Years ago, in the city where we live, my wife and I were served a court summons for property violations.
Letter: All dogs go to heaven, and some cats
This coming Friday, after a record-setting seven months of raining cats and dogs – nearly four feet in fact – the sun will again shine in the Pacific Northwest. For five days straight.
Letter: “I was once that little boy”
This story begins, as most stories with happy endings do, with someone noticing a need and determining to do something about it. The ‘someone’ is the Mayor of our City of Lakewood, Don Anderson. The need was a little boy.
Tillicum Walk With Me to walk weekly
The first “Tillicum Walk With Me” event was a success—25 participants enjoyed walking a loop neighborhood. These walks will continue each week, hosted by the Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association (TWNA) in partnership with Habitat for Humanity and Youth for Christ. The group will meet on Saturdays, 10 A.M. at 14511 W. Thorne Lane SW. Don’t […]
Letter: When government enters, literally, the rental business
‘Enters’, as in crossing the threshold. To inspect stuff. For safety, or so we’re told. Which inspections include tidiness of the closets and cleanliness of the kitchen and bathrooms.
Letter: If only it applied to city Rental Inspection Programs
Senate Bill 5266, sponsored by Senator Steve O’Ban (28th Legislative District), and others, is working its way through the waning days (40 left of the 105) of this 2017 Legislative Session.
Letter: Seattle Mariners cheer on the Tillicum Crushers
OK, so the Mariners probably don’t know who the Crushers are. Truth be told, our daughter and son-in-law were at Spring Training over the weekend down in Peoria, Arizona.
Letter: Lakewood placing leans on all rental properties
Yes, lean is spelled correctly. The March 13, 2017 Lakewood City Council Study Session Agenda is 124 pages. A mere sliver short of half of those pages (54 to be exact), concern just one of five programs Lakewood already has in place (the Rental Housing Safety Program being the sixth), by which to address property […]
Letter: Rental Inspection Program is no more
No, not Lakewood. Not yet. San Luis Obispo (SLO), California. At its March 7 meeting, the SLO City Council voted 6-1 to repeal their nearly two-year-old rental inspection program (RIP).