Local, state and federal (until recently) funding has strongly incentivized funding for "housing first" initiatives. Housing First prioritizes providing people with permanent housing as quickly as possible without requiring sobriety, treatment or compliance with services as a condition for obtaining housing.
Listening to Clallam County's Homelessness Task Force meetings, it is clear that nearly all of the members, except John DeBoer (formerly homeless) are advocates of this approach and pursue housing first funding.
Could PBH choose a high-barrier model for Northview under Washington Law? Yes. Under RCW 59.18.550 PBH could build "drug and alcohol-free housing," require sobriety through testing and evict for non-compliance. 4PA has done this.
What's more, RCW 59.18.130 lists mandatory legal duties of every tenant in Washington, regardless of what the lease says.
Section 6 states, "Not engage in drug-related activity at the rental premises, or allow a subtenant, sublessee, resident, or anyone else to engage in drug-related activity at the rental premises with the knowledge or consent of the tenant. "Drug-related activity" means that activity which constitutes a violation of chapter 69.41, 69.50, or 69.52 RCW"
Failing to comply with tenant duties is grounds for eviction.
So, either PBH does not want high-barrier housing or the funds it took to build Northview do not allow for it. Either way is a problem. Either way neighbors have a right to be concerned.
Political aspirations never entered my mind until I looked around and saw countless fellow citizens who, like me, felt unheard, unseen, and unrepresented by our leaders.
This campaign is a community effort to change that. While elections matter, the real work begins after voters choose new representatives. That’s when we start rebuilding trust, truly listening, and empowering community-led solutions that county and city leaders have struggled to deliver for years.
Government agencies have no right to tamper with the free market. The price of a house is the price somebody wishes to pay for it. Low income housing attracts low income people who vote for Democrats. It is a form of gerrymandering. Our paradigm should be Minnesota. I would ask a simple question. Why do people have a low income?
Appreciate the insight here. When there's choice to do better with the limited resources, and those choices aren't made we're constantly left with wondering what the undercurrent is.
Based on what you have written I can surmise that the current BOCCC could have required PBH to adopt these reasonable rules, but as I recall they have been hoodwinked by their "experts" into believing that such a requirement was a bad idea.
The commissioners did not reply to yesterday's email. Here is today's question:
Dear Commissioners,
You often tell residents to ‘stay engaged,’ yet in this case, a resident took the time to write a detailed letter raising specific concerns and received no response from two commissioners. How do you reconcile encouraging engagement while selectively responding to some groups and ignoring others? What standard, if any, does the Board use to decide who gets a reply — and how does that align with your responsibility to treat residents fairly and your stated mission objectives?
This is a modeled example of how an individual Clallam County Commissioner—and the Board collectively—could respond to concerns about responsiveness and public engagement, using existing county policy and recognized good-governance standards. It is illustrative only and does not represent official Board action.
Dear Constituent,
Thank you for your email and for raising this concern. I understand why residents expect that when they are encouraged to “stay engaged,” their correspondence will be acknowledged in a fair and consistent manner.
As an individual commissioner, I cannot speak on behalf of the Board or characterize the actions of other commissioners, nor do I have access to correspondence handled by other members. Under Washington governance principles, individual commissioners act independently unless the Board takes action collectively (Municipal Research and Services Center [MRSC], 2023a).
Clallam County’s Board of Commissioners Operating Guidelines (Policy 120) establish procedures for public participation during Board meetings and public hearings, including how oral and written testimony is received into the official record (Clallam County, 2019). However, the Guidelines do not establish a Board-wide standard for how individual written correspondence outside of meetings—such as letters or emails—is acknowledged or responded to. This represents a policy gap rather than a violation.
Research in public administration shows that perceptions of procedural fairness—such as being acknowledged, treated consistently, and understanding decision processes—are central to public trust, even when no exclusion is intended (Tyler, 2006). When standards are informal or undefined, variation in responses may occur, which can create the appearance of uneven treatment (Nabatchi & Leighninger, 2015).
For that reason, I intend to request that the Board consider discussing this issue in an open public meeting, consistent with the Open Public Meetings Act, to determine whether additional clarity or guidance regarding correspondence and public engagement would be appropriate.
Sincerely,
Commissioner [Name]
Clallam County Commissioner
Modeled Whole-Board Follow-Up, Potential Board Actions for Consideration in an Open Public Meeting:
1. Review existing public engagement practices in light of Policy 120’s scope and limitations (Clallam County, 2019).
2. Request guidance on ethical and governance best practices related to constituent correspondence (MRSC, 2023b; RCW 42.23).
3. Consider whether a nonbinding guideline or formal policy would improve clarity, fairness, and public understanding (Nabatchi & Leighninger, 2015).
4. If adopted, publish any standards to support transparency and procedural fairness (Tyler, 2006).
References (APA 7)
Clallam County. (2019). Board of Commissioners operating guidelines (Policy 120).
It's to remind us all what is needed for integrity in any aspect of life, public or private...'they' will not change course as they are 'programmed' to do as they do!😎
Public officials, just like anyone dealing with high volumes of correspondence, learn to distinguish genuine constituent concerns from people trying to bait them into a spectacle. After all of the hostile framing, selective outrage, and turning every interaction into Watchdog content, it’s not surprising that commissioners choose not to participate in the charade. That isn’t corruption or bias. It’s professional boundaries.
Dr. Sarah’s modeled response is thoughtful, but it’s aspirational. It describes how a healthy system ‘could’ work, but not what’s happening here. Jeff is using it as a prop, another cudgel to swing at commissioners who simply don’t want to be part of his performance loop.
There’s a difference between being silenced and being declined. This is the latter. Commissioners aren’t obligated to fuel someone else’s narrative, and choosing not to engage with bad faith dynamics is not evidence of wrongdoing. It’s evidence of experience
Respectfully, this framing sidesteps the core issue. Public officials are not private professionals managing inboxes at their discretion. They are elected representatives accountable to the public.
There is a meaningful difference between declining to engage in harassment and consistently providing evasive, non-answers to legitimate policy questions. Many residents aren’t asking for spectacle; they’re asking for clarity, transparency, and direct responses about decisions that affect their community.
Calling constituent engagement “bad faith” doesn’t absolve officials of their responsibility to explain their actions. Accountability isn’t fueling a narrative. It’s a foundational part of public service. Is it not?
If commissioners want trust, the solution isn’t withdrawal or ambiguity; it’s clear, good-faith communication. People aren’t wrong for communicating with the officials who are meant to work in the best interest of everyone.
Maybe if they were more engaged in their answers, Mr. Tozzer wouldn't have as much to write about?
Bias: prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
So, it’s not bias when commissioners don’t respond to the Watchdog or others who have criticisms of government, or are looking for clarifications? I guess it isn’t bias; it’s just business as usual in Clallam County and that’s what makes it acceptable; because government is not supposed to serve everyone, only the people who behave accordingly.
Remember, Jeff, representation by your elected officials does not mean they represent you, and they have no duty as public servants to respond to you as a constituent (unless you don’t pay your property taxes, then I’m sure they’ll respond to you); it means everyone else but you, because you are you and they are not you. And it’s not bias that they don’t acknowledge you while acknowledging others, according to the monkey. LOL.
How successful would it be for a retired bartender, who left because the temptation was just too great, return only to get right back where he left off, drinking on the job? Why would we think housing (for addicted persons) maintain that living and using would not create a multitude of problems. This is old news people! This kind of Pollyanna shit does not work, why? It’s easier to get wasted and forget your cares, obligations and the laws than it is to
stay sober. Plus a big housing complex means, someone wants to party at any given time.
I would like to see that same energy and money spent on our cognitively delayed adults as they learn skills that become livable wages. I was a florist, I could teach that all day long for the cost of a few evergreen branches.
Think of all the skills we have between all of us. My disgust with decisions made by “Those Three Guys” never solve problems long term. Build a skills center, get business owners on board for taking in interns. Make this area a good place to live, learn and work.
2026 could be the end of text messages and the beginning of useful careers.
My name is Susan Bonallo and if I commit where I see a need, I will be there.
I’m politically not impressed by either party. Less government means funds are available to measure success on projects that have a snow balls chance of good outcomes. Make 2026 the year we quit whining and began winning! Go Jake!
Yes, Susan! Less gov't means more opportunities. Less gov't means better ideas . Less gov't means bigger net income in our paychecks. And less gov't means more productive citizens. And less gov't means safer communities.
Smaller government means more resources devoted to economic growth and smaller government deficits. I believe that inflation is a monetary phenomenon and not created by full employment. The problem Denise is that more and more paychecks are printed by some government agency.
I am registered non-partisan, but STRONGLY support MAGA and the common sense improvement of our country. Let's MCCGA (doesn't sound as catchy) at the next election and elect common sense candidates, like Jake and others. NO MORE CAREER POLITICIANS!
