This week’s Clark County Today poll asks whether the county should update its Human Resources policy to include personal social media accounts of employees in sensitive or public-facing roles. The question comes after public concern about online behavior by a county public defender. Vote now. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/poll-should-the-county-update-its-human-resources-policy-to-include-personal-social-media-accounts-of-employees-in-sensitive-roles/ #Opinion #ClarkCounty #WeeklyPoll #SocialMediaPolicy #EmployeeConduct #PublicTrust #Privacy #PublicService #ReneeAlsept #OnlineBehavior

Ken Vance reacts to Renee Alsept’s social posts and shares a conversation with attorney Brad Andersen about legal ethics, political contempt, and the decline of civil discourse. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-vilifying-broad-swaths-of-americans/ #Opinion #ClarkCounty #ReneeAlsept #KenVance #Trump #BradAndersen #LegalEthics #PublicDefenders #PoliticalDiscourse #SocialMediaConduct

Public Defender Renee Alsept’s profane social posts targeting Trump and law enforcement have raised questions about bias and accountability. County leadership says personal accounts fall outside current policy. https://clarkcountytoday.com/news/social-media-activity-of-clark-county-public-defender-questioned/ #ClarkCounty #ReneeAlsept #PublicDefender #SocialMediaPolicy #CountyGovernment #KathleenOtto #GaryMedvigy #FreeSpeech #HRInquiry #EmployeeConduct

Project 42 has expanded into Clark County with Leslie Lewallen as director, bringing advocacy, scorecards, and local engagement under the Future 42 brand. https://clarkcountytoday.com/news/project-42-launches-its-third-county-project-in-clark-county-with-leslie-lewallen-as-director/ #ClarkCounty #Project42 #Future42 #LeslieLewallen #LocalGovernment #CivicEngagement #Accountability #TaxpayerIssues #CamasWA #Leadership

From life jackets to float plans, Paddle Safe Week (July 22–28) aims to boost paddlesport safety awareness across Washington. Learn tips that could save lives. https://clarkcountytoday.com/news/paddle-safe-week-begins-july-22-teaches-importance-of-water-safety/ #PaddleSafeWeek #BoatingSafety #ClarkCounty #WaterSafety #LifeJacketsSaveLives #Paddlesports #OutdoorRecreation #Canoeing #Kayaking #SUP

Council for the Homeless released Clark County’s 2025 Point-in-Time Count, showing increased shelter use, rising senior homelessness, and an overrepresentation of BIPOC individuals. https://clarkcountytoday.com/people/council-for-the-homeless-releases-2025-point-in-time-count-for-clark-county/ #Homelessness #ClarkCounty #CFTH #AffordableHousing #PITCount #HousingCrisis #EmergencyShelter #BIPOC #PointInTime

Camas C-TRAN board member Tim Hein says he was misled into supporting language that may obligate Clark County to pay TriMet’s light rail costs. He’s now calling for the board to undo the vote. https://clarkcountytoday.com/news/c-tran-board-member-regrets-vote-that-could-leave-clark-county-taxpayers-on-the-hook-for-light-rail/ #CTRAN #TimHein #ClarkCounty #LightRail #TriMet #TaxpayerMoney #IBR #TransitFunding #JohnLey #PublicTransit

Dick Rylander explores the FVRL levy lid lift proposal through a Q&A with Director Jennifer Giltrop, breaking down finances, service projections, and the impact of a YES or NO vote. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-fort-vancouver-regional-libraries-levy-lid-lift/ #ClarkCounty #FVRL #LibraryFunding #LevyLidLift #PropertyTaxes #PublicServices #DickRylander #VoterInfo #AugustBallot #Opinion

Vancouver resident Wynn Grcich urges voters to support Justin Forsman and Rob Anderson in upcoming local elections, calling out city leadership and redevelopment plans. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-the-public-has-allowed-this-to-happen/ #LetterToTheEditor #VancouverWA #JustinForsman #RobAnderson #ElectionIntegrity #MedicalFreedom #MainStreet #CivicEngagement #SmallBusiness #Opinion

Paul Valencia, Tony Liberatore, and Cale Piland dive into baseball changes coming to high schools, Teddy Bridgewater’s suspension as a coach, and Mariners fandom gone wild. https://clarkcountytoday.com/sports/the-study-of-sports-podcast-july-16-2025-two-first-bases-coming-to-high-school-baseball-a-discussion-on-teddy-bridgewater-the-high-school-coach-and-trolling-mariners-fans/ #HighSchoolSports #Baseball #TeddyBridgewater #MLB #EvergreenPublicSchools #Coaching #Mariners #SportsPodcast