Complete List of Bellingham City Club Programs

How the Federal Government Politicized the Nation's Public Health and Increased Our Health Risks Join the Bellingham City Club on November 19th as Dr. Alan Lifson discusses how the current federal administration has systematically and severely damaged the nation’s...

Port Candidate Race and Commission Expansion; County Governance; New Funding for Bellingham Schools The Bellingham City Club October program will include the candidate race for Port Commissioner, a pro and con discussion of the proposition to expand the Port from 3 to...

Races for three City Council seats, three County Council seats, and a Port Commissioner are on the ballot in November along with several initiatives. To help our members make informed choices, we will continue our candidate and initiative forums in September and...

Races for three City Council seats, three County Council seats and a Port Commissioner are on the ballot along with several initiatives this November. To help our members make informed choices, we will be holding candidate and initiative forums in August, September...

Due to contractual obligations, the speaker has requested we withhold the video until after his book publication in the spring, 2026. We remember Abraham Lincoln as a great president, but he was also a great student of history and nearly a century ago, he predicted...

Our speaker, Garrett Epps, a nationally renowned Constitutional scholar, law professor, podcaster and journalist, formerly with The Atlantic and now the Washington Monthly, will provide perspective on current events with the Supreme Court and Executive Branch. In the...

The Proposed New Jail and Diversion Programs - Where We Stand Now In November 2023, voters passed for the largest public works project in the history of Whatcom County: construction of a new jail supported by strong behavioral health and diversion programs. Since...

How the Trump Administration's Policies regarding Mexico and Canada impact Whatcom County In a whirlwind first few months, the Trump Administration’s foreign and domestic policies have made significant impacts on social dynamics and the economy nationwide. Changes in...

Three years ago, Putin's army invaded Ukraine starting the first land war in Europe in over 80 years. Ukraine has fought valiantly but now President Trump seems to be switching sides. He is experiencing significant push-back from our national security, intelligence...

From Bellingham to Seattle:  Airports, New Industries and Port Governance Join us to hear why the ports of Washington have such expansive responsibility for economic development, learn about the future of airports in Western Washington including Bellingham...

From cities and tribes to farms and businesses, everyone's water use in Whatcom County will be impacted What will be the wide-reaching impacts and implications for us all in Washington’s largest lawsuit ever? Whether residents and municipalities use city water, well...

Vaughn Palmer Brings us our Neighbor's View on the US Election Vaughn Palmer, one of City Club's favorite speakers, returns with observations on the 2024 presidential election. Palmer has been the Vancouver Sun’s provincial affairs political columnist, based in...

Brian Heywood, founder and co-chair of “Let’s Go Washington” and a self-described new political powerbroker joins the Bellingham City Club to advocate in favor of the four initiatives (see below) on this year’s ballot. State Representative Alex Ramel, Senator Sharon...

40th Legislative District Senate:  Liz Lovelett (Charles Carrell did not respond) 42nd Legislative District Position 2:  Joe Timmons, Kamal Bhachu PUD Commissioner Position 1:  Eddy Ury, Jeremiah Goggins Moderator:  Jane Bright  

General Election Candidates: 42nd Legislative District Position 1 - Alicia Rule and Raymond Pelletti Public Utility District Commission Position 2 - Atul Deshmane and Dan Johnson State Supreme Court Position 2 - Sal Mungia and Dave Larson Moderator:  Jill Bernstein,...

Disrupting mis/disinformation We swim in a sea of information — in newspapers and online newsrooms; on television, radio and podcasts; in social media and email from friends, family ... and from strangers. Not all of the information that flows our way is helpful,...

Handout 6-26-24 There are now numerous programs in Whatcom County designed to reduce incarceration. We’ll look at what they are, how they are funded, how and how well they work and who administers them. We will also probe progress on how the initiative passed for a...

 Note:  the City Club thanks the volunteers who helped record and edited this video. Carnegie's vision of libraries has expanded. Yes, still a crucial provider of books, but now also a citadel for information  in every format.  America's libraries are the inclusive...

Bellingham faces a critical moment as state legislation demands more housing here, yet prohibits single-family-only neighborhoods. Where will this housing be, does the City have a plan, and how will our concerns for respecting neighborhood character be honored? Don’t...

