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🗳️ Plan Your Vote with VOTE411
Ballots should be arriving in the mail as early as this weekend ! If you’re an Everett voter, we highly recommend visiting VOTE411’s...

Grassroots Everett
Jul 162 min read


2025 Election Features: Bill Wheeler for District 1 Representative
We are continuing our series featuring candidates running in the 2025 election for Everett city council and mayor. We are asking each...

Grassroots Everett
Jul 105 min read


Everett Stadium Project Draws Fire for Flawed Priorities and Shaky Math
The debate over Everett’s proposed downtown stadium has morphed into a chorus of frustrated citizens, suspicious of inflated costs,...

Grassroots Everett
Jun 303 min read


2025 Election Features: Paula Rhyne for District 2 Representative
We are continuing our series featuring candidates running in the 2025 election for Everett city council and mayor. We are asking each...

Grassroots Everett
Jun 173 min read


2025 Election Features: Marcus Nunez for District 3 Representative
We are continuing our series featuring candidates running in the 2025 election for Everett city council and mayor. We are asking each...

Grassroots Everett
Jun 144 min read


2025 Election Features: Rich Ryan for Everett Mayor
We are continuing our series featuring candidates running in the 2025 election for Everett city council and mayor. We are asking each...

Grassroots Everett
Jun 123 min read


2025 Election Features: Luis Burbano for District 4 Representative
We are continuing our series featuring candidates running in the 2025 election for Everett city council and mayor. We are asking each...

Grassroots Everett
Jun 125 min read


Everett Animal Shelter: No Longer a No-Kill Shelter—What’s Going On?
For years, the Everett Animal Shelter was known as a no-kill facility—a point of pride for the community and a comfort to animal lovers...

Grassroots Everett
Jun 52 min read


Everett 2044: Comprehensive Plan Nears Final Stretch with Community Voices in Focus
After nearly three years and over 40 meetings, Everett’s ambitious 2044 Comprehensive Plan is entering its final phase. At the May 20,...

Grassroots Everett
May 222 min read


2025 Election Features: Scott Murphy for Everett Mayor
This is the second in our series featuring the candidates for City Council and Mayor this year. We thank everyone who is taking the time...

Grassroots Everett
May 135 min read


2025 Election Features: Alan Rubio for District 4 Representative
With the filing deadline just days away we are kicking off our series featuring candidates running in the 2025 election for Everett city...

Grassroots Everett
May 73 min read


Political Transparency from the Public Disclosure Commission
Did you know Washington State has a website that helps voters and the public understand where money in politics comes from and where it’s...

Grassroots Everett
Apr 301 min read


Your Input Is Needed On Everett's 2044 Comprehensive Plan
Everett is charting an ambitious course for its future with the Everett 2044 Comprehensive Plan, a 20-year roadmap designed to...

Grassroots Everett
Apr 232 min read


Safety Concerns at North Middle School
This week we received the following email and decided to publish it as is because it so poignantly highlights a real concern at North...

Grassroots Everett
Apr 182 min read


Get To Know Your City Council: Ben Zarlingo
Councilmember Ben Zarlingo has been a committed public servant in Everett, Washington, representing District 5 since his 2022 election....

Grassroots Everett
Apr 92 min read


Library Hours Cuts Reignite Discussion Over Joining Sno-Isle Library System
At the end of 2024, the Everett Public Library announced a significant reduction in its operational hours due to budget constraints. The...

Grassroots Everett
Apr 32 min read


Positive Outlook for start of 2025 in March 19th City Council Budget Meeting
The recent city council budget meeting provided an insightful look into the financial health and future prospects of our community. The...

Grassroots Everett
Mar 272 min read


Favoritism and Conflicts of Interest: Unpacking Everett's 2025 LTAC Funding Decisions
The recent 2025 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) grant allocations in Everett have raised significant concerns about potential...

Grassroots Everett
Mar 222 min read


Cassie Franklin’s Never-Ending Push for Higher Taxes—Without a Plan
Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin is at it again—pushing for yet another tax increase on Everett homeowners, this time through an op-ed...

Grassroots Everett
Mar 162 min read


Get To Know Your City Council: Paula Rhyne
Paula Rhyne is a longtime resident of Snohomish County who calls the Port Gardner neighborhood home. She represents District 2 on the...

Grassroots Everett
Mar 122 min read
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