“There are serious issues with the criminal justice system in Thurston County,” local attorney Victor Minjares said in a recent interview with Little Hollywood. Reflective of the national examination on implicit bias, socio-economic and racial injustice and other systemic issues beleaguering the law and justice community, Minjares is running for…
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“What are you going to do? You should know or at least figure it out. What are you going to do now to protect future generations?” Aji Piper, 17, Seattle, asked the audience. A landmark lawsuit As the keynote speaker at the day-long South Sound Climate Action Convention held in…
Noted local Chinese American elder, Toy Kay, has released her new book, An American Picture Bride, an autobiography written with Janine Gates. A book launch party will be held Sunday, March 11, 2018, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., at The Firs, 426 Lilly Road NE, Olympia. The public is invited.…
Ed. Note: This is an edited version of a story written January 11, 2018 by Janine Gates and published in her blog, Little Hollywood. The occupation ended at about 4 a.m. on Thursday, January 11 when law enforcement officers arrived and gave the women two minutes to leave. State workers…
Little Hollywood Blog There is still no clear mandate for the Port of Olympia’s marine terminal operation located in downtown Olympia, just days after an election in which a progressive candidate for port commissioner apparently lost by a few hundred votes. Despite significant public outcry, port commissioners and staff…
The City of Lacey just turned 50, and the city council held an appreciation ceremony at its meeting Thursday night for those who made the year long celebration a success. The accolades, though well deserved, along with the announcement of the city’s new song, “You’re Never a Stranger in Lacey,” could not have been more poorly…
WIP note: The following is a small portion of a much larger article by Janine, which can be found on her Little Hollywood blog. (janineslittlehollywood.blogspot.com) Bill Fishburn, 47, of Rainier, has formally announced that he is challenging Port of Olympia Commissioner Bill McGregor for his District 2 seat. He made the…
At the southernmost tip of Puget Sound, the direct descendent and grandson of Sitting Bull, Benjamin Sitting Bull, Ogalla Lakota Sioux, spoke to Olympians on Saturday afternoon in downtown Olympia. About 65 people gathered in solidarity with the water protectors blocking the Dakota Access Pipeline route at Standing Rock, North Dakota. A sea lion…
Tuesday, July 12– “I do believe that this issue is not an either-or…you can be a complete advocate and supporter of law enforcement as I am, and you can also be an advocate for community safety. I think the common ground we all share is to have a safe community.…
The US government has no comprehensive record of the number of people killed by law enforcement. The Counted is a project by The Guardian, counting the number of people killed by police and other law enforcement agencies in the United States throughout 2015 and 2016, to monitor their demographics and to tell…
The carnival rides and games, food, parade, and fireworks are all highlights of Capital Lakefair, a five-day festival that began 59 years ago in downtown Olympia. It’s gone through a lot of changes over the years, but maybe there’s room for just a little more change. About 100 entries from…
UPDATE: The legal proceedings have ended. More information has been posted at Janine’s Little Hollywood, and www.scottysupport.blogspot.com ——— [Editorial note: This article was modified due to space constraints.] The motion to dismiss a felony case against Scott Yoos, an Olympia man who is mute, was denied yesterday by Thurston County…