Alexis Weisend

1 week ago | thenewstribune.com | Alexis Weisend

The Vancouver City Council on Monday approved the sale of a corner of City Hall's parking lot to Native American Youth and Family Center for $1. The Portland nonprofit plans to build a 95-unit affordable housing complex there. The building to be erected at 615 W. Sixth St., will have 17 units affordable for people making 50 percent of the area median income ($41,300 a year for a single person) and 78 units at 60 percent of the area median income ($49,560 a year for a single person).

1 week ago | thenewstribune.com | Alexis Weisend

The city of Vancouver plans to replace playground equipment at Fruit Valley Park with inclusive play equipment for children of all abilities, thanks to a $1.2 million donation from the Vancouver-based Kuni Foundation. The park will be renamed Elizabeth Austin Playground. The Vancouver City Council's Monday approval of a bid for the work kick-started the process. Allcon LLC of Brush Prairie will begin construction in the next few weeks. The park will reopen at the end of the summer.

1 week ago | columbian.com | Alexis Weisend

The city of Vancouver plans to replace playground equipment at Fruit Valley Park with inclusive play equipment for children of all abilities, thanks to a $1.2 million donation from the Vancouver-based Kuni Foundation. The park will be renamed Elizabeth Austin Playground. The Vancouver City Council’s Monday approval of a bid for the work kick-started the process. Allcon LLC of Brush Prairie will begin construction in the next few weeks. The park will reopen at the end of the summer.

1 week ago | thenewstribune.com | Alexis Weisend

Sen. Annette Cleveland of Vancouver was the only Democrat to vote against a bill capping rent increases that passed through the Washington Senate on Thursday evening. "While well-intentioned, this bill won't stop runaway housing costs for families in Southwest Washington - it will make them worse," Cleveland said in a Thursday statement. House Bill 1217 originally would have capped annual rent increases at 7 percent.

1 week ago | tdn.com | Alexis Weisend

Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was one of just four Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to vote in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the SAVE Act — a controversial bill that would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. Critics say the act could disenfranchise millions, especially married women, who don’t have proof of citizenship readily available. On Thursday, Perez released a statement regarding her vote.