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Clallam County WatchdogGreenLink or Land Grab? The Push to Daylight Valley Creek Raises Big Questions
Futurewise and its GreenLink partners want to daylight lower Valley Creek and turn parts of Port Angeles into a new creek-and-trails corridor. Supporters call…
Clallam County WatchdogThe Watchdog, the Mole, and Jim Stoffer: A Pattern Decades in the Making
Indivisible Sequim says it’s worried about a “mole” leaking screenshots to CC Watchdog. But the bigger story may be the man at the center of it all: Jim…
Clallam County WatchdogFree Speech Absolutist — Terms and Conditions Apply
Commissioner Mike French recently called himself “pretty close to a free speech absolutist.” That may surprise residents who remember public comments being cut…
Clallam County WatchdogFrom Addiction to Community Builder
What happens when someone who spent years deep in addiction finally turns their life around—and starts speaking out about the very policies they believe are…
Clallam County WatchdogWhat Jamestown’s Newsletter Reveals About Power, Property, and Influence
The Jamestown Corporation’s newsletters used to be publicly available online. Now they’re much harder to find. But when the county’s second-largest and…
Clallam County Watchdog"I Don't Want This Coming Out Before the Levy"
A second deposition tied to the turmoil inside the Sequim School District has surfaced, and this time the picture is harder to dismiss. First obtained and…
Clallam County WatchdogFrom Hoboken to Clallam: How Did We Get Here?
A man with a violent, multi-state criminal history is arrested a second time in Clallam County. As patterns mount, officials continue to question whether…
Clallam County WatchdogCanceled Meetings & Maui: Who Is Clallam County Working For?
Clallam County canceled public meetings despite having a quorum available. At the same time, one commissioner is tied to a Maui conference funded through…
Clallam County WatchdogReopening the Elwha: A Community-Led Path Forward
In this Sundays With Seegers, Clallam County Commissioner candidate Jake Seegers lays out a clear case for restoring Olympic Hot Springs Road—and invites the…
Clallam County WatchdogA Photo You Can’t Ignore—and a Policy You Can’t Measure
A single image—one child, one beach, one bottle filled with used needles—cuts through the policy debates and forces a simple question: after years of harm…
Clallam County WatchdogSequim Council Backs Tribal Takeover of Wildlife Refuges
On Monday night, the Sequim City Council approved a Jamestown-drafted letter backing a refuge transfer—despite unanimous public opposition. Federal filings…
Clallam County WatchdogThe OlyCAP Illusion: Public Money, Private Boards, and the Expanding Homelessness Industry
A question at a public town hall exposed a troubling reality: Commissioner Mike French claims he is “required” to sit on OlyCAP’s board—but that requirement…
Clallam County WatchdogUNDER OATH: Jim Stoffer’s Own Words Raise Serious Questions
In a federal civil rights case, former Sequim School Board Director Jim Stoffer testified under oath about hiring decisions, internal conflicts, sexual…
Clallam County WatchdogSigngate 2026
A $30,000 complaint over yard signs. A front-page story within 48 hours. And a campaign scrambling to fix a rule change it didn’t know existed. In this Sundays…
Clallam County WatchdogClallam County Doesn’t Need Parties. It Needs Independent Thinkers.
Clallam County has always been a place where voters think independently. Red one election, blue the next—never locked in, never predictable. But something…
Clallam County WatchdogShine a Light, Become a Target
A candidate is threatened. A local advocate has her home targeted. Behind it all is a pattern: an activist network, publicly funded nonprofits, and a system…
Clallam County WatchdogOMC’s Patient Scores Tell a Story Leadership Won’t
Olympic Medical Center isn’t just underperforming—it’s consistently ranking near the bottom compared to hospitals nationwide, according to its own patient…
Clallam County WatchdogPacked House, Unfiltered Answers: A Night That Defined the Divide on Public Safety
At Thursday’s Public Safety Town Hall, 172 Clallam County residents packed the Fairview Grange Hall for an unfiltered, two-and-a-half-hour exchange with local…
Clallam County WatchdogWhen Permits Price People Out
In this Sundays With Seegers, County Commissioner candidate Jake Seegers highlights a pattern many residents may miss: while leaders say housing affordability…
Clallam County WatchdogTonight: The Stories They Can’t Ignore — Public Safety Town Hall
If you’ve been wondering what’s really happening in Clallam County—and why the same names keep showing up in police reports—tonight is your chance to hear…
Clallam County WatchdogHodgson’s First Big Push: 24-Hour Bathrooms—Or a Glimpse of What’s Coming Next?
