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Hello world!
November 14, 2026
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Our year in numbers
November 13, 2026
Twelve workshops, 1,140 comments recorded, 38 volunteers and one very well-used chalkboard wall.
Volunteer orientation, explained
November 11, 2026
Orientation takes about an hour. You will meet the team, learn how a workshop runs, and pick the role that…
The shade tree petition reaches 500 names
November 7, 2026
The petition for street trees on the south side of Alder Street passed five hundred signatures this week. It goes…
Listening sessions are now online too
October 31, 2026
Not everyone can make a Tuesday evening at the library. Starting this month, every listening session also runs online, with…
A plain guide to the city budget hearing
October 24, 2026
The city budget hearing is the one night a year when every line of spending is open to public comment.…
Two new members join our board
October 15, 2026
We are glad to welcome two neighbors to the board this year, both of whom started as workshop volunteers. The…
What we learned at the spring workshops
September 30, 2026
Housing, a market hall and a clinic topped the list for the old cannery site.
Mapping Alder Street, block by block
September 15, 2026
Forty neighbors spent a Saturday morning walking Alder Street with clipboards, marking every bench, broken curb and empty lot they…