My position is that any relationship to national identity politics is what the current elected officials and their supporters want to distract from our local problems, and I don't read anything like that in Jake's platform. Our focus needs to be Clallam County. I've divorced myself from the binary political mindsets/parties and find myself in the middle which is where I think Jake is, where everday common sense prevails. My $0.02.
I second your $0.02 but continue to call bullshit on all the gaslighting and other dodgy crap going on AT ALL LEVELS...because the chain of corruption goes all the way to the top...if we can stop it locally, that's going to be a miracle...and I do believe in miracles! We better hope they are possible!🤓
He isn't a King... and even Kings get befoozled by ne'er do wells!
He is an Oligarch-Kind of guy...think TV personality.(Apprentice)
I think/feel he is motivated by preserving his own empire because if We lose...His empire is toast... so personal motivation is crucial.
But he has inherited a 'deep-state' system...I personally wouldn't have the energy to deal with it, especially while eating McDonald's and drinking 'diet-coke'!
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
"And with that plunge back into my own past, there arose at once, almost like heartbreak, the memory of Joy itself, the knowledge that I had once had what I had now lacked for years, that I was returning at last from exile and desert lands to my own country, and the distance of the Twilight of the Gods and the distance of my own past Joy, both unattainable, flowed together in a single, unendurable sense of desire and loss…." C.S. Lewis
This quote sums up the feeling I now have after becoming engaged in and aware of local governance in our county. I sat on the sidelines far too long. I wish to be more involved and to possess the skills, knowledge, and abilities to make positive contribution to defending our freedom and property. Thanks to all of you who comment here for the educational insights.
People quote the Founding Fathers and the Constitution but lack the courage to mention the actual thoughts of these men. The enemies of progress are correct to erase our history if they wish to prevail. Until recently the process seemed to be working. I am thankful that without censorship we still have the right to express ourselves on Mr. Tozzer's site. Does anyone remember the censorship on Twitter and Facebook a few years ago? Hate speech involves any subject that hurts my feelings and in the modern world this is unacceptable. LOL
The Making of the American Mind by Mathew Spaulding. The story of our Declaration of Independence. Just started reading. The Federalist Papers tells a lot of the thoughts of those who framed our constitution. Not really concentrated on in public education today.
George Washington, or 'Warshington', depending on your locale, hated party politics because of its divisiveness, so this is far from new.
Human beings are flawed in their design as far as 'self-governance' goes.
We have been bred and designed to be a slave-race by not very nice 'gods'.
We have the Potential to do much better but we don't have enough skills and willingness to submit to 'Higher Values'...AND we have 'entities' which torment us and feed off of the energies created.
We can do all the psychological 'work' we want but the problems arise in the 'pre-physcal', or non-physical...Everything starts with a thought, an idea, a desire, a temptation...and then manifests into the material.
No exceptions! How we navigate this 'reality' is the question and the answer!
It's an 'Inside Job' and we can't do it 'on our own', otherwise we would have a balanced, loving world, instead of what we see, now!
Blessings to all and to all a (much better) new year!~🤓
AND, how does ANY bartender, unless they are Sado-Masochistic, hang around a bunch of drinkers, anyway...if I go to a gathering where significant drinking occurs, I either have to imbibe...or leave...it's intolerable being around drinking when sober!
I guess that's why it's intolerable to be in 'the chambers' (cells) with a bunch of narcissistic, unaccountable sociopaths...one has to either join or leave...eventually!😜
Common sense has fled, hiding behind the shed...as people wake and bed, politicians, our society shred...this is why forever, people have fought and bled...better to live life fully, 'cause we all will end up dead. (to the flesh)!😎
As a taxpayer and free agent in this world who honors liberty more than charity why should I be robbed by various governments in order to feed other people's children and provide rehab to dopers? I say, "Allow Nature to take its natural course". If Narcan were removed the taxpayers would save a fortune. The politicians are capitalizing upon certain flaws in society
Interesting article, thanks. When are the Commissioners and all other government employees going to learn and remember and work as OUR EMPLOYEES! rather than our bosses. We are the ones paying them to do work for us, buying their homes, health insurance, groceries, golden umbrellas. Everything they do in their jobs should be for the PUBLIC GOOD rather than to enhance their power and image and legacy. We are THE BOSSES, THEY ARE THE BOSEES. DO YOUR JOBS, COMMISSIONERS, you are replaceable.
I love your style, and your delivery of a crucial message I heard you deliver to them at the budget meeting they held in Sequim a few months ago. Even keeled, unapologetic.
They just have way better benefits and retirement incentives. Thats what keeps these wage slaves in government. It’s a sweet deal and they probably didn’t give a rats ass about the people affected by their work, she said from real life experience.
It's now 2026, and expecting in a new year that our county commissioners will suddenly turn over a new leaf and meaningfully address citizen's concerns is for those living on Fantasy Island. Commissioners Ozias and French are committed leftist progressives; like a leopard, they might say things to appease complainants, but they cannot change their spots. The only answer is to vote them out of office when that opportunity arises, replacing them with candidates that have different values. In the meantime, keep bringing the pressure, with receipts, trying to eat the elephant one small bite at a time while building the case for their electoral removal. Thank you to Jeff, and CJ, and Jake, for taking point and starting the process! It's gonna be a long road ...
I am angry along with the anonymous citizen who has repeatedly experienced crime against her property and crime against her right to a safe environment, as she pays taxes for that safety. Thank you, Jeff, for sharing her story with us. Why does she get the brush off by our elected leaders and Comm. Stoffer gets private security? Where's the equity? Elitism epitomized. At Tuesday's meeting, Karen Parker commented and asked questions directly to the Comms. regarding harm reduction. Ozias fiercely defended Harm Reduction programs, challenging Karen to defy his reply. Just as fiercely, Karen stood her ground (you go, girl!) and fought for better answers. But none came. Elitism epitomized. We keep showing up, we keep sharing personal experiences, we keep bringing this evidence to our local leaders and things will change in favor of the law-abiding, tax-paying citizens - with or without the current leadership. Jake Seegers 2026!!
Has anyone found this landlord tenant law that commissioner French is referring to about not being able to kick out someone for using drugs? Everything I've found so far is that landlords have to legally start the eviction process. I know in Oxford housing, if you are caught using, you have a certain amount of time to gather your things and leave. You sign it when you sign your housing agreement. 🤔🧐
Here’s how Washington State law and typical landlord-tenant agreements treat a landlord trying to remove a tenant for drug use or drug-related activity:
🧾 1. Standard Residential Lease + State Law
General Residential Tenancies (RCW 59.18)
Washington’s Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RCW 59.18) includes provisions that make drug-related activity a valid basis to terminate a tenancy, but just using drugs by itself is not automatically an immediate eviction in every case.
✅ Illegal Drug-Related Activity as Grounds for Eviction
Under RCW 59.18.130, tenants must not engage in or allow any gang- or drug-related activity on the property. “Drug-related activity” generally means behavior that violates the state’s criminal drug statutes (e.g., possession with intent, distribution, manufacture under chapter 69.50 RCW). �
Washington Law Help +1
If a tenant engages in drug-related activity on the premises that interferes with neighbors’ safety or rental value (e.g., selling drugs, manufacturing meth), the landlord can serve a 3-day notice to vacate before starting eviction (unlawful detainer). �
Housing Solutions Network +1
➡️ Important: The statute distinguishes criminal activity on the premises from simple personal use or off-site use. Possession alone without evidence of distribution or activity may not automatically qualify without a lease clause. �
LegiScan
📌 The landlord must still follow state eviction procedures — they can’t just “kick you out” without notice and due process through an unlawful detainer action. �
Tenants Union
🧠 2. Lease Terms Matter
A written rental agreement usually includes a clause that the tenant:
must follow all state/local laws;
shall not engage in illegal or criminal activity (including drug activity) on the premises.
If the tenant violates a lease drug clause, that gives the landlord legal cause to serve notices (often 3-day) and pursue eviction through court. �
Washington Law Help
🧪 3. Special Case: Drug & Alcohol-Free Housing (RCW 59.18.550)
Washington has a specific statute for drug and alcohol-free housing — this is a special type of rental (often sober living or recovery housing):
👉 Only applies if the lease specifically designates the property as drug and alcohol-free and contains the required provisions. �
WA Law
Under that statute:
Tenant may not use or possess alcohol or illegal drugs, even off premises. �
WA Law
Landlord can include requirements like periodic verification of recovery program participation and drug tests. �
WA Law
If a tenant violates these conditions, the landlord can deliver a three-day termination notice (with one day to comply if allowed) and end the tenancy. �
WA Law
This law generally applies to licensed or formally designated recovery housing, not ordinary apartments.
