Untitled photo, possibly related to: #Washington, #Yakima. Homes are built bit by bit with whatever materials are available. Many drought refugees settle in #SumacPark, one of several large shacktowns around #Yakima

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017772806/

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the state of #Washington to redraw one of its legislative #district boundaries after finding that the Central Washington political boundary impairs the ability of #Latinos to choose candidates from their own community.

“The question in this case is whether the state has engaged in line-drawing which, in combination with the social and historical conditions in the #Yakima Valley region, impairs the ability of #Latino voters in that area to elect their candidate of choice on an equal basis with other voters,” wrote Lasnik. “The answer is yes.”

https://crosscut.com/briefs/2023/08/judge-tells-washington-redraw-central-wa-legislative-district

A recent report from the University of Washington’s Center for Human #Rights warned that the vast quantity of data gathered and shared by license-plate reader cameras could aid attempts to deport #migrants or prosecute out-of-state residents seeking abortions in #Washington – two things state legislators have passed laws to discourage.

The report cited #Yakima, as well as #police departments in #VancouverWA and #Okanogan County, for feeding plate scans into commercial databases accessible to federal immigration enforcement #agents and sharing plate data with police departments in states where #abortion is a crime.

https://crosscut.com/investigations/2023/07/federal-aid-supercharging-local-wa-police-surveillance-tech

#Washington, #Yakima. Homes are built bit by bit with whatever materials are available. Many drought refugees settle in #SumacPark, one of several large shacktowns around #Yakima

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017772791/

This map of historic #Yakima #trolleys built on remix.com makes me want to make a similar interactive online map of the historic #streetcar lines here in #BellinghamWA. Map via: https://www.facebook.com/yakimavalleytrolleys

Ballots are due TOMORROW! Have you voted yet? Still not sure of where candidates stand on the issues that are important to you? Check out Crosscut's Voter Guide!
#seattle #bellingham #tacoma #spokane #yakima #elections
https://crosscut.com/voter-guide/washington-state-voter-guide-2023

Growing your own small business is no easy feat. Chantel Ramirez of Wild Wickzology became interested in candlemaking as she became a new mother, looking for ways to stretch her creative skills. Eventually, her hobby became a fully-fledged business with a focus on sustainability and non-toxic ingredients.

Watch the newest episode of Made There: https://bit.ly/3yGnErV

#candlemaking #Yakima #smallbusiness

#Washington, #YakimaValley. Drought refugee, aged sixty three, from #Bismark,NorthDakota. "Came to #Washington three years ago in that #Chevy coupe you see over there and twenty-five dollars cash. Had #480acres back there. I dried out after thirty years, lost it, and walked out." With help of #WorkProjectsAdministration WPA) and supplementary work on ranches is buying three quarters of an acre in shacktown near #Yakima, has it nearly paid for, has good garden. "On my own place I can't starve."

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Untitled photo, possibly related to: #Washington, #YakimaValley. Drought refugee, aged sixty three, from #Bismark,NorthDakota. "Come to #Washington three years ago in that #Chevy coupe you see over there and twenty-five dollars cash. Had #480acres back there. I dried out after thirty years, lost it, and walked out." With help of #WorkProjectsAdministration WPA) and supplementary work on ranches is buying three quaters of an acre in shacktown near #Yakima, has it nearly paid for, has good garden. "On my own place I can't starve."

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017772801/

Nice view of the Yakima Valley, and the Stuart range in the distance. The clouds were making interesting shadow-patterns on the ground below.

#hiking #view #WashingtonState #pnw #yakima #mountains #landscapePhotography #clouds

#YakimaRiverFire > #Wapato / #Yakima, Yakima County / Washington

A brush fire is burning along Yakima river,

I82 East Bound is closed at exit 44 (Wapato), please take Exit 40 to get off the freeway.

Cam > https://www.alertwildfire.org/region/oregon/?camera=Axis-Elephant&s=09

Watch Duty > https://app.watchduty.org/i/5323#allow-back

listening to This American Life and just learned that teenagers in Ellensburg WA think that 'going thrifting in Yakima' is a big adventure 😱 😬 😳

#WashingtonState #ThisAmericanLife #Ellensburg #Yakima

"A nuclear site is on tribes' ancestral lands. Their voices are being left out on key cleanup talks"

#Hanford #NuclearWaste #NuclearPower #Yakima @sts @histodons

https://www.krem.com/article/news/history/nuclear-site-on-tribes-ancestral-lands-yakama-nation-confederated-tribes-of-the-umatilla-indian-reservation-and-nez-perce-tribe-richland/293-08b04fec-1e77-4258-b775-0ad816cb5122

21:50 Friday - A small amount of rain being recorded now around #Yakima as the decaying cold front brings moisture to that side of the mountains.

#wawx #weather

#Yakima recorded a new record high for June 13 today when they reached 35°C. This beats the old record of 34°C set in 1974.

Ellensburg tied their record high for this date which is 34°C.

#wawx #weather

Notable wind gusts today:

• 132 km/h at Coldwater Ridge near Mount St. Helens (not sure about accuracy)
• 114 km/h on a ridge east of Hood River
• 105 km/h on Sedge Ridge SW of #Yakima

#orwx #wawx #weather #wind

#NicoleSmith #GenitalHerpes #OutbreakAlert #Yakima #Washington Danger! Nicole Smith - Yakima, Washington https://stdcarriers.com/registry/bio/570-nicole-smith-genitalherpes.aspx?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

‘“The public wants to expand an existing airport, they want it built to meet capacity in an environmentally sustainable way, and they want to maximize (passenger) travel by rail,” [Yakima Air Terminal Director Rob Hodgman] said.’ https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/electric-aircraft-could-make-yakima-viable-option-for-expansion-airport-director-says/article_f972b1ee-df0b-11ed-87fb-977e4fa34255.html #Yakima #Airport #PassengerRail #Rail

More on @aawa Earth Day outreach in #Yakima #EarthDay #mobility #PassengerRail #Rail #Amtrak

https://www.northwestbeerguide.com/home/2023-balebreaker-skyward A return to their roots, Bale Breaker Brewing releases Skyward IPA. The newest, year-round, release joining Daybreak Pale Ale. #Yakima #Seattle #Washington #Beer #News #BaleBreakerBrewing