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Letter: A bad dream of tomorrow
Peter Bracchi asks Vancouver why old homelessness programs stay funded when each new one is called the answer.
Letter: ‘That is why the process matters’
The I-5 river bridge package is at roughly 30% design, meaning final construction drawings and final price are not yet set.
Letter: Food service, public health, and the Men’s Share House question
Peter Bracchi asks why Share House's 96,987 annual meals face less public-health scrutiny than a waterfront restaurant.
Letter: When the city of Vancouver’s own photos prove the problem
Over 5,000 Vancouver police photos obtained via FOIA show repeated cleanup notices and the same conditions returning.
Letter: Vancouver should lead on PFAS-free camping gear
Peter Bracchi links years of camping debris near Men's Share House to PFAS groundwater contamination risk.
Letter: Vancouver built the system and the cleanup bills still keep coming.
Vancouver resident challenges city's homelessness spending after cleanup costs exceed $1.38 million with 1,700 tons of waste removed.
Letter: Freeze the scope and build the bridge
Vancouver resident calls for project discipline after 22 years of planning and nearly half a billion in costs.
Opinion: Eight years of stormwater pollution at King St & West 12th St. in men’s ShareHouse Neighborhood
Vancouver resident Peter Bracchi questions whether chronic contamination near King Street and West 12th Street meets federal and state stormwater permit standa…
Letter: County Council resolution ‘strong on rhetoric, weak on results’
Peter Bracchi calls on the Clark County Council to withdraw its ICE-related resolution and replace it with a measurable public-safety plan.
Letter: ‘For years, American foreign policy too often felt like a blank check’
Vancouver resident Peter Bracchi argues that the 2025 National Security Strategy marks a long-overdue shift toward clearer priorities, shared responsibility, a…
Letter: When headlines gaslight the public
Vancouver resident Peter Bracchi argues that emotionally charged immigration headlines blur legal distinctions and mislead the public rather than inform it.
Letter: Clark County is planning our future — so why aren’t we protecting our most vulnerable lands?
Vancouver resident Peter Bracchi urges Clark County to address environmental harm from long-term encampments in Critical Areas as it updates its 2025 Comprehen…