🧑⚖️ 4. What Happens in Practice
If a Tenant Is Only Using Drugs (Not Selling/Distributing)
Simple personal use — especially inside the unit — may not be enough on its own under state law unless the lease has a specific lease violation clause about drug use. �
Washington Law Help
Landlord still must provide proper notice and follow eviction law before removing someone. �
Tenants Union
If There Is Criminal Activity on the Premises
Illegal drug production or distribution, repeated police involvement, or conduct that jeopardizes other tenants’ safety can justify a 3-day notice and eviction. �
Washington Law Help
Landlord can use police seizure/notice of illegal drugs as evidence. �
FindLaw Codes
🧠 5. Entry & Privacy
Even if landlords suspect drug use, they generally cannot enter a tenant’s unit just to search for drugs without proper notice or a warrant — lease inspections for drugs do not override privacy laws. �
If you want, I can explain what the eviction notice process looks like step-by-step in WA or help you understand what qualifies as “drug-related activity” under criminal and housing law.
It's never too late to change the rules but they have to be enforced and CC seems incapable of that...and it just boots them back into the streets...lose/lose situation!😎
Ignorant board commissioners just cannot understand why we have so many drug addict problems when they keep catering to them with freebies and now are supporting a brand new 34 unit luxury apartment-condo building.Postings about this oak st project is said each unit is estimated to cost taxpayers around $ 380,000.but we know this number will rise completion date is more than a year away.So is this the board commissioners mentality to keep supporting brand new construction in hopes that they not commit crimes if taxpayers give them new retirement homes & cost of living expenses.Wa state being a sanctuary state tells me these projects may not be used as described.All board commissioners need to be voted out before they put property taxpayers in serious debt so lazy asses can have free retirement at others expense.This is a planned agenda by the liberal party to house & feed the immigrants & homeless in hopes they will vote for the libtard party just like in corrupt states like minnesota.
It's not that they don't understand...they are communist agents and it's their job to destroy the 'American Way of Live'...while living comfortably like good kommissars do.
They aren't that stupid...but they are that evil!👿
They know exactly what they are doing and what the results will be.These radical libtards are not true american patriots with good intentions.They do not deserve any respect.Board commissioners have no intentions of changing course until voted out of office.
The do understand and see an opportunity to exploit an advantage. Why should a fox waste energy hunting mice in the forest when several dinners are located in a hen house. The situation is animal nature and humans are animals with a large brain.
Wow when you say it, it makes so much sense. Not in the commissioners know what they are doing sense, but in the prep for an onslaught of undocumented. I asked about a year ago if you had to dig into your savings/household budget how much money would you give the illegals? 100 percent said zero! Yet our government and the wackos in office feel there is no limit.
God, please bring this country back to the point where our legal citizens are job number one!
When I lived in Los Angeles I encountered a myriad of immigrants both legal and illegal and the vast majority hated this country and most Americans. In psychology this process is called cognitive dissonance. I didn't meet any who added value to our economy. Their purpose is to add Democrat representation in districts that formerly Republican. Republicans until recently never fought against the diabolical system because the donor class wants slave labor and doesn't care about the shrinking middle class.
I don't consider anchor babies and their successors to be legal citizens nor do I believe legal citizens who receive a government paycheck should be allowed to vote for measures that rob me to pay for their corruption.
When there is drugs and alcohol involved there is crime and abuse by residents. All we are doing is
creating another safe haven to further their addiction. Why not put the PBH employees to
have their everydayoffices and see how long they could survive.Gy the way they have an EV charger at this new facility. Whose car will be charging there is only temporary until
one of the residents vandalizes it. These units will MOT make it3 years before they are
They wouldn’t last five business days. People with zero exposure haven’t a clue how disruptive life is in a housing environment where neighbors pick fights, look for drugs, pass out on the steps, and call 911 cause they can’t get to their front door. Plus the ones that think you are stealing from them or the ones that truly are stealing from you. Now next morning depending on hangover, you maybe best old buddies or be told they are coming to kill you, as you are sitting in a patrol cruiser. PS yes Seattle-King County let me in on a few drive along mostly downtown and Rainier Ave South. One smell of some of our passengers will put you off alcohol for life.
I grew up that year from a middle class, two parents, college always an expectation, no discussion, to someone who saw the world and the places we kept tourist from.
Do they (The entire state of Washington )have those programs?
Real career eye openers.
Feel free to ask me more. The best (hard) job I was ever underpaid to love.
There are many examples of this phenonium. A long time ago I visited most of the major housing projects in Los Angeles and they were violent sewers. Poverty is not a structural problem. It is a spiritual problem and cannot be repaired with material solutions.
I too have worked in low-income housing areas close to the issues. You're absolutely correct. Every time those who stands something to gain politically reinforce the concept that someone can't get through life without government being involved is another soul enslaved to the machine.
We don't know what he actually believes. I suspect he actually believes in nothing. I knew managers like him who would talk out of both sides of their mouth. Their loyalty was not to the corporation but to themselves and to short term results that looked good on paper.
Government derives power from money. Cut off the funds and the power is gone. Yet the problem is an example of The Prisoner's Dilemma. If both parties agree to not cooperate with authority, they both win. Yet one part of the equation will inevitably betray the other. This is part of Game Theory.
I think both models are correct. Execute dope pushers and make illicit drug use so prohibitive that crime rates are reduced. The other model would be to allow the widespread use of dope but arrest the junkie when he commits a crime and then punish him severely. I believe that law enforcement favors the path of least resistance. Most criminals consume dope so they are arrested and prosecuted more easily when they possess meth than attempting to catch them breaking into a house. Drugs are an indirect method of capturing criminals. I wonder how many Americans who are addicted never see the inside of a jail because they don't need to commit crimes.
All these homeless drug addicts are sitting around giddily awaiting this homeless housing complex to open up w/ their pinkies turned up at the corner of their mouths. FINALLY a private nexus for their dirty deeds to flow effortlessly back & forth from Safeway. It’s going to overwhelm an already stretched thin body of law enforcement. Port Angeles is in for a wild ride as this out of control problem gets much worse.
Our law enforcement is stretched thin on purpose...and they take up a third of the county budget as it is, so we would need at least half of our budget to just have enough DEI hires to really f' things up!
Our prosecutorial/judicial is also corrupt...we have already been 'taken'.
Will we gain it back? It takes a lot of people with higher values coordinating...but it can be done!😎
Turn it into slightly assisted living homes for people that are high functioning on the spectrum or slight physical /mental disabilities etc. I’ve worked with this population and it wouldn’t be truthful to say that the volunteers don’t get as much out of the interaction as the clients do. We would be creating self reliance for life instead of sobriety for (what’s the wait for abusers to get our tax dollars in debit card form)? This is my request to our 3 sitting commissioners: what legacy are you leaving office with? PS I don’t have stats but, I have an educated guess that you guys aren’t the gift that saves Clallam County. No offense but unless you truly believe in your heart you’ve failed the population, you haven’t increased your life skills. Happy New Year. It’s a Do-Over year, do better, do for the people ! You owe all the citizens , not a select group.
Yours truly
Susan C Bonallo
More engaged citizen and not afraid to point out missteps in government.
Happy New Year, Randy! Clallam County, banding together for change has made for an inspiring 2025. Thank you for speaking up and demanding better for all citizens.
I think that most of the great folks on "The Watchdog" are well aware that these problems will never be addressed as long as those who are controlling the current governments are still in office. Of course, sooner or later, there is going to be an absolutely horrific event that may bring folks together in enough numbers to force the failed leadership to change their destructive policies, but as the local court system, police, and so-called "established media" clearly give cover to these failed "leaders" in government I seriously doubt that the needed changes will ever see the light of day as long as we are so flagrantly disrespected when we bring these serious issues up. I am VERY proud of the great efforts that you and SO many others have made to attempt to get through to the functionally deaf Individuals in government who so clearly have no Intentions of changing their path and helping to improve our community. Obviously, our efforts have failed miserably and that means that we must pursue additional measures. These failed leaders have in fact very clearly become the most potentially dangerous threat to the community... We should continue to make our concerns a constant matter of public record, because we can't allow these nefarious Individuals in government to escape justice by someday claiming that they were unaware of our concerns for the past many years. This leaves us no other peaceful options but to commence the process of removing these failed servants of the public as soon as possible~! I was wondering if anyone here on "The Watchdog" has experience organizing petitions of recall and/or if "we" could investigate other such efforts that were successful elsewhere, so that we are not wasting time and money reinventing the wheel~? I can't think of anyone in the legal profession here in Clallam County who could be trusted to assist in a recall effort, but perhaps someone trustworthy who has retired from the legal profession and/or does not live in Clallam County could be found~? In any case, I can sympathize with those who somehow assume that these Individuals in government are acting in Good Faith, however I must reject that assumption because their pattern of behavior is FAR more consistent with criminal behavior than any honest mistakes of judgement~! Either way, our solution to remove these Individuals who keep popping up as failed leaders with failed policies is our effective "legal notice" that they will never abide by their oaths and do what "we" require~! We must indeed remain engaged and in fact step up our efforts accordingly. because if we simply keep allowing these Individuals to continue to "Gas Light" the good folks of Clallam County, who only exist in the governments to serve us, then we are dramatically failing to do our most important duty as Americans. May 2026 see MANY great changes that come to Clallam County, America, and the good folks here~!