 It's Theater, Comedy, and Music! Panelists: John Purdie Executive Director, Mt Baker Theatre With his wealth of experience in the world of theater management, John Purdie has been instrumental in bringing world-class performances to the heart of Bellingham. As the...

The Boldt Decision Then and Now, 50 Years Later Those eight words in the 1855 Treaties with Washington tribes have changed the fishing industry in the Northwest and continue to be consequential in decisions that have placed limits on heavy industry and development....

Comparing and Contrasting Southern Resident and Bigg's Killer Whales in the Salish Sea Speaker: Monika Wieland Shields, co-founder and director of the Orca Behavior Institute (OBI), a non-profit based on San Juan Island, Washington whose mission is to inspire...

Our next program will be on January 24, 2024

 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND TEENS: Slideshow Building Resilience for Them and Ourselves The pandemic caused significant stress on young brains and harmed many youth. Hear how to cope with life events like a pandemic, and how to help ourselves,...

The promises and perils and how it's already impacting our lives. And what is it, anyway? Use of artificial intelligence was a major issue in the screen writers’ strike, while the Teamsters want to limit cars driven by AI. In education, artificial intelligence is...

Jail Proposition and Citizen Initiatives - October 4, 2023 from ATUS Video Services on Vimeo. In the last of its three election forums Bellingham City Club hosts the pros and cons of 3 ballot measures to be considered by the voters. The Zoom event is free to the...

Candidates for Bellingham Mayor and three City Council races will face off consecutively.  This special program will end at 2:00pm. The candidates include: Seth Fleetwood vs Kim Lund running for Mayor of Bellingham Eamonn Collins vs Hannah Stone running for Bellingham...

Races include candidates for Sheriff, County Executive and County Council at Large position  

How American Politics Boiled Over Name-calling, shouting matches, cutting off relatives, and even violence born of intense disagreements—there is bipartisan agreement that the current state of politics in the United States is troubling. How did we get here, and what...

Uniting Communities for LGBTQIA+ Inclusivity The LGBTQIA+ community and their families are facing hostile legislation in some states. Join us to learn what can be done to build more inclusive and understanding communities. In honor of Pride Month, The Bellingham City...

Public and private partnerships at work to provide options for personal action to combat climate change Seth Vidana, Bellingham’s Climate and Energy Manager, will highlight steps the City is taking to implement its Climate Action Plan, and Parks & Recreation...

The Bellingham/Whatcom Tourism Bureau did a global search to find the right person to lead one of our primary economic drivers: tourism. With great events like Ski to Sea, our area is known for its sustainable and outdoor tourism events.  What is your guess for the...

Where are we, how did we get here, what can be done? Professor Kristen Parris discusses US flashpoints with China, domestic changes in China and common US misperceptions of its people and how Chinese Communist power actually works. Kristen Parris earned her MA in East...

The Evolution of Crime Fiction Please note:  video removed from website per agreement with the speaker. To view the list of recommended mysteries complied by the speaker, click here. Murder isn’t what it used to be. Explore the shifting role of the victim in detective...

 Our speakers will tell you all you want to know about the first ten years of the legalization of marijuana and how it has affected our state. Speakers: Dr. Josh Kaplan is an Assistant Professor, Western Washington University’s Behavioral Neuroscience Program. His...

No meeting scheduled this month; see you in January! For several years, November has been designated as a special month of honor. Yet, while we live on the lands that for millennia have been the ancestral home of indigenous Americans, the Lummi Nation and the Nooksack...

 Panelists will explore the need for early learning programs, childcare, and support for vulnerable children and the ways that Proposition 2022-5 Children’s Initiative Levy Lid Lift (also known as the Healthy Children’s Fund) is intended to meet these needs.  We’ll...

This City Club election forum covers the Legislative House races in the 42nd and 40th districts. In the 42nd District, incumbent Alicia Rule faces Republican Tawsha D. Thompson for Position 1.  Vying for the Position 2 seat left vacant by Sharon Shewmake in her run...

Candidates for State Senator, District 42, and Public Utility District No. 1 Commissioner 3, were invited to City Club to answer questions. Sharon Shewmake (D) and Simon Sefzik (R), the top two vote-getters in the four-person primary, are now the contenders for the...