Just three months into his role on the Port Angeles City Council, Mark Hodgson is already aiming higher—announcing a run for the State House while pushing one…
Clallam County WatchdogBefore You Vote on the Library Levy, Here’s What You Should Know
The North Olympic Library System is asking voters to approve a significant tax increase—but critics say the modern library looks very different from the one…
Clallam County WatchdogHow the Jamestown Corporation Positioned Itself to Take Control of Our National Wildlife Refuges
What started as “co-stewardship” may be the final step in a much longer strategy. Documents—and now outside reporting—show the Jamestown Corporation has been…
Clallam County Watchdog“I’d Rather Be in a Tent”: A Candid Conversation from the Edge of Recovery
This isn’t a polished talking-point interview—it’s raw, uncomfortable, and real. In this Sundays With Seegers podcast-only feature, County Commissioner…
Clallam County WatchdogThe Quiet Land Grab
While county commissioners here debate letters of support and hold work sessions, a federal program has already transferred nearly 3 million acres into tribal…
Clallam County WatchdogBehind the Curtain: What Jamestown Doesn’t Want You to See
For years, the Jamestown Tribe’s newsletter was public. Now it’s restricted—available only to Tribal citizens who request it. Why the sudden change? After…
Clallam County WatchdogOzias Blames the Feds — But Clallam County Is Living the Results
When Commissioner Mark Ozias responds to concerned citizens, a pattern emerges: blame Washington, D.C., defend current policies, and dismiss the role of local…
Clallam County WatchdogIgnored, Then Obedient: How Clallam County Responds to the Jamestown Corporation
For eight months, Clallam County’s request for a simple conversation about taxes has been met with silence. But when the Jamestown Corporation wants…
Clallam County WatchdogThirty Minutes on the Laurel Street Stairs
In this week’s Sundays With Seegers, County Commissioner candidate Jake Seegers examines a brutal 30-minute assault on the Laurel Street stairs—an incident…
Clallam County WatchdogA Roadmap to Expansion
The Jamestown Corporation calls its Comprehensive Plan a “road map.” But when you follow that map closely, it doesn’t just outline growth—it outlines a…
Clallam County WatchdogCounty Opens First-Ever Burden Reduction Center
In a bold new step beyond harm reduction, Clallam County unveils a revolutionary program aimed at eliminating life’s greatest injustice: doing the dishes. One…
Clallam County WatchdogWhose Homeland? What Clallam County Isn’t Being Told
As Clallam County taxpayers pick up the tab for land moving into trust, a powerful narrative of “homeland restoration” is being used—while a buried history of…
Clallam County WatchdogStickers, Standards, and a Pattern of Disrespect
A seemingly minor issue—commissioners placing stickers on taxpayer-funded laptops—opens a window into a broader culture of inconsistency, dismissiveness, and…
Clallam County WatchdogA Moment No Parent Should Have to Explain
In this Sundays With Seegers, Clallam County commissioner candidate Jake Seegers recounts a moment no parent wants to face—his 10-year-old son exposed to…
Clallam County WatchdogWhat Your $3 Million Library Tax Hike Is Really Funding
The library says it’s broke—but the receipts tell a different story. While warning of cuts and asking voters for millions more, NOLS has already spent over…
Clallam County WatchdogSequim’s “Letter of Support” Wasn’t Written by Sequim
A letter supporting the transfer of federal refuge land wasn’t drafted by Sequim officials—it was handed to them. Emails show the Mayor moved quickly to put it…
Clallam County WatchdogCaught on Camera, Confessed in Public — And Still No Charges
They filmed themselves committing the act. They admitted it. The damage was real. And yet—no charges. A new memo reveals why prosecutors walked away, raising…
Clallam County WatchdogTwo Classes, Two Truths, and Who Gets Heard
What happens when public lands quietly change hands, water policy tells two completely different stories, and the people footing the bill are the last to know?…
Clallam County WatchdogThe $3 Million Question: Library Priorities on the Ballot
County Commissioner candidate Jake Seegers takes a hard look at the North Olympic Library System’s proposed $3 million tax increase and asks a question many…
Clallam County WatchdogLand Acknowledgements Arrive in Clallam County Government