You could very well be correct, and there will of course obviously be criminals who will attempt to shut down our recall efforts. Of course, the good thing that would come from that is that folks would wake up even more because they would see just how corrupt their own court system right here is~! The recalls could work as they are intended, and we won't know until we make the effort, however in wartime very often what appears to be a "defeat" actually proves to be a positive in the long run. Imagine how alarming it would be for folks to be told that their recall petition is rejected and that they will be forced to keep these corrupt fools in office? Would that not force more folks to pay even closer attention to what is going on? Our best chance to avoid that "civil unrest" that you speak of, is to get as many folks as possible aware of what is really going on before things go in that direction~! These criminals in government do not have the numbers of their evil minions to deal with the massive number of good & decent Americans that exist ;-) Bullies are ALWAYS really cowards, so the more people who stand up against them, the more they will back down and at some point, give up if enough people refuse to comply with their destructive insanity. Yes, they would very clearly LOVE to trigger a violent outbreak, so all the more reason to remain peaceful and to come together in large numbers. If we give up and allow them to continue, we will lose... There are numerous very credible reports that a HUGE & growing number of Americans have been refusing to file their federal taxes for years now, and President Trump has definitely been taking the IRS apart and signaling to the American people that he intends to eliminate the unconstitutional and unlawful federal Income tax nightmare~! My point is that we are witnessing an extraordinary time in American history, and we can either sit back and do nothing but complain, or we can stand up against the criminals of humanity right here in our own playground~! I should not think that a recall effort would cost all that much money or be that difficult, but either way it sure does send a message~! The good folks of California did overwhelmingly successfully recall that criminal Newsome a while ago, which was cheated from them in the rigged recall election, but that only woke even more folks up and pissed them off enough to pay more attention to the scams and traps in their own government there. Just wait until the current fraud investigations in Minnesota come to California~! HA~! OH BROTHER~!!! And the same fraud Investigations will also come right here to Washington State, so we should all do what we can to fight back against this tyrannical mafia of scumbags~! There are several here on "The Watchdog" who are ready when enough people have had too much of the corruption right here in Clallam County~! Everyone needs to consider the options that remain ;-)
Hopefully all of the good folks here on "The Watchdog" (and beyond) will do their own research to see just how many folks in Clallam County are aware of the very serious problems that the "usual suspects" in government have created. Then, we need to determine what level of "education" (true news) is needed to bring folks together to sign a recall petition. It would be great to get ahold of previous recall petitions from other communities, so that we can better determine what may work best for us here. After seeing how absolutely useless the vast majority of lawyers were during the COVID crime spree of government, I am not sure that we will ever be able to get any legal representation, which could very well prove to be an advantage, so I am sure that there are enough folks right here on the "WD" who are more than Intelligent enough to put things together... If we can't find an honorable attorney or retired judge to assist us, perhaps it would be even better to find a paralegal or legal assistant who usually do most of the legal work for attorney's anyway... If those options don't work out, we can definitely use a previous recall petition that was recently successful. That recall petition of Newsome in California was in fact VERY successful, because it forced the recall election and that should be our goal~! Let the criminals in government and the judicial system reveal themselves for all to see ;-))
Cheers~!
Mike
P.S. The Clallam County Watchdog has apparently been growing tremendously well, so we do have an awesome source of relative information to refer folks to right in our faces~! Perhaps Jeff Tozzer would allow us to print out small cards/flyers that we could hand out in the community to folks who are unaware or The Watchdog and the news about what is really going on here~???
Supposedly King Henry VIII (not a fan) said... probably in a pique of 'royal rage'... 'First thing we do... is kill all the lawyers'...this was not just a kingly fantasy, but a realization that there are entities who will do anything to gain control and profit by it! This is an ancient drama, and one I pray will play itself out soon, so we can live in peace and prosperity, (my personal phantasy)🤓
No REAL American Constitutionalist would look on any King or Queen favorably, because that monarchy nonsense goes COMPLETELY against the freedom of the Individual. Kill all of the lawyers? Hummmmm, that sounds like an interesting concept and just like something that Henry VIII would say. He was also a bit hard on his wives if I remember my history :) HA~! As a long-time student of the law, I can tell you that there are some few attorneys & lawyers who have actually worked in the best interests of their clients to some respectable degree, but most of them are in for a VERY rude awakening and proper "schooling" in the not-too-distant future. You see, those who are sworn members of The B.A.R. are actually legally classified as "foreign agents" in America and that makes them dangerously close to committing treason~! Unless they registered as foreign agents, which I seriously doubt many have the wits to do... I am not saying that they ALL know this truth, because a great many are actually WAY too stupid to understand it. I would not be so harsh here, but after all, we are talking about people who are supposed to know something about the law. The truth is that "The B.A.R." is actually short for "The British Accreditation Registry", which is a foreign entity and NOT an American matrix at all, which soon will be understood by most Americans who make any effort to know the truth and learn about what has been and will continue to be going on in America for quite some time. Unfortunately, a great many truths will need to be revealed, because too many Americans have failed to learn in the failed educational system that was intentionally geared to dumb us all down~! There has been an ongoing effort to flood America with lawyers, because like turning the insane asylum patients loose upon society (which the federal government in fact did years ago) there is absolutely NO limit on how many lawyers the government unleashes upon Americans. The general effect is the same... The truth is always right in everyone's faces, but most folks have never trained themselves to see the obvious. For instance, there is absolutely NO limits on how many lawyers and attorneys that the government unleashes upon us, but the government has the strictest control limits on how many doctors "we" (America) has at any given time~! I trust that sheds some light upon the mass murder COVID democide, and exactly how easily that was orchestrated... Of course, most doctors are obviously pretty stupid as well, because quite a few of them killed themselves with the dangerous COVID vaccines, most just "followed orders" entirely ignorant of the REAL science, some never take ANY vaccines because they do know better but will likely be executed for forcing their patients to take the "death jab", and then there were those who, as they put it, "kept their heads down" like cowards and just continued right on "helping" folks~! HA! I don't know about you, but I don't see a whole lot of "smart" in those choices... Oh yes, there were an EXTREMELY small handful of very good and heroic doctors who actually did try to get the truth out about the COVID democide, but not many and the odds are that few folks had them as doctors. Anyway, the lawyers and attorneys will need to be retrained and have "balls" attached to them, or "a spine" as the case may be, if they are to continue in the medical profession. Many won't be allowed to continue for obvious reasons. New REAL doctors of honor and of REAL science will be trained for the new medical system that is based upon patients' health as a priority, will be entering the new system. Some fantastic patents and medical devices that were previously hidden will be coming out in due time, making the need for many doctors completely unnecessary... Times, they are a changin' my friend~! Sincerely, Mike
The censorship criminals attacked my PC just as I completed a glorious response to you Patriot Robert James~! HA!!! I actually enjoy living "rent free" in their empty little pointed heads ;-]]
Ah, what good sport~!
Anyway, I was simply responding that the criminals of humanity "Insurrectionist in Chief O-Bummer" that was "installed" as supposed "president" for 8 absolutely horrific devastating years, lied every time his treasonous mouth was open, like all the rest of these evil scumbag Satanists always do. I see your point my friend, however America was founded as a Christian country, has always been a Christian country, and as long as The American Republic exists, we will always be a Christian country. President Trump has also said as much~! We do welcome folks of different beliefs from all over the world, as long as they come in peace and abide by our law of the land = The American Constitution. However, stay tuned because you are going to witness what happens to illegal aliens who break our laws and ESPECIALLY those who come here to rob, steal, harm, and kill our people~! Those who are stupidly attempting to force their disgusting unconstitutional Sharia Law in America are definitely going to find themselves "expelled" from America (or worse). The appropriate term FAFO comes to mind ;-}} Yes, I know what you are saying that O-Bummer spewed, and he did that to attempt to further instigate a violent reaction, but justice is coming for him now and there isn't a damn thing that he can do to avoid it ;-) Will average Americans ever be told what happens to O-Bummer? I don't know... Most can't remotely handle the truth, but that does not mean that justice will not be done... O-Bummer did say one thing that was most amusing, when he must have been drunk and/or high on cocaine, and he made the statement that "Muslims helped to build America"~! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! What an A hole of astoundingly dramatic proportions~! There were absolutely NO Muslims who had anything to do with founding or building America, which is simply a fact of history. The ironic thing, however, is that some VERY evil & nasty Muslim criminals of humanity did play an instrumental role in the "establishment" of one of our great armed forces, thank you very much, The United States Marine Corps~! Ha Ha Ha! In fact, I have personally been an avid longtime supporter of the US Marines and long ago I was privileged enough to wear the uniform myself as a MJROTC officer cadet in high school. Anyway, thanks to the criminals of humanity Muslim scumbags who were despicable pirate terrorists, murderers, rapists, and human traffickers (slavers), The US Marines were first established to sail over to Tripoli to blow the bloody Hell out of the Muslin scumbags! HA~! That worked VERY well until Americans allowed too many terrorists within our own American government over the past several decades... So, if THAT is what O-Bummer calls "helping build America" than he was correct, but otherwise, Muslims had absolutely nothing to do with the founding of The American Republic in ANY way, shape, or form~!
