Camas resident Douglas Tweet argues the $15.2 billion IBR bridge plan allocates roughly half its width to light rail, buses, and bicycles while cramming cars, trucks, and freight into the remainder — and that Clark County has voted against light rail three times. Tweet makes the case for John Braun in the August 4 primary. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-john-braun-for-congress-navy-captain-business-leader-and-state-senator/ #IBR #I5Bridge #LightRail #JohnBraun #3rdCongressionalDistrict #ClarkCounty #Washington #Transportation #Opinion #Politics

Elisabeth Gordon, 51, was arrested in Vancouver after a road rage incident in which she allegedly rear-ended another vehicle, then attempted to elude Clark County Sheriff's Office deputies. A grappler deployment stopped her GMC Yukon near NE Andresen Road, and a police K9 assisted in taking her into custody. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/road-rage-suspect-arrested-after-attempting-to-elude-deputies/ #ClarkCounty #PublicSafety #RoadRage #Vancouver #ClarkCountySheriff #WashingtonState

Bloodworks Northwest has declared a Code Red blood emergency — meaning less than a one-to-two-day supply remains for patients across the Pacific Northwest. The nonprofit supplies 95 percent of regional hospitals and is asking donors to give and spread the word. One July donor wins a $10,000 gas card. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/bloodworks-northwest-issue-code-red-seeks-blood-donors/ #BloodworksNorthwest #CodeRed #BloodDonation #PacificNorthwest #ClarkCounty #BloodShortage #SaveALife #DonateBlood #WashingtonState #Community

Clark County Elections began mailing ballots on July 14 for the Aug. 4 Primary and Special Election. The deadline to register or update your registration online or by mail is 4 p.m. on July 27. After that date, updates must be made in person by 8 p.m. on Election Day. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/ballots-for-aug-4-primary-and-special-election-in-the-mail/ #ClarkCounty #Elections #Vancouver #WashingtonState #PrimaryElection #VoterRegistration #Aug4Election #ClarkCountyElections

Tod Leiweke, CEO of the Seattle Kraken, told a panel of state business leaders that he's never felt this much fear in Washington's business community. His concern isn't the millionaire income tax — it's what he called an "insatiable appetite of spending beyond your means" by majority Democrats in Olympia, negative credit rating outlooks, and a growing number of companies quietly discussing relocation. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/business/kraken-ceo-warns-that-washington-state-business-leaders-are-eyeing-exits/ #WashingtonState #BusinessClimate #Olympia #FiscalPolicy #TodLeiweke #Kraken #WashingtonBusiness #StateBudget #Economics #PNW

The Endeavour Fund's $6 million gift — the largest in FVRL Foundation history — puts the new Washougal Community Library just $400,000 from its $10.4 million fundraising goal. The 14,000-square-foot facility at 222 Durgan Street is slated to open in 2028, replacing a 2,300-square-foot space that has served nearly 18,000 residents since 1981. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/business/record-6m-gift-brings-new-washougal-community-library-close-to-fundraising-finish-line/ #WashougalLibrary #FVRLibraries #ClarkCounty #WashougalWA #PublicLibrary #CommunityNews #WashingtonState

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Vancouver is moving forward with a no-barrier Bridge Shelter, but Peter Bracchi asks a pointed question: if years of sanitation, oversight, and disorder problems at Share House were never solved, what prevents the same failures from taking root at the new facility? https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-vancouver-does-not-just-need-a-new-shelter/ #Vancouver #ClarkCounty #Homelessness #BridgeShelter #ShareHouse #PublicSafety #Opinion #ClarkCountyToday

The McClaskey Foundation, through the Parks Foundation of Clark County, has invested $25,000 to sustain the Summer Playgrounds Program — a six-week, free recreation program serving Vancouver children ages 6–11 at Evergreen Park, Hough Elementary, and Crestline Elementary, including daily USDA-funded lunches. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/youth/parks-foundation-of-clark-county-awards-25000-to-support-vancouvers-summer-playgrounds-program/ #SummerPlaygrounds #VancouverWA #ClarkCounty #ParksFoundation #YouthRecreation #McClaskeyFoundation #CommunityInvestment

Former Democratic Governor Gary Locke told a statewide economic summit that Washington's legislature has "no budget discipline," warning that one-time money is being locked into permanent programs with no plan to sustain them — even as the state faces a projected budget deficit. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/video-ex-governor-locke-criticizes-washingtons-out-of-control-spending/ #WashingtonState #GaryLocke #Olympia #StateBudget #FiscalPolicy #AWB #WashingtonPolitics #BudgetDeficit #GovernmentSpending #Politics

Initiative 645 is certified for the November ballot after Let's Go Washington submitted 509,365 signatures. The Clark County Charter Review Commission passed amendment 26-40 on a 12-3 vote, C-TRAN holds $201 million in cash but fares cover just 4.2 percent of operating costs, and the Washougal National turns 45 on July 25. https://mailchi.mp/clarkcountytoday/this-weeks-top-news_july_17_2026 #ClarkCounty #WashingtonState #Initiative645 #CharterReview #CTRAN #WashougalNational #PearsonField #ClarkCountyToday