With Representative Debra Lekanoff and Annie Forsman-Adams Washington State Passes a Bill to Address this Crisis of Violence Reclaiming Power and Place:  the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls  (Canada)...

Is Wall Street Taking Over Health Care for Seniors? In 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new model program that has moved millions of traditional Medicare beneficiaries into mostly commercial, for-profit plans called Direct...

John Koenig retired in 2015 after more than three decades in the U.S. Foreign Service, having spent the last 20 years in Europe.  His last post was as U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus, where he brokered the agreement to launch the latest round of UN-sponsored settlement...

Our guests will be Bellingham Mayor Seth Fleetwood and Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu, who will discuss their first two years as the leaders for the city and county. Both of our guests faced a trial by fire as the pandemic raged during these two years which...

Currency of the Future or High-Risk Investment? What do Bill Gates, IBM apps for farmers. and El Salvador have in common? Crypto currency investment and crypto technology. Join us to learn the basics of what cryptocurrency is, how it works, and why crypto has value…or...

...And Why it Matters to Everyone Even before COVID forced schools to go virtual, leaving students isolated from their teachers and peers, today’s youth were struggling.  Maybe it’s social media, maybe it’s the looming climate crisis, maybe it’s the stress of life in...

The Real Work Begins... Ellyn Murphy, Chair of the Climate Impact Advisory Committee, and Chris Elder, Whatcom County Senior Planner,  present the 2021 Whatcom County Climate Action Plan, adopted by the Whatcom County Council on November 9, 2021.  If you doubt climate...

Two New Options to Join Local News Coverage Two new news organizations have entered the Bellingham / Whatcom County market with a similar intent of informing the public and adding to the civic discourse: Salish Current and Cascadia Daily News.  While the two entities...

Did We Get it Right…Yet? As of July 2021, new laws require changes in several law enforcement practices providing guardrails to protect both public safety and the rights of citizens of all backgrounds. Some, however, have interpreted the reforms to limit when an...

Bellingham City Club has organized a special lunchtime meeting on Wednesday, September 29, to present a forum for Bellingham City Council races.  For the At Large position Kristina Michelle Martens will face Russ Whidbee.  City Council Ward 6 incumbent Michael...

Our September 22 program focuses on three County Council elections (not including District 4, as the incumbent, Todd Donovan, is now running unopposed.)  The candidates for the open seat in District 1 will be Eddy Ury and Kaylee Galloway.  In District 3 incumbent...

The Port of Bellingham is charged with promoting economic development throughout the County.  Three Port Commissioners make the decisions and two Commissioner seats are on this year’s ballot.  The direction of the Port is in the balance.  The contenders in District 1...

WWU Lands on Mars to Find Out As far as we know, Earth is the only inhabitable planet. But what if it isn’t? Scientists and students from Western Washington University’s Mars Lab are on NASA’s Perseverance Rover team trying to untangle the history of water on Mars....

The urgent climate change crisis, a global COVID pandemic, and growing conflict between democracy and authoritarianism pose unprecedented challenges.  Ambassador James F. Collins, one of America’s most respected diplomats, applies his foreign service experience in...

As Europe signals that vaccinated Americans will once again be welcome, will we be ready to go?  Travel guru Rick Steves will intrigue us with his personal stories and recommendations and tell us what to expect as we begin to venture across the pond again. Rick...

In an effort to broaden community understanding of the many and varied needs of individuals experiencing homelessness, Bellingham City Club hosted two nationally renowned experts who described model programs of permanent supportive housing for the chronically homeless...

 Featuring James Fallows Note:  James and Deborah Fallows' book "Our Towns" is soon to become a documentary.  See trailer here. Our new president faces a divided electorate half of whom continue to believe his election was not legitimate.  Meanwhile he must meet the...

As the US begins the attempt to vaccinate millions of residents, how is Washington State's roll out working during the largest vaccination drive in American history? How is the new federal administration boosting state efforts to get vaccine into arms faster? What...

How Education Saves Lives Can education be the lynchpin which empties our prisons?  Omari Amili has a personal story that credits education with turning his life around. He will share with us a discussion of both personal and societal benefits when the incarcerated...

Activist American Athletes at the Intersection of Sports and Politics Dave Zirin, sports editor of The Nation magazine, discusses the intersection of sports, culture and politics. Zirin also produces a weekly blog, edgeofsports.com, and is the author of 10 books,...