Have a wonderful evening and keep the faith my friend~!
This is going to be one heck of a year for the history books ;-)
The Clallam County Board of Commissioners (CCBOC) response to questions about metrics used to evaluate success rates of Harm Reduction seems to be concentrated solely on preventing deaths and disease among substance users.
The Clallam County Department of Health and Human Services is dedicated to promoting and protecting the health, safety, and quality of life for all people in Clallam County.
Years of current policies of Harm Reduction seem to indicate success in one area, deaths. I see a complete failure of the program in “protecting the health, safety, and quality of life for all of the people of Clallam County. Fifteen years ago, I lived in Port Angeles at Fifth Street and Alder Street, and frequented Safeway in Lincoln St., without apprehension of being accosted or seeing drug sales and public defecation and the sights now seen. So, judging by today’s optics, the success of Harm Reduction doesn’t look too good.
The CCBOC responds to public questioning about metrics used to evaluate success by praising non-governmental agencies (NGO) for their ‘hard work’, but no critique of their failure. NGOs do not necessarily have the right answers to all situations. Many NGOs appear to have their own interests at heart. Most NGO seem to prioritize hiring salaried personnel. When public comments suggest avenues toward success, we are told we do not understand and we have no ‘standing’. Does ‘quality of life for all people’ really mean all people?
I hope this year will bring a more engaging dialog between elected officials and we the people, even those of us with no standing, to jointly begin to regain our quality of life. I will continue to stand before our elected and state my views. It is the only way, plus voting, I know how to defend our freedom.
In Washington State, the legal landscape for harm reduction (such as syringe exchanges and smoking supplies) is currently shifting. While state law generally protects these services, several local governments have passed ordinances to restrict or ban specific types of distribution.
As of early 2026, the following jurisdictions have notable prohibitions or significant restrictions:
1. Lewis County
In April 2024, Lewis County passed an ordinance effectively banning mobile syringe exchange programs and the distribution of certain supplies like fentanyl and xylazine test kits.
* Status: This is currently the subject of a major lawsuit (filed in late 2025 by the ACLU of Washington on behalf of Gather Church), which argues the ban violates religious liberties and state public health laws.
2. City of Seattle (Specific Supplies)
While Seattle remains a major hub for harm reduction, the City Council passed a provision in its 2026 budget that restricts the use of city funds.
* The Restriction: The city is now precluded from supporting the purchase or distribution of supplies used for the consumption of illegal drugs (such as glass pipes or foil), with a specific exception for needles.
* The Intent: This move distinguishes between "disease prevention" (needles) and "consumption assistance" (smoking supplies).
3. City of Spokane
In April 2025, Spokane implemented a policy targeting the sale and distribution of smoking paraphernalia in its downtown core.
* The Rule: Retailers and organizations are restricted from distributing or selling items like glass pipes and foils unless they provide Naloxone (Narcan) at no cost at the point of sale.
4. City of Everett
Everett utilizes "No Sit, No Lie" ordinances and SODA (Stay Out of Drug Area) zones that indirectly impact harm reduction.
* The Restriction: In certain designated zones, it is illegal to distribute supplies or food without a specific city permit. As of late 2025, city leaders have moved to extend and expand these zones to further curb street-level distribution of drug-related materials.
Local, state and federal (until recently) funding has strongly incentivized funding for "housing first" initiatives. Housing First prioritizes providing people with permanent housing as quickly as possible without requiring sobriety, treatment or compliance with services as a condition for obtaining housing.
Listening to Clallam County's Homelessness Task Force meetings, it is clear that nearly all of the members, except John DeBoer (formerly homeless) are advocates of this approach and pursue housing first funding.
Could PBH choose a high-barrier model for Northview under Washington Law? Yes. Under RCW 59.18.550 PBH could build "drug and alcohol-free housing," require sobriety through testing and evict for non-compliance. 4PA has done this.
https://codes.findlaw.com/wa/title-59-landlord-and-tenant/wa-rev-code-59-18-550
What's more, RCW 59.18.130 lists mandatory legal duties of every tenant in Washington, regardless of what the lease says.
Section 6 states, "Not engage in drug-related activity at the rental premises, or allow a subtenant, sublessee, resident, or anyone else to engage in drug-related activity at the rental premises with the knowledge or consent of the tenant. "Drug-related activity" means that activity which constitutes a violation of chapter 69.41, 69.50, or 69.52 RCW"
https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=59.18.130
Failing to comply with tenant duties is grounds for eviction.
So, either PBH does not want high-barrier housing or the funds it took to build Northview do not allow for it. Either way is a problem. Either way neighbors have a right to be concerned.
I appreciate your focus on our county. I hope it remains as steady after the election.
Thanks, John.
Political aspirations never entered my mind until I looked around and saw countless fellow citizens who, like me, felt unheard, unseen, and unrepresented by our leaders.
This campaign is a community effort to change that. While elections matter, the real work begins after voters choose new representatives. That’s when we start rebuilding trust, truly listening, and empowering community-led solutions that county and city leaders have struggled to deliver for years.
It starts with de-corrupting the public offices, which is too slow given the momentum the commies have achieved over the decades, esp. w/o ethics!🤔
Government agencies have no right to tamper with the free market. The price of a house is the price somebody wishes to pay for it. Low income housing attracts low income people who vote for Democrats. It is a form of gerrymandering. Our paradigm should be Minnesota. I would ask a simple question. Why do people have a low income?
Appreciate the insight here. When there's choice to do better with the limited resources, and those choices aren't made we're constantly left with wondering what the undercurrent is.
Based on what you have written I can surmise that the current BOCCC could have required PBH to adopt these reasonable rules, but as I recall they have been hoodwinked by their "experts" into believing that such a requirement was a bad idea.
They aren't hoodwinked...they are insane...therein lies the difference!😎
The commissioners did not reply to yesterday's email. Here is today's question:
Dear Commissioners,
You often tell residents to ‘stay engaged,’ yet in this case, a resident took the time to write a detailed letter raising specific concerns and received no response from two commissioners. How do you reconcile encouraging engagement while selectively responding to some groups and ignoring others? What standard, if any, does the Board use to decide who gets a reply — and how does that align with your responsibility to treat residents fairly and your stated mission objectives?
All three commissioners can be contacted by emailing the Clerk of the Board at: loni.gores@clallamcountywa.gov
This is a modeled example of how an individual Clallam County Commissioner—and the Board collectively—could respond to concerns about responsiveness and public engagement, using existing county policy and recognized good-governance standards. It is illustrative only and does not represent official Board action.
Dear Constituent,
Thank you for your email and for raising this concern. I understand why residents expect that when they are encouraged to “stay engaged,” their correspondence will be acknowledged in a fair and consistent manner.
As an individual commissioner, I cannot speak on behalf of the Board or characterize the actions of other commissioners, nor do I have access to correspondence handled by other members. Under Washington governance principles, individual commissioners act independently unless the Board takes action collectively (Municipal Research and Services Center [MRSC], 2023a).
Clallam County’s Board of Commissioners Operating Guidelines (Policy 120) establish procedures for public participation during Board meetings and public hearings, including how oral and written testimony is received into the official record (Clallam County, 2019). However, the Guidelines do not establish a Board-wide standard for how individual written correspondence outside of meetings—such as letters or emails—is acknowledged or responded to. This represents a policy gap rather than a violation.
Research in public administration shows that perceptions of procedural fairness—such as being acknowledged, treated consistently, and understanding decision processes—are central to public trust, even when no exclusion is intended (Tyler, 2006). When standards are informal or undefined, variation in responses may occur, which can create the appearance of uneven treatment (Nabatchi & Leighninger, 2015).
For that reason, I intend to request that the Board consider discussing this issue in an open public meeting, consistent with the Open Public Meetings Act, to determine whether additional clarity or guidance regarding correspondence and public engagement would be appropriate.
Sincerely,
Commissioner [Name]
Clallam County Commissioner
Modeled Whole-Board Follow-Up, Potential Board Actions for Consideration in an Open Public Meeting:
1. Review existing public engagement practices in light of Policy 120’s scope and limitations (Clallam County, 2019).
2. Request guidance on ethical and governance best practices related to constituent correspondence (MRSC, 2023b; RCW 42.23).
3. Consider whether a nonbinding guideline or formal policy would improve clarity, fairness, and public understanding (Nabatchi & Leighninger, 2015).
4. If adopted, publish any standards to support transparency and procedural fairness (Tyler, 2006).
References (APA 7)
Clallam County. (2019). Board of Commissioners operating guidelines (Policy 120).
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3178/Board-Operating-Guidelines-PDF
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2023a). Roles and responsibilities of county commissioners.
https://mrsc.org
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2023b). Ethics and conflicts of interest for local government officials.
https://mrsc.org
Nabatchi, T., & Leighninger, M. (2015). Public participation for 21st century democracy. Jossey-Bass.
