Sophia Gates
@sophia-gates.bsky.social
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Reporter for Cascadia Daily News. WSU Murrow News Fellow.
Some recent stories: A local farmer's advocacy led to a state bill aiming to allow people to use certain food benefits at mobile markets. In Whatcom County, shoppers at Twin Sisters Mobile Market would feel the impact.
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/mar/09/...
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Bellingham farmer leads push for more food access through mobile markets | Cascadia Daily News
Cat Sieh's advocacy might result in a new state law for using certain food benefits
https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/mar/09/bellingham-farmer-leads-push-for-more-food-access-through-mobile-markets/
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Backlash has swelled in the month and a half since a Mount Vernon City Council member jokingly referenced an anti-immigrant rumor. Now, some locals are asking the council to adopt a resolution affirming the cityβs support for its immigrant population.
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/mar/06/...
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Anti-immigrant joke made by a Mount Vernon council member angers community | Cascadia Daily News
Council pressed to adopt a resolution affirming city's support for immigrant population
https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/mar/06/anti-immigrant-joke-made-by-a-mount-vernon-council-member-angers-community/
10 months ago
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Two popular local restaurants owe employees more than $160k due to illegal tip sharing, a Dept. of Labor report found. But as Labor is not pursuing litigation, employees may only be able to get those funds through lawsuits. Fiamma's owners contest the findings.
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/feb/26/...
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Labor department: Fiamma restaurants owe back wages, damages due to illegal tip-sharing | Cascadia Daily News
Owners contest the findings that employees are due more than $160K in back wages and damages
https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/feb/26/labor-department-fiamma-restaurants-owe-back-wages-damages-due-to-illegal-tip-sharing/
11 months ago
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In the wake of sweeping cuts to the National Forest system, I spoke to current and former employees about what those mass firings may mean closer to home. Possible impacts: closed bathrooms, deteriorating trails.
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/feb/25/...
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Employees: Forest Service cuts will hurt trails, threaten public safety | Cascadia Daily News
The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest lost 36 employees, almost a third of its workforce
https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/feb/25/employees-forest-service-cuts-will-hurt-trails-threaten-public-safety/
11 months ago
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One of my first stories at The Everett Herald was about a senior center that had outgrown its space. Last week, I wrote about a similar issue in Mount Vernon. County and senior center staff agree the center's building isn't suitable. The question is, what now?
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/feb/23/...
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Busy Mount Vernon Senior Center has outlived its usefulness, users and county agree | Cascadia Daily News
Amid funding challenges, one plan suggests a new facility could include housing
https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/feb/23/busy-mount-vernon-senior-center-has-outlived-its-usefulness-users-and-county-agree/
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Finn Wendt
11 months ago
4.7 magnitude earthquake north of Vancouver, B.C., per USGS, just felt in Bellingham, per me. If I were building a house of cards a few minutes ago I'd be mildly upset.
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In 2022, a developer stirred excitement when he crowdfunded a 35-dome vacation complex in Glacier. Today, the site has one dome - and is still permitted only for a single-family home. The story, along with
@audralanderson.bsky.social
's brilliant headline:
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/feb/19/...
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Two years and one dome later, Oculis Lodge founder is asking for another $1.2M | Cascadia Daily News
The 2022 concept pitched 35 domes and a shorter timeline. Some backers are demanding refunds.
https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/feb/19/two-years-and-one-dome-later-oculis-lodge-founder-is-asking-for-another-1-2m/
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When
@audralanderson.bsky.social
and I visited Glacier last month, we found a topic that got locals talking: Airbnbs. In recent years, they told us, vacation rentals have increased in Glacier. Some believe they've made finding housing "borderline impossible."
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/feb/12/...
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Newcomers to Glacier say Airbnbs make finding housing 'borderline impossible' | Cascadia Daily News
Short-term rentals help stimulate the economy of the mountain town but complicate living there, locals say
https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/feb/12/newcomers-to-glacier-say-airbnbs-make-finding-housing-borderline-impossible/
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