The Washington Debate Coalition will host two debates this year between candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Washington.  Bellingham City Club is a founding member of the WA Debate Coalition. October 7:  Gubernatorial debate features Gov. Jay Inslee and...

 Fraud, Slow Mail Delivery, Voter Suppression! Is it any wonder hearing these statements thrown around on the nightly news we are worried about the safety of our vote and the integrity of our election? Join us for a presentation by Whatcom County Auditor, Diana...

The Races: Superior Court Judges Positions 2 & 4 Superior courts are called general jurisdiction courts, because there is no limit on the types of civil and criminal cases heard.  Superior courts also have authority to hear cases appealed from courts of limited...

The 42nd Legislative district has gone thru some changes.  After being a solidly Republican district for many years, two years ago Position 2 flipped as Republican Vince Buys lost his seat to Democrat Sharon Shewmake. Now Shewmake, a WWU Economics  professor must...

What History Can Tell Us About the Future of the Puget Sound Region's Economy After COVID-19 Jon Talton is the economics columnist of the Seattle Times. In his three decades in journalism, he has worked as a reporter, editor and investigative journalist. Before coming...

With Clyde Ford Does a country’s response to a pandemic allow for the suspension of civil and human rights, and the abandonment of social justice? This presentation by Clyde W. Ford will address the social inequities laid bare by the response of federal and local...

What can the US learn from China? China is dealing with multiple challenges as it faces a changing world. Their contribution to the climate crisis and environmental degradation as a result of their industrial revolution is now recognized by the Communist Party as a...

Because social isolation must continue to the end of April due to COVID-19, the Board of the Bellingham City Club has decided that it is in the best interests of our membership to cancel its April meeting         

 February 26, 2020: Working Together to Address our Common Challenges The moderated program draws out how our Mayor and County Executive will work together to lead our community and solve our collective issues with regards to social, economic and environmental...

The latest UN Climate Report told us that the last decade was the warmest in recorded history.  Warmer weather is flooding Venice’s St. Mark’s Square, fueling unprecedented fires in Australia and California, decimating coral reefs and fishing stocks.  The list is...

Are conspiracy theories the new normal in American discourse? Why are lies so compelling, and why and how do they spread so quickly? What are the ways disinformation can be used as a political weapon, and how might our democracy be affected? How do we curb...

How the Lummi Nation is Leading the Way in Protecting Our Vital Resources The Lummi Nation is leading the way in protecting and revitalizing the Salish Sea through their establishment of the Salish Sea Campaign. Ellie Kinley will provide us an update on the various...

Candidates Tony Larson and Satpal Sidhu had the opportunity to give an opening statement, respond to questions from our moderator as well as questions from City Club members. The County Executive is elected to a non-partisan, 4-year term with a salary of $172,402...

Candidates April Barker and Seth Fleetwood give an opening statement and respond to questions from our moderator as well as questions from City Club members. The Mayor is an elected position with a 4 year term. Duties are established by city charter and statutes. The...

Patsy Stinchfield updates us on the recent measles outbreaks across our nation.  She will discuss the public health response required in a measles emergency and the complexities involved when those impacted are relative newcomers to community. Lessons learned will be...

Executive Director Rob Fix updates us on the Port’s challenges with economic development, the airport and the future of the waterfront. Rob Fix has lived in Bellingham since 1999. He came to the Port of Bellingham in 2008 first serving as Chief Financial Officer, Real...

Sen. Bob Hasegawa has introduced nine state bank bills since 2009, as well as numerous budget provisos to study or implement a state bank. His current proposal would create the Washington Investment Trust which would handle all state and local tax revenues and use the...

with Clyde Ford Racism thrives in silence. It’s when we stop talking to one another about our beliefs that prejudices go unchallenged, and the gap between us widens. Yet race is one of the most difficult topics to discuss in American society. If we are to heal many of...

  Download Powerpoint Presentation (PDF, 7.3 MB) Global sea-level rise is accelerating due to climate change. Impacts here in Northwest Washington will be exacerbated by our unique geology, dynamic stream run-off, coastal storms and human land-use activities. Imagine...