Tyler, T. R. (2006). Why people obey the law (2nd ed.). Princeton University Press.
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt7s1jb
Washington State Legislature. (n.d.). RCW 42.23: Code of ethics for municipal officers.
https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=42.23
I'm beginning to wonder if these reasonable responses are over their heads?
I hope not, it’s supposed to be a sort of paint by numbers type of modeling, right?
Try connect the dots.? Not everyone is an artist :)
It's to remind us all what is needed for integrity in any aspect of life, public or private...'they' will not change course as they are 'programmed' to do as they do!😎
And there you have it. If you are not part of the "clique" you are of no value.
Public officials, just like anyone dealing with high volumes of correspondence, learn to distinguish genuine constituent concerns from people trying to bait them into a spectacle. After all of the hostile framing, selective outrage, and turning every interaction into Watchdog content, it’s not surprising that commissioners choose not to participate in the charade. That isn’t corruption or bias. It’s professional boundaries.
Dr. Sarah’s modeled response is thoughtful, but it’s aspirational. It describes how a healthy system ‘could’ work, but not what’s happening here. Jeff is using it as a prop, another cudgel to swing at commissioners who simply don’t want to be part of his performance loop.
There’s a difference between being silenced and being declined. This is the latter. Commissioners aren’t obligated to fuel someone else’s narrative, and choosing not to engage with bad faith dynamics is not evidence of wrongdoing. It’s evidence of experience
Respectfully, this framing sidesteps the core issue. Public officials are not private professionals managing inboxes at their discretion. They are elected representatives accountable to the public.
There is a meaningful difference between declining to engage in harassment and consistently providing evasive, non-answers to legitimate policy questions. Many residents aren’t asking for spectacle; they’re asking for clarity, transparency, and direct responses about decisions that affect their community.
Calling constituent engagement “bad faith” doesn’t absolve officials of their responsibility to explain their actions. Accountability isn’t fueling a narrative. It’s a foundational part of public service. Is it not?
If commissioners want trust, the solution isn’t withdrawal or ambiguity; it’s clear, good-faith communication. People aren’t wrong for communicating with the officials who are meant to work in the best interest of everyone.
Maybe if they were more engaged in their answers, Mr. Tozzer wouldn't have as much to write about?
PM is a compensated 'agent'!😎
They're not required to remain in office either.
They're up the creek, and paddles are being tossed to them everywhere. Eat the crow while it's warm I say.
“That isn’t corruption or bias”
Bias: prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
So, it’s not bias when commissioners don’t respond to the Watchdog or others who have criticisms of government, or are looking for clarifications? I guess it isn’t bias; it’s just business as usual in Clallam County and that’s what makes it acceptable; because government is not supposed to serve everyone, only the people who behave accordingly.
Remember, Jeff, representation by your elected officials does not mean they represent you, and they have no duty as public servants to respond to you as a constituent (unless you don’t pay your property taxes, then I’m sure they’ll respond to you); it means everyone else but you, because you are you and they are not you. And it’s not bias that they don’t acknowledge you while acknowledging others, according to the monkey. LOL.
Someone just spanked the monkey.
Ouch!!
Whose retainer are you on, PM?😎
Staying engaged means staying engaged with their agenda...no matter what!😱
Staying engaged is exemplified by none other than Volodymyr Zelenskyy: "Geeev Mohr Mahneee"
Aaaaargh!😠
How successful would it be for a retired bartender, who left because the temptation was just too great, return only to get right back where he left off, drinking on the job? Why would we think housing (for addicted persons) maintain that living and using would not create a multitude of problems. This is old news people! This kind of Pollyanna shit does not work, why? It’s easier to get wasted and forget your cares, obligations and the laws than it is to
stay sober. Plus a big housing complex means, someone wants to party at any given time.
I would like to see that same energy and money spent on our cognitively delayed adults as they learn skills that become livable wages. I was a florist, I could teach that all day long for the cost of a few evergreen branches.
Think of all the skills we have between all of us. My disgust with decisions made by “Those Three Guys” never solve problems long term. Build a skills center, get business owners on board for taking in interns. Make this area a good place to live, learn and work.
2026 could be the end of text messages and the beginning of useful careers.
My name is Susan Bonallo and if I commit where I see a need, I will be there.
I’m politically not impressed by either party. Less government means funds are available to measure success on projects that have a snow balls chance of good outcomes. Make 2026 the year we quit whining and began winning! Go Jake!
Yes, Susan! Less gov't means more opportunities. Less gov't means better ideas . Less gov't means bigger net income in our paychecks. And less gov't means more productive citizens. And less gov't means safer communities.
Smaller government means more resources devoted to economic growth and smaller government deficits. I believe that inflation is a monetary phenomenon and not created by full employment. The problem Denise is that more and more paychecks are printed by some government agency.
it seems they like to grow the government and shrink the family !
Then it’s settled, less government. Perfect day for a change.
I am registered non-partisan, but STRONGLY support MAGA and the common sense improvement of our country. Let's MCCGA (doesn't sound as catchy) at the next election and elect common sense candidates, like Jake and others. NO MORE CAREER POLITICIANS!
My position is that any relationship to national identity politics is what the current elected officials and their supporters want to distract from our local problems, and I don't read anything like that in Jake's platform. Our focus needs to be Clallam County. I've divorced myself from the binary political mindsets/parties and find myself in the middle which is where I think Jake is, where everday common sense prevails. My $0.02.
I second your $0.02 but continue to call bullshit on all the gaslighting and other dodgy crap going on AT ALL LEVELS...because the chain of corruption goes all the way to the top...if we can stop it locally, that's going to be a miracle...and I do believe in miracles! We better hope they are possible!🤓
We are all partisan...to something...we get to choose...are we partisan to goodness and rightness...or NOT!😎
Unlike most Republicans I am also MAGA. I don't understand why Trump hires so many quislings like Pam Bondi.
He isn't a King... and even Kings get befoozled by ne'er do wells!
He is an Oligarch-Kind of guy...think TV personality.(Apprentice)
I think/feel he is motivated by preserving his own empire because if We lose...His empire is toast... so personal motivation is crucial.
But he has inherited a 'deep-state' system...I personally wouldn't have the energy to deal with it, especially while eating McDonald's and drinking 'diet-coke'!
It's a strange world!😎
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
"And with that plunge back into my own past, there arose at once, almost like heartbreak, the memory of Joy itself, the knowledge that I had once had what I had now lacked for years, that I was returning at last from exile and desert lands to my own country, and the distance of the Twilight of the Gods and the distance of my own past Joy, both unattainable, flowed together in a single, unendurable sense of desire and loss…." C.S. Lewis
This quote sums up the feeling I now have after becoming engaged in and aware of local governance in our county. I sat on the sidelines far too long. I wish to be more involved and to possess the skills, knowledge, and abilities to make positive contribution to defending our freedom and property. Thanks to all of you who comment here for the educational insights.
People quote the Founding Fathers and the Constitution but lack the courage to mention the actual thoughts of these men. The enemies of progress are correct to erase our history if they wish to prevail. Until recently the process seemed to be working. I am thankful that without censorship we still have the right to express ourselves on Mr. Tozzer's site. Does anyone remember the censorship on Twitter and Facebook a few years ago? Hate speech involves any subject that hurts my feelings and in the modern world this is unacceptable. LOL
Totally unacceptable...I dropped FB. Had to!
I call it face-f'k! 'Meta'-verse! Horrors await!😎
I hate that!🤣
The Making of the American Mind by Mathew Spaulding. The story of our Declaration of Independence. Just started reading. The Federalist Papers tells a lot of the thoughts of those who framed our constitution. Not really concentrated on in public education today.
Ensuring an ignorant populace since the early 1900's...Rockefeller.
He couldn't control everything but he controlled the public education 'system' and now the universities are largely contaminated as well.
No accident...pure intention! Signs of the times!😎
And Rockefellers aren't the only ones...they were just the first in the U.S.😱
Way to put it Eric!
Ditto !
You are making a positive difference in our community, Eric. Thank you for putting in the time and effort to speak your mind.
AND THAT IS A PRAYER!🙏🏼😊
Agree 100% GO JAKE ...
George Washington, or 'Warshington', depending on your locale, hated party politics because of its divisiveness, so this is far from new.
Human beings are flawed in their design as far as 'self-governance' goes.
We have been bred and designed to be a slave-race by not very nice 'gods'.
We have the Potential to do much better but we don't have enough skills and willingness to submit to 'Higher Values'...AND we have 'entities' which torment us and feed off of the energies created.
We can do all the psychological 'work' we want but the problems arise in the 'pre-physcal', or non-physical...Everything starts with a thought, an idea, a desire, a temptation...and then manifests into the material.
No exceptions! How we navigate this 'reality' is the question and the answer!
It's an 'Inside Job' and we can't do it 'on our own', otherwise we would have a balanced, loving world, instead of what we see, now!
Blessings to all and to all a (much better) new year!~🤓
True to the word !
