continue to give you these