Slideshow presentation (PDF, 4.9 MB) Dr. Richard Gammon is Professor (Emeritus) of Chemistry and Oceanography, and Adjunct Professor (Emeritus) of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington. Dr. Gammon received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Harvard...

Does Whatcom County Really Have a Water Shortage? Is there enough to satisfy the needs of fish, agricultural, cities and landowners? How big a factor is climate change? City Club welcomes Eric Hirst, presenting his technical analysis. and Hank Kastner, who will help...

A special event, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, 7:00pm, at Whatcom Community College, Heiner Theater Free tickets available here. Featuring a sneak peek at his newest documentary, The People vs. the Politicians Get his latest book, Who Stole the American Dream? and have it...

Political Consultants Cathy Allen (Democrat) and Randy Pepple ( Republican) spoke to City Club in February about the effects of social media on elections. Now they are coming back to answer that question and talk about what the mid-term elections tell us about the our...

The Pros and Cons of I-1639 and 1631 Initiative I-1639 I-1639 would raise the age to purchase a semi-automatic rifle to 21 years old. It would also expand background checks on these kinds of weapons and require a firearm safety training course within the last five...

The Washington Debate Coalition will host three debates this year between candidates for U.S. Senate and for Congress from the 8th Congressional District.  Bellingham City Club is a founding member of the WA Debate Coalition.  In 2016 over 1800 people attended...

James Erb and Eric Richey Vie for the Open County Prosecutor Position James Erb graduated from Florida State University’s College of Law in 2004 and began his career as a prosecutor in the State Attorney’s Office for the 10th Judicial Circuit of Florida—one of the...

Finding hope in America's citizenry James and Deborah Fallows, acclaimed authors and correspondents from Atlantic magazine, bring their unique perspective on small town America as described in their new book Our Towns: A 100,000 mile journey into the Heart of America....

Stress Lines Along the World’s Longest, (still) Undefended Border City Club’s favorite Canadian, Vaughn Palmer, columnist for the Vancouver Sun, will join us with his latest thoughts  about the US relationship with our neighbors to the North. Vaughn Palmer has been...

Artificial intelligence, robots, automation, self driving vehicles... Where is the employment that will sustain our local workforce and economy? As communities strive to lure tech giants, and companies complain about needing workers in this full employment...

#MeToo continues to be in the news with a new revelation, seemingly on a daily basis, of a man being accused or admitting to  sexual harassment  behavior.  Even a Nobel Prize is being compromised by a sexual scandal.  Last month a panel of women gave us an overview of...

Part 1 of 2:  The Female Perspective When actress Alyssa Milano first called out to other victims of sexual harassment in October of 2017 to tweet their stories using #MeToo, it touched a nerve. Since then, a wave of women (as well as some men), have come forward with...

Ensuring Election Integrity in an Age of Hackers, BOTs and Voter Suppression What is the state of our democratic process? Part 3 Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman oversees our election process to ensure it is open and fair, which protects a fundamental right of...

Do social media and digital technology transform Election Campaigns? Two political pros look at the state of campaigning and the outlook for 2018. What is the state of our democratic process? Part 2 Politics and campaigning have changed dramatically as the nation...

Will Partisan Gerrymandering Determine the 2018 Election? January 24, 2018 What is the State of our Democratic Process?  Part 1 Partisan gerrymandering is the practice of rigging elections by manipulating the boundaries of electoral districts so as to give one party a...

Wednesday, November 15, 2017 (Note:  meeting scheduled one week early due to Thanksgiving) With over 100,000 acres of productive farmland, the state’s highest dairy production, and abundant fisheries, how is it possible that there are places in Whatcom County without...

   District 1  includes south Bellingham; District 2 includes north Bellingham. Under the County Council's new district-only voting, everyone votes for two At-Large seats, and for one council member that represents your district. Four Whatcom County Council seats are...

Regretfully, the Bellingham United Debate Club event has been cancelled.  

District 3 includes the foothills, Chuckanut Dr., Lake Whatcom, Lake Samish, and central Whatcom County west to Guide Meridian. Under the County Council's new district-only voting, everyone votes for two At-Large seats, and for one council member that represents your...

America is in the midst of an opioid-abuse epidemic, which has caused a startling rise in overdoses and deaths from these highly addictive drugs. Opioids (including prescription opioids and heroin) killed more than 33,000 people in 2015, more than any year on record...

