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Justice System Committee calls for better data collection and hiring of full-time staff to support Justice Project

September 10, 2025 To: Satpal Sidhu, Whatcom County Executive; Whatcom County Council members, and IPRTF members Dear Whatcom County leadership, We would like to applaud the services of Village Reach and their analysis of the success of the sales-tax-funded Justice Project goals. We concur with… Read More »Justice System Committee calls for better data collection and hiring of full-time staff to support Justice Project

Justice System Committee requests public Implementation Plan status update

June 27, 2025 Dear Executive Sidhu and Council Members, Re: Justice Project’s Implementation Plan status The Riveters Collective follows the Justice Project and appreciates the quarterly summary updates. As residents and sales tax payers in Whatcom County, we are attentive and concerned about how our… Read More »Justice System Committee requests public Implementation Plan status update

Whatcom County Council must investigate mishandling of sexual harassment allegations

On April 19, Cascade PBS reported on Whatcom County’s handling of sexual harassment claims against former Public Works Director Jon Hutchings that resulted in the County paying out $225,000 to settle these allegations. The article also reported that Hutchings resigned the day before a third… Read More »Whatcom County Council must investigate mishandling of sexual harassment allegations

We provided feedback to Bellingham about its proposed advisory group standards

Dear Mayor Lund, We appreciate the city’s efforts to set standards for advisory groups and believe the Expectations of City Advisory Groups document (pages 4-6 of City Council’s April 8, 2024 agenda packet) could set the stage for success of any volunteer advisory group member.… Read More »We provided feedback to Bellingham about its proposed advisory group standards

We want data and accountability for jail sales tax revenue

Below is the letter our Justice System Committee sent to Executive Sidhu and County Council members. April 8, 2024 Dear Executive Sidhu and County Council Members, The Riveters Collective Justice System Committee has followed the efforts of Whatcom County’s Justice Project with great interest. Voters… Read More »We want data and accountability for jail sales tax revenue

Riveters Collective 2023 Endorsements & Recommendations

For the first time, this year we used two positive designations for candidates: endorsed and recommended. We asked our Endorsement Committee to assign the “endorsed” designation to our true champions (i.e. candidates that we believe will work most effectively to advance our platform’s values). We used the… Read More »Riveters Collective 2023 Endorsements & Recommendations