AND, how does ANY bartender, unless they are Sado-Masochistic, hang around a bunch of drinkers, anyway...if I go to a gathering where significant drinking occurs, I either have to imbibe...or leave...it's intolerable being around drinking when sober!
I guess that's why it's intolerable to be in 'the chambers' (cells) with a bunch of narcissistic, unaccountable sociopaths...one has to either join or leave...eventually!😜
In a free society citizens should be allowed to overdose or drink themselves to death. The State does not own their bodies.
Help should be available when they are ready.
If they never get ready...oh, well...another lifetime then!🤓
Other Entities own their bodies !
Yeppers!🤷
Did you see the tobacco tax increase in 2026? I'm not a smoker, but wow!
Smokers were less susceptible to c19 variants.
Healthy people can supplement with nicotine which protects lung tissue from certain 'bugs'. Dr. Brian Ardis, check it out.😎
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Every word, common sense. The same common sense most of the citizens of Clallam County live by.
Common sense has fled, hiding behind the shed...as people wake and bed, politicians, our society shred...this is why forever, people have fought and bled...better to live life fully, 'cause we all will end up dead. (to the flesh)!😎
As a taxpayer and free agent in this world who honors liberty more than charity why should I be robbed by various governments in order to feed other people's children and provide rehab to dopers? I say, "Allow Nature to take its natural course". If Narcan were removed the taxpayers would save a fortune. The politicians are capitalizing upon certain flaws in society
It's a hill worth dying on...and that's a Good thing!😎
GO JAKE....👍
Go, Glen!😎
Interesting article, thanks. When are the Commissioners and all other government employees going to learn and remember and work as OUR EMPLOYEES! rather than our bosses. We are the ones paying them to do work for us, buying their homes, health insurance, groceries, golden umbrellas. Everything they do in their jobs should be for the PUBLIC GOOD rather than to enhance their power and image and legacy. We are THE BOSSES, THEY ARE THE BOSEES. DO YOUR JOBS, COMMISSIONERS, you are replaceable.
I love your style, and your delivery of a crucial message I heard you deliver to them at the budget meeting they held in Sequim a few months ago. Even keeled, unapologetic.
But we don't have standing. We don't understand.
That's what they want us to believe. They're wrong.
They just have way better benefits and retirement incentives. Thats what keeps these wage slaves in government. It’s a sweet deal and they probably didn’t give a rats ass about the people affected by their work, she said from real life experience.
EGO rhymes with NGO, both are self promoting .
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely!
Power corrupts and unaccountable power corrupts completely.
It's a law of this realm!😳
It's now 2026, and expecting in a new year that our county commissioners will suddenly turn over a new leaf and meaningfully address citizen's concerns is for those living on Fantasy Island. Commissioners Ozias and French are committed leftist progressives; like a leopard, they might say things to appease complainants, but they cannot change their spots. The only answer is to vote them out of office when that opportunity arises, replacing them with candidates that have different values. In the meantime, keep bringing the pressure, with receipts, trying to eat the elephant one small bite at a time while building the case for their electoral removal. Thank you to Jeff, and CJ, and Jake, for taking point and starting the process! It's gonna be a long road ...
The road is getting shorter, Robert(:
AMEN, Robert, AMEN!
AMEN!
I am angry along with the anonymous citizen who has repeatedly experienced crime against her property and crime against her right to a safe environment, as she pays taxes for that safety. Thank you, Jeff, for sharing her story with us. Why does she get the brush off by our elected leaders and Comm. Stoffer gets private security? Where's the equity? Elitism epitomized. At Tuesday's meeting, Karen Parker commented and asked questions directly to the Comms. regarding harm reduction. Ozias fiercely defended Harm Reduction programs, challenging Karen to defy his reply. Just as fiercely, Karen stood her ground (you go, girl!) and fought for better answers. But none came. Elitism epitomized. We keep showing up, we keep sharing personal experiences, we keep bringing this evidence to our local leaders and things will change in favor of the law-abiding, tax-paying citizens - with or without the current leadership. Jake Seegers 2026!!
Has anyone found this landlord tenant law that commissioner French is referring to about not being able to kick out someone for using drugs? Everything I've found so far is that landlords have to legally start the eviction process. I know in Oxford housing, if you are caught using, you have a certain amount of time to gather your things and leave. You sign it when you sign your housing agreement. 🤔🧐
I hadn't even thought of that. This is why I love the comments section. Thanks!
Here’s how Washington State law and typical landlord-tenant agreements treat a landlord trying to remove a tenant for drug use or drug-related activity:
🧾 1. Standard Residential Lease + State Law
General Residential Tenancies (RCW 59.18)
Washington’s Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RCW 59.18) includes provisions that make drug-related activity a valid basis to terminate a tenancy, but just using drugs by itself is not automatically an immediate eviction in every case.
✅ Illegal Drug-Related Activity as Grounds for Eviction
Under RCW 59.18.130, tenants must not engage in or allow any gang- or drug-related activity on the property. “Drug-related activity” generally means behavior that violates the state’s criminal drug statutes (e.g., possession with intent, distribution, manufacture under chapter 69.50 RCW). �
Washington Law Help +1
If a tenant engages in drug-related activity on the premises that interferes with neighbors’ safety or rental value (e.g., selling drugs, manufacturing meth), the landlord can serve a 3-day notice to vacate before starting eviction (unlawful detainer). �
Housing Solutions Network +1
➡️ Important: The statute distinguishes criminal activity on the premises from simple personal use or off-site use. Possession alone without evidence of distribution or activity may not automatically qualify without a lease clause. �
LegiScan
📌 The landlord must still follow state eviction procedures — they can’t just “kick you out” without notice and due process through an unlawful detainer action. �
Tenants Union
🧠 2. Lease Terms Matter
A written rental agreement usually includes a clause that the tenant:
must follow all state/local laws;
shall not engage in illegal or criminal activity (including drug activity) on the premises.
If the tenant violates a lease drug clause, that gives the landlord legal cause to serve notices (often 3-day) and pursue eviction through court. �
Washington Law Help
🧪 3. Special Case: Drug & Alcohol-Free Housing (RCW 59.18.550)
Washington has a specific statute for drug and alcohol-free housing — this is a special type of rental (often sober living or recovery housing):
👉 Only applies if the lease specifically designates the property as drug and alcohol-free and contains the required provisions. �
WA Law
Under that statute:
Tenant may not use or possess alcohol or illegal drugs, even off premises. �
WA Law
Landlord can include requirements like periodic verification of recovery program participation and drug tests. �
WA Law
If a tenant violates these conditions, the landlord can deliver a three-day termination notice (with one day to comply if allowed) and end the tenancy. �
WA Law
This law generally applies to licensed or formally designated recovery housing, not ordinary apartments.
🧑⚖️ 4. What Happens in Practice
If a Tenant Is Only Using Drugs (Not Selling/Distributing)
Simple personal use — especially inside the unit — may not be enough on its own under state law unless the lease has a specific lease violation clause about drug use. �
Washington Law Help
Landlord still must provide proper notice and follow eviction law before removing someone. �
Tenants Union
If There Is Criminal Activity on the Premises
Illegal drug production or distribution, repeated police involvement, or conduct that jeopardizes other tenants’ safety can justify a 3-day notice and eviction. �
Washington Law Help
Landlord can use police seizure/notice of illegal drugs as evidence. �
FindLaw Codes
🧠 5. Entry & Privacy
Even if landlords suspect drug use, they generally cannot enter a tenant’s unit just to search for drugs without proper notice or a warrant — lease inspections for drugs do not override privacy laws. �
tenant-rights.com
🧾 Summary (Key Points)
Situation
Can Landlord Evict?
Simple personal drug use (no criminal activity)
Not automatically — must be clear lease violation and go through eviction process. �
Washington Law Help
Drug distribution or serious criminal activity on premises
Yes — valid ground with 3-day notice and eviction. �
Washington Law Help
Special drug-free housing lease violation
Yes — special statute allows expedited notices. �
WA Law
Landlord enters without proper notice to check for drugs
No — generally not allowed without tenant permission or warrant. �
tenant-rights.com
If you want, I can explain what the eviction notice process looks like step-by-step in WA or help you understand what qualifies as “drug-related activity” under criminal and housing law.
The above was AI generated so if anyone finds conflicting information, please let me know. Thank you
It's another dud response from French before thinking.
He can only follow his programming, another NPC!😎
It's never too late to change the rules but they have to be enforced and CC seems incapable of that...and it just boots them back into the streets...lose/lose situation!😎
Ignorant board commissioners just cannot understand why we have so many drug addict problems when they keep catering to them with freebies and now are supporting a brand new 34 unit luxury apartment-condo building.Postings about this oak st project is said each unit is estimated to cost taxpayers around $ 380,000.but we know this number will rise completion date is more than a year away.So is this the board commissioners mentality to keep supporting brand new construction in hopes that they not commit crimes if taxpayers give them new retirement homes & cost of living expenses.Wa state being a sanctuary state tells me these projects may not be used as described.All board commissioners need to be voted out before they put property taxpayers in serious debt so lazy asses can have free retirement at others expense.This is a planned agenda by the liberal party to house & feed the immigrants & homeless in hopes they will vote for the libtard party just like in corrupt states like minnesota.