Decisions for Bellingham Port Leadership:   An election forum for the Port Commissioner candidates, District 1 and District 2. The mission of the Port of Bellingham is to fulfill the essential transportation and economic development needs of the region. The Port...

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This promises to be an excellent and informative program that analyzes critical issues that face us as we contemplate voting on a proposed new Whatcom County jail this November. Joining us on the panel are: Mark Cooke – from the American Civil Liberties Union of...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), often referred to as “Obamacare,” offered promise for increased coverage, reduced costs, and better health for communities, and has had a significant impact on the healthcare landscape in our country. Promising, polarizing, and...

Please join us on April 22nd for an informative presentation featuring the March 31st agreement between the Port of Bellingham and Harcourt Developments of Dublin to redevelop approximately 19 acres at the northwest corner of the former Georgia Pacific site, starting...

Bellingham City Club sponsors “Tough Guise” video at Pickford Film Center on Wednesday, April 1 As part of a new pilot project, City Club After Dark, Bellingham City Club is sponsoring a showing of the documentary “Tough Guise 2 (Abridged)” on violence, manhood and...

Oppression is not something that just happens, or occurs somewhere else. This program will look at the big picture of oppression and cultural norms that perpetuate a dominate/submissive power dynamic -- from bullying, gender/sexual orientation violence, to domestic...

Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Big fluctuations in the price of oil over the past six months have thrown the world's economies into turmoil--and the Pacific Northwest is no exception. As the price of oil fell more than 50 percent, gas prices in the Northwest plunged to...

Join us on Wednesday, November 19th for a panel discussion on the consequences of the Nov. 4th election. Is there any hope of ending gridlock in Olympia and Washington, D.C.? What are the chances for fully funding our state’s education system? Will we get a solid...

In order to accommodate speaker scheduling, the City Club meeting for October will be held on the 5th Wednesday, October 29, 2014, instead of the usual date. The reaction of the Ferguson, Missouri police to the community protests of the shooting of Michael Brown...

On Wednesday, September 17th (a week earlier than our usual meeting date due to a scheduling conflict) City Club presents a candidate forum with State Senator Doug Ericksen and challenger Seth Fleetwood. After brief introductory remarks, they will respond to questions...

From the Powder River Coal Mines in Wyoming and the North Dakota Bakken Oil Fields, trains are rolling across our state filled with "black gold." Eric de Place, policy director for Sightling Institute, speaks about statewide implications and Shannon Wright, executive...

Nicco Mele has been named by Esquire Magazine as one of America's "Best and Brightest". He is one of America's leading forecasters of business, politics and culture. He serves on the board of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, is a co-founder of the...

The second program in a two-part series on community impacts of drug and alcohol abuse. Carole Wells of Belair Clinic shares her vast experiences working with recovery centers, presenting at schools, counseling, and teaching throughout Whatcom County. Lex Rivers is...

Professor Michael Byers and Rear Admiral Jeffrey Garrett address the political, economic and environmental impacts, governance and regulatory issues as well as the consequences for indigenous peoples for exploration and commercialization of the Arctic polar region....

Chronic drug and alcohol abuse are increasingly recognized as major contributing factors to criminal activity in neighborhoods and communities across the nation. Bellingham and Whatcom County are not exceptions. Sergeant Keith Johnson of the Bellingham Police...

Robert Gates has served eight Presidents in positions including Soviet Analyst with the CIA, Staff of the National Security Council, Deputy Director of the CIA, Deputy National Security Adviser, Director of the CIA, and, most recently, Secretary of Defense under...

Thousands of our neighbors in Whatcom County find themselves worrying, on a daily or weekly basis, whether they will have enough food, whether they will be able to feed their children, or whether they will have enough money to pay the rent, heat and medication as well...

The first two years and a future view. The Mayor and County Executive speak to their accomplishments and challenges in their first two years in office.

Dr. Michele Koppes and Bill Dewey of Taylor Shellfish Farms discuess the impacts of ocean acidification on our shellfish industry in the northwest.

Judge Deborra Garrett This program was not recorded.

Vaughn Palmer Streaming video not available due to the speaker's contractual obligations.

