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Stories by Alexis Weisend

Columbian staff reporter

Vancouver City Council sets community forum on Nov. 25

November 20, 2024, 12:52pm Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council will host its next community forum from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Evergreen Public Schools Administrative Service Center, 13413 N.E. LeRoy Haagen Memorial Drive. Read story

Residents on Monday ask the Vancouver City Council to ban camping along West Mill Plain Boulevard (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

West Vancouver residents plead with city to clear homeless camp along West Mill Plain Boulevard

Residents on Monday ask the Vancouver City Council to ban camping along West Mill Plain Boulevard (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

November 19, 2024, 2:48pm Clark County News

A dozen west Vancouver residents pleaded with the city council on Monday to clear a homeless encampment along West Mill Plain Boulevard. Read story

A for sale sign sits outside a vacant building on Northeast 94th Avenue in Vancouver. The building is a potential site for the city of Vancouver&rsquo;s 150-bed bridge shelter. The city passed a 0.1 percent business and occupation tax on retail to pay for the bridge shelter.

Vancouver council OKs tax increases and new taxes to close $43M deficit and pay for homeless ‘bridge shelter’

A for sale sign sits outside a vacant building on Northeast 94th Avenue in Vancouver. The building is a potential site for the city of Vancouver&rsquo;s 150-bed bridge shelter. The city passed a 0.1 percent business and occupation tax on retail to pay for the bridge shelter.

November 19, 2024, 12:58pm Business

People parking, buying movie tickets and shopping in Vancouver can expect to pay more starting next year. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez runs to the finish line while taking part in the women&rsquo;s obstacle pole event at last summer&rsquo;s Skamania County Timber Carnival in Stevenson.

People over party: Reelected U.S. Rep. Perez bucks election trend with focus on working-class issues

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez runs to the finish line while taking part in the women&rsquo;s obstacle pole event at last summer&rsquo;s Skamania County Timber Carnival in Stevenson.

November 15, 2024, 6:12am Clark County News

Democrats faced heavy losses nationwide on Election Day, with many districts turning away from the party as Republican Donald Trump won another term as president. Read story

Volunteers from YWCA Clark County prepare a meal together in the 1980s. The YWCA is celebrating 50 years of its Safe Choice Program, which provides shelter, housing and other resources to people who have experienced domestic violence.

YWCA Clark County’s 50-year-old program to help victims of domestic violence faces $200,000 deficit in 2025

Volunteers from YWCA Clark County prepare a meal together in the 1980s. The YWCA is celebrating 50 years of its Safe Choice Program, which provides shelter, housing and other resources to people who have experienced domestic violence.

November 14, 2024, 1:00pm Clark County News

YWCA Clark County is celebrating 50 years of its SafeChoice Program, which provides resources including shelter, transitional housing and legal services for those who have faced domestic violence. However, the program is projected to have a $200,000 deficit in 2025. Read story

Nondisclosure clauses in rental housing agreements don’t seem to be common in Washington, but it’s hard to tell because the people who sign them aren’t supposed to talk about them.

‘It’s meant to have a chilling effect’: Nondisclosure agreements in rental leases a concern in Clark County

Nondisclosure clauses in rental housing agreements don’t seem to be common in Washington, but it’s hard to tell because the people who sign them aren’t supposed to talk about them.

November 9, 2024, 6:13am Business

As Steven Sandoval scanned his renewal lease for his Vancouver town house, he was surprised to find a nondisclosure clause tucked into the document’s thousands of words. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, celebrates early election results with Tim Probst, chairman of the Clark County Democrats, on Tuesday night.

‘A profound honor’: Gluesenkamp Perez reflects on second win in the 3rd District

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, celebrates early election results with Tim Probst, chairman of the Clark County Democrats, on Tuesday night.

November 8, 2024, 1:42pm Clark County News

Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has once again defeated Republican Joe Kent, earning her a second term in the U.S. House of Representatives after a tense 3rd Congressional District race. Read story

Victim advocate Ashlie Clark takes a break at the Children&rsquo;s Justice Center in downtown Vancouver on Friday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2024.

After public outcry, Vancouver will fund Columbia Springs, Watershed Alliance, Children’s Justice Center positions in 2025

Victim advocate Ashlie Clark takes a break at the Children&rsquo;s Justice Center in downtown Vancouver on Friday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2024.

November 6, 2024, 7:00am Clark County News

After much public fervor, the Vancouver City Council agreed Monday to recommend funding Columbia Springs, the Watershed Alliance and two positions at the Children’s Justice Center for another year. However, councilors said the organizations will need to find alternative funding in the future. Read story

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, center, answers questions from the media after appearing at an election night party at the Hilton Vancouver Washington. In 2022, Perez beat Kent by less than 3,000 votes.

Democrat Gluesenkamp Perez leads in Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, center, answers questions from the media after appearing at an election night party at the Hilton Vancouver Washington. In 2022, Perez beat Kent by less than 3,000 votes.

November 5, 2024, 11:13pm Clark County News

Initial results from Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District show Democratic incumbent Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, leading Republican Joe Kent by about 11,800 votes as of Tuesday night. Read story

Save our Streets Vancouver has collected more than 6,500 signatures to place an initiative on the November 2025 ballot that would send all decisions about removing traffic lanes to a vote of the people.

Save Vancouver Streets gathers 6,517 signatures, delivers petition for 2025 ballot initiative

Save our Streets Vancouver has collected more than 6,500 signatures to place an initiative on the November 2025 ballot that would send all decisions about removing traffic lanes to a vote of the people.

November 4, 2024, 5:41pm Clark County News

Members of the grassroots group Save Vancouver Streets said they delivered a petition with 6,517 signatures to Vancouver City Hall on Monday seeking a ballot initiative that would require voter approval to remove traffic lanes. Read story