For those who haven’t heard, the pro-WTA-tax-increase group Transit Works has their campaign kickoff tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., in Bellingham.
The venue is a popular campaign event spot for the Whatcom County Democratic Party.
*UPDATE* - And here’s the Transit Works Web site, which you can’t find on Google yet, but I’m sure it’ll be a top result once I link to it. Find it at PreserveOurPublicTransit.org. There are a few other “Transit Works” organizations, too. This one is the one for Whatcom County. Also, this Web site clearly isn’t finished yet but is supposedly going to have more content by tonight.
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:21 PM
The event was great! Good turn out, great speech by Mayor Dan Pike, outlining some of the very good reasons to support this levy.
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:05 PM
I’m sorry I missed the presentation, I was at the Project Homeless Connect orientation meeting first.
It was nice to see a few old friends and kick a little into the kitty.
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:30 PM
did anyone ride the bus to this?
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:45 PM
Someguy’s question actually made me chuckle. A valid question, though. Any attendees take a WTA bus over that way?
February 4th, 2010 at 7:29 AM
Riley, like I said I got there late, but did anyone else speak, like the past mayor who was there or Louise or anyone else?
February 4th, 2010 at 8:03 AM
Sam, any ideas why every other time I log on I get a popup saying I need to log in just to read any part of the on-line Herald?
February 4th, 2010 at 8:58 AM
Shaun - yes - there is a threshold for page views on the main Herald Web site. You only get to read a certain amount of articles before you’re required to log in. I can’t remember what that threshold is. You also have to log on to post a story comment.
February 4th, 2010 at 9:03 AM
I know at the bare minimum, I walked to the event with my lovely partner Bryna. Seth Fleetwood was also on foot. To answer Shaun’s question, Jason Heck (our very talented other democratic organizer in town) spoke. Lots of notables were there, but they did not give a speech.
February 4th, 2010 at 9:03 AM
Did the mayor lean on any art?
February 4th, 2010 at 9:11 AM
And yet from my other computer, as I read old archives and past stories to catch up, I encountered no such limit. Why is that? So you are saying I have to be logged in to even come here and then be vetted again?
February 4th, 2010 at 9:16 AM
Deleting the Herald cookies will allow you unlimited access to page views without a log-in.
There are only three to find so it’s easy to clear them.
February 4th, 2010 at 9:19 AM
Shaun - these are questions for Executive Editor Julie Shirley. I simply run this blog and am but a lowly reporter. She’s the one to ask more questions of, as I really don’t have more details of how it works. I have to log in just like everyone else when I read multiple stories.
February 4th, 2010 at 9:27 AM
Thanks Sam
February 4th, 2010 at 9:29 AM
Welcome.
February 4th, 2010 at 9:57 AM
Sam,
I was on good behavior and did not lean on any art last night.
February 4th, 2010 at 10:01 AM
Very good, mayor. You better hope I don’t see pics.
February 4th, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Just leaning on the citizens, ay mayor….
I don’t even need the arguments, Transit is always on my support list. I paid a fiver for my button.
February 8th, 2010 at 4:28 PM
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