Land acknowledgements are showing up across Clallam County—from schools to nonprofits and now to county advisory boards. Supporters say they’re about respect…
Clallam County WatchdogWhen Activism, Money, and Accountability Collide
Another week in Clallam County, and once again the public is being asked to accept a series of explanations that don’t quite line up with reality. Activism…
Clallam County WatchdogTaxpayers Tighten Their Belts While Olympia Funds Sovereign Nations
Property owners across Clallam County are opening property tax statements with disbelief. Double-digit increases are hitting households already struggling in…
Clallam County WatchdogCurious Things We’re Asked to Accept
Port Angeles residents may soon be asked to swallow a new public-safety sales tax approved by council instead of voters. A federal “once-in-a-generation” jobs…
Clallam County WatchdogWhen Citizens Can’t Speak
This isn’t Sundays With Seegers. It’s a Sunday about Seegers. Just over a week ago, Clallam County Commissioner candidate Jake Seegers tried to publish an…
Clallam County WatchdogWhen a Communist Shows Up at the Podium
A public comment before the Clallam County Commissioners included an unexpected moment: a self-described communist praising Commissioner Mark Ozias for…
Clallam County WatchdogWhen Citizens Speak Up, Government Blinks
This week offered a reminder that engaged citizens can still change outcomes in Clallam County. After public pushback, commissioners backed away from renaming…
Clallam County WatchdogHeritage Isn’t Disposable
In Clallam County, traditions that arrived only recently are increasingly treated as sacred heritage, while many places, symbols, and experiences that defined…
Clallam County WatchdogCourthouse Names, Taxpayer Games, and Community Voices
From a proposal to rename the Clallam County Courthouse after a state Supreme Court justice, to questions about taxpayer-funded nonprofits sponsoring…
Clallam County WatchdogFrom Rock Bottom to Redemption
In this powerful podcast conversation, Clallam County Commissioner candidate Jake Seegers sits down with Stacey Richards, a local woman who has been sober for…
Clallam County WatchdogDr. Allison Berry’s Defenders
On the morning of February 24, Clallam County Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry sent CC Watchdog a message accusing the publication of spreading misinformation…
Clallam County WatchdogWhere’s the Media?
Across Clallam County, troubling stories are unfolding in plain sight — a prowler frightening families in Carlsborg, harm reduction policies kept “under the…
Clallam County WatchdogFollowing the Money
Washington enacted the largest tax increase in state history last year, and lawmakers now signal interest in even broader revenue tools. Supporters say the…
Clallam County WatchdogAre You on the List?
In this potpourri: a commissioner declines to engage with a tax-paying constituent because she reads CC Watchdog, dogs become collateral damage in the county’s…
Clallam County WatchdogHarm Reduction Claims are "Berry" Misleading
In this week’s Sundays with Seegers, County Commissioner candidate Jake Seegers questions why county leaders appear poised to expand public messaging around…
Clallam County Watchdog435 Acres Gone? Sequim Bay Trust Land Transfer Raises Big Questions
A quiet application filed with the Department of Natural Resources could permanently change who governs a large swath of land overlooking Sequim Bay. The…
Clallam County WatchdogHarm Reduction, Hypocrisy, and Who Really Pays in Clallam County
At Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting, a coordinated show of support for harm reduction policies collided with growing public frustration over crime…
Clallam County WatchdogNGOs: Where Transparency Goes to Die
Peninsula Behavioral Health receives millions in taxpayer dollars. The county commissioners control the purse strings. Yet when residents ask basic questions —…
Clallam County WatchdogWhen Cleanups Aren’t Enough
This week’s potpourri is not light reading. From 40,000 pounds of trash in a single quarter to expanded gambling, sparse services, courthouse politics, and a…
Clallam County WatchdogTumwater Tour
In this week’s Sundays With Seegers, county commissioner candidate Jake Seegers responds to claims that volunteer syringe cleanups amount to “theft” and offers…
Clallam County WatchdogA Victory Lap Too Soon? French Celebrates While Projects Stall
In the latest issue of Clallam Democrats Rising, Commissioner Mike French highlights what he calls a banner year of accomplishments. But behind the celebratory…