I was on San Juan Island, lying on a flat driftwood bench at Dead Man’s Cove, when Anna Minard of The Stranger called for a reaction to the city council vote against homeless encampments. “I could hang up right now, and you could forget I called,” she offered.
We’d known we were at least a councilmember short of passage, but thought we had five councilmembers who’d agree to delaying the vote for another month. By then, the reality of Nickelsville’s closure would be more imminent, and maybe that would help. That was the plan anyway, until Councilmember Jean Godden flipped. ...