2 days ago I had the pleasure of visiting the students of Whitney Elementary (also my Alma Mater) this morning. The students had written letters and made a presentation focusing on why Yakima needs a zoo.
2 weeks ago Being a Mayor I get a lot of different requests, some of which I gladly accept. For example, a 4th grade class was assigned a project. They were to write a letter to the Mayor and offer up proposal for a zoo in Yakima.
4 weeks ago Do the hard tasks first
We all have things in our day that we don't really want to do. Do the
4 weeks ago The 2013 Yakima National Day of Prayer Mayors Prayer Luncheon is set for Thursday May 2nd at the Howard Johnson Plaza 9 N 9th Street.
April 17, 2013 You may have heard that last night, Yakima's city council passed an ordinance making it legal to drink alcohol in parks.
What does that mean, exactly? What can you do now, and what can't you do? I assume there are a few questions about the new ordinance, so I wanted to answer them here:
July 12, 2012 I keep hearing these gloom and doom statements from the worlds best scientists about the future of our natural resources and our way of life. I think we all have to understand the simple math that comes with science. The worlds population is growing, pretty quickly and based on projections we should hit 9 Billion by 2060! What does that mean in real terms?
July 10, 2012 I can't believe it's been three years since the Yakima City Council approved the installation of the large granite piece of artwork that now sits on North Front Street. It's funny looking back on issues that had the community all fired up at the time. It's been there so long that I'm starting to think those of us that live here don't even notice it anymore.
July 2, 2012 The 4th of July is almost here and I think in America we sometimes forget that everything comes with a price. We all appreciate and thank the men and women of the armed forces who fight and work 24/7 365 to defend our freedom whenever where ever. To celebrate that freedom also comes with a price and this years FREE 4th of July celebration would not be possible without Hapo Community Credit Union
June 21, 2012 Every two weeks or so I go in to the Hair Affair on 48th and Tieton to get my hair cut and eyebrows waxed. At first when my stylist wanted to wax my eyebrow and make two eyebrows I cited Brad Paisley's song "I'm Still a Guy." I thought waxing my eyebrow is what girls do
May 31, 2012 It’s been an incredibly busy week in Yakima. There will be major changes coming to Yakima in the next 7 months and the best part is it will be based on what the people of Yakima want. The last 4 years have been challenging from dealing with the impact of the recession, a lot of major transitions at the highest levels of city government, and finally signing the contract with a new city manager Tony O’Rourke.
May 24, 2012 In a recent visit to Yakima, Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna took some time to stop by the Bull studio to catch up on a number of issues. Rob has been busy traveling the State as AG but also as a candidate for Governor.
May 3, 2012 The latest question to come in through our "Ask the Mayor" section...Do you have any real power?