The Bellingham City Club presents the four candidates for seats on the Port of Bellingham in this forum taped September 25th, 2013 at Northwood Hall

Ryan Blethen, Thomas Brew and Tim Johnson

To shed light on this controversial topic, on June 26th we will be very pleased to welcome to the City Club Cienna Madrid, a Seattle journalist who has been following this story for many months; Sarah Dunne, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of...

For our July 24th program City Club is very pleased to welcome Pulitzer Prize and Emmy award-winning producer/correspondent Hedrick Smith. He will speak to us about the dramatic changes in our nation's economy and the continuing decline of the American middle class...

May 22, 2013, the Bellingham City Club welcomed Tom McDonald, a highly respected "water lawyer" from Olympia who will fill us in on Western water law and how it impacts the upcoming decisions on who has rights to water in the 14 river sheds in Western Washington. Tom...

Mark Lijek is a retired Foreign Service officer who grew up in Seattle and went to Seattle Preparatory School before attending the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He also holds an MBA from American University. He is the author of The Houseguests: A...

Most of us, at one time or another, while driving around the county, have noticed a construction project and asked ourselves "What's going up there?" or "Who's funding that project?" or "Will that fit in with our community or neighborhood standards?". Lucky for us...

With the aging of the baby boomers, the "silver tsunami" is about to arrive. Public policy changes related to Social Security and Medicare are being considered. More and more of us in the boomer generation, as well as other generations, are worried about whether our...

As a border community Whatcom County has always been connected internationally. However in the 21st century, with advances in technology, transportation and communication as well as concerns about national security, we find ourselves even more interconnected to the...

We've come to the end of a seemingly endless election campaign. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on ads and get-out-the-vote efforts. Now the people of an increasingly polarized country have spoken. But what have they really said and what does their...

Imagine your life without a home. How safe and secure do you feel? What happens when you are sick? Where do you sleep when the snow is falling? Now imagine having a mental illness, an addiction, or a different type of chronic illness or disability, and no home....

"How Social Media is Changing Everything" - with host Tom Bedecarré, Chairman of AKQA, the highly awarded digital ad agency which was recently acquired by WPP, the world’s largest marketing communications services group. Parts of Tom's presentation have been removed...

Mike Kreidler, Diana Birkett Rakow

What's knowledge now? Literacy, media & the data explosion

A conversation with candidate for governor, Jay Inslee.

Globalization and Its Effects on Labor in North America

A discussion at the Bellingham City Club about local law enforcement.

Treating Mental Illness, Social Duty or Just Good Business?

Whose Land is it? Growth Management and Whatcom County

Hart Hodges

The Bellingham Mayor Race. Guests: Kelli Linville & Dan Pike

The Race for Whatcom County Executive. Guests: Doug Erickson and Jack Louws

WWU, Reshaping for the Future and Developing Community Partnerships. Guest: Dr Bruce Shepard

Washington's Future: Opportunities and challenges. Guest: Governor Christine Gregoire

Conversations Before the Crisis. Guests: Dr. Meg Jacobson & Dr. Michael Massanari

The Race for Bellingham Mayor, a Preview. Guests: Dan Pike, Clayton Petree, Kelli Linville.

Economic Spark or Environmental Clinker? Bellingham and the Cherry Point Coal Port. Guests: Bob Waters, Craig Cole, Bob Ferris, Matt Krogh

What are the Chances of Bipartisanship in the 112th Congress? Guest: Rick Larsen

What's the Deal with the Proposed Multi-Million Dollar Whatcom County Jail Designed to House 2450 inmates? Guests: Bill Elfo & Barbara Sternberger

How the "Confident, Connected, and Change-Oriented" Generation Will Change Politics & Civic Life. Guest: Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg

"What Just Happened?": An Explanation of the Results of the Recent Election - Both Locally and Nationally. Guest: Todd Donovan

What is Really Going on in Washington State Politics? Guests: Cathy Allen & Chris Vance

Back to Reform School, a Conversation

Why I Am Suing the Feds and Other Timely Topics. Rob McKenna July, 2010 What Does Health Care Reform Mean for Washington State and Whatcom County? Mike Kreidler, David Lynch, Victoria Doerper June, 2010 What's All This Talk About Tax Reform? Lisa Brown, John Burbank...