It's not that they don't understand...they are communist agents and it's their job to destroy the 'American Way of Live'...while living comfortably like good kommissars do.
They aren't that stupid...but they are that evil!👿
They know exactly what they are doing and what the results will be.These radical libtards are not true american patriots with good intentions.They do not deserve any respect.Board commissioners have no intentions of changing course until voted out of office.
The do understand and see an opportunity to exploit an advantage. Why should a fox waste energy hunting mice in the forest when several dinners are located in a hen house. The situation is animal nature and humans are animals with a large brain.
Wow when you say it, it makes so much sense. Not in the commissioners know what they are doing sense, but in the prep for an onslaught of undocumented. I asked about a year ago if you had to dig into your savings/household budget how much money would you give the illegals? 100 percent said zero! Yet our government and the wackos in office feel there is no limit.
God, please bring this country back to the point where our legal citizens are job number one!
When I lived in Los Angeles I encountered a myriad of immigrants both legal and illegal and the vast majority hated this country and most Americans. In psychology this process is called cognitive dissonance. I didn't meet any who added value to our economy. Their purpose is to add Democrat representation in districts that formerly Republican. Republicans until recently never fought against the diabolical system because the donor class wants slave labor and doesn't care about the shrinking middle class.
I don't consider anchor babies and their successors to be legal citizens nor do I believe legal citizens who receive a government paycheck should be allowed to vote for measures that rob me to pay for their corruption.
They aren't doing stuff to us, they are only doing stuff for themselves .
When there is drugs and alcohol involved there is crime and abuse by residents. All we are doing is
creating another safe haven to further their addiction. Why not put the PBH employees to
have their everydayoffices and see how long they could survive.Gy the way they have an EV charger at this new facility. Whose car will be charging there is only temporary until
one of the residents vandalizes it. These units will MOT make it3 years before they are
destroyed by the druggies living there.
They wouldn’t last five business days. People with zero exposure haven’t a clue how disruptive life is in a housing environment where neighbors pick fights, look for drugs, pass out on the steps, and call 911 cause they can’t get to their front door. Plus the ones that think you are stealing from them or the ones that truly are stealing from you. Now next morning depending on hangover, you maybe best old buddies or be told they are coming to kill you, as you are sitting in a patrol cruiser. PS yes Seattle-King County let me in on a few drive along mostly downtown and Rainier Ave South. One smell of some of our passengers will put you off alcohol for life.
I grew up that year from a middle class, two parents, college always an expectation, no discussion, to someone who saw the world and the places we kept tourist from.
Do they (The entire state of Washington )have those programs?
Real career eye openers.
Feel free to ask me more. The best (hard) job I was ever underpaid to love.
That housing complex will be trashed in months, if not weeks.
There are many examples of this phenonium. A long time ago I visited most of the major housing projects in Los Angeles and they were violent sewers. Poverty is not a structural problem. It is a spiritual problem and cannot be repaired with material solutions.
Amen!
I too have worked in low-income housing areas close to the issues. You're absolutely correct. Every time those who stands something to gain politically reinforce the concept that someone can't get through life without government being involved is another soul enslaved to the machine.
No price-tag can be put on the willingness to love unconditionally...I'm not there yet!😎
Mike French should be monetarily responsible for every dishwasher stolen starting day one ... Clueless individuals!
Remember, we know where he lives and he, himself, says property destruction is OK if you want to make a point....
We don't know what he actually believes. I suspect he actually believes in nothing. I knew managers like him who would talk out of both sides of their mouth. Their loyalty was not to the corporation but to themselves and to short term results that looked good on paper.
Government derives power from money. Cut off the funds and the power is gone. Yet the problem is an example of The Prisoner's Dilemma. If both parties agree to not cooperate with authority, they both win. Yet one part of the equation will inevitably betray the other. This is part of Game Theory.
The 'human' dilemma!🙄
We would have a very different government if our leaders were PERSONALLY responsible for their decisions.
Charging stations for the 'social workers' driving their government paid for EV's while they facilitate the destruction of the new 'project'!
When there is nothing but cynicism left!😳
It sent before I could correct my spelling. It is early in the morning
It's always early in the morning....somewhere!😀
No man, it's late....everywhere!
As long as we are time-bound...it's weird!😳
You can go back and edit it. See the 3 dots?
You can tell I am not computer literate. TY
Not a problem-- it's a lifelong learning experience.
You are good and decent, that's more important. We can understand and forgive a. few errers, because we are good and decent!🤣
Cheers!😀
TY
But if you don't edit immediately, you wipe out likes and maybe replies that come later?🤔
I think both models are correct. Execute dope pushers and make illicit drug use so prohibitive that crime rates are reduced. The other model would be to allow the widespread use of dope but arrest the junkie when he commits a crime and then punish him severely. I believe that law enforcement favors the path of least resistance. Most criminals consume dope so they are arrested and prosecuted more easily when they possess meth than attempting to catch them breaking into a house. Drugs are an indirect method of capturing criminals. I wonder how many Americans who are addicted never see the inside of a jail because they don't need to commit crimes.
Good insight...humanity...'taking every wrong direction on our lonely way back home.'
Kristofferson🙂↔️
All these homeless drug addicts are sitting around giddily awaiting this homeless housing complex to open up w/ their pinkies turned up at the corner of their mouths. FINALLY a private nexus for their dirty deeds to flow effortlessly back & forth from Safeway. It’s going to overwhelm an already stretched thin body of law enforcement. Port Angeles is in for a wild ride as this out of control problem gets much worse.
Our law enforcement is stretched thin on purpose...and they take up a third of the county budget as it is, so we would need at least half of our budget to just have enough DEI hires to really f' things up!
Our prosecutorial/judicial is also corrupt...we have already been 'taken'.
Will we gain it back? It takes a lot of people with higher values coordinating...but it can be done!😎
Turn it into slightly assisted living homes for people that are high functioning on the spectrum or slight physical /mental disabilities etc. I’ve worked with this population and it wouldn’t be truthful to say that the volunteers don’t get as much out of the interaction as the clients do. We would be creating self reliance for life instead of sobriety for (what’s the wait for abusers to get our tax dollars in debit card form)? This is my request to our 3 sitting commissioners: what legacy are you leaving office with? PS I don’t have stats but, I have an educated guess that you guys aren’t the gift that saves Clallam County. No offense but unless you truly believe in your heart you’ve failed the population, you haven’t increased your life skills. Happy New Year. It’s a Do-Over year, do better, do for the people ! You owe all the citizens , not a select group.
Yours truly
Susan C Bonallo
More engaged citizen and not afraid to point out missteps in government.
Respectfully.
10,000 people at the courthouse should do it.
Can we visualize THAT?😎
Don't forget carrying pitchforks, buckets of hot tar, and pillows with feathers, to put the fear of God in them, LOL.
They never know when to back down, so they are responsible for whatever comes their way, just like the rest of us!🤓
Thank you Jeff for bringing it daily!
Jeff/Jake/ and all the friends on this forum , YOU have made my 2025 the best year ever!
Happy New Year to you all ! Thank you for all yourTalented hard and easy work !
We will ALL remember 2025 as the year things started to turn around. Look out 2026!
Happy New Year, Randy! Clallam County, banding together for change has made for an inspiring 2025. Thank you for speaking up and demanding better for all citizens.
JAKE JAKE JAKE JAKE JAKE!!!!
:D
Excellent article Jeff Tozzer~!
I think that most of the great folks on "The Watchdog" are well aware that these problems will never be addressed as long as those who are controlling the current governments are still in office. Of course, sooner or later, there is going to be an absolutely horrific event that may bring folks together in enough numbers to force the failed leadership to change their destructive policies, but as the local court system, police, and so-called "established media" clearly give cover to these failed "leaders" in government I seriously doubt that the needed changes will ever see the light of day as long as we are so flagrantly disrespected when we bring these serious issues up. I am VERY proud of the great efforts that you and SO many others have made to attempt to get through to the functionally deaf Individuals in government who so clearly have no Intentions of changing their path and helping to improve our community. Obviously, our efforts have failed miserably and that means that we must pursue additional measures. These failed leaders have in fact very clearly become the most potentially dangerous threat to the community... We should continue to make our concerns a constant matter of public record, because we can't allow these nefarious Individuals in government to escape justice by someday claiming that they were unaware of our concerns for the past many years. This leaves us no other peaceful options but to commence the process of removing these failed servants of the public as soon as possible~! I was wondering if anyone here on "The Watchdog" has experience organizing petitions of recall and/or if "we" could investigate other such efforts that were successful elsewhere, so that we are not wasting time and money reinventing the wheel~? I can't think of anyone in the legal profession here in Clallam County who could be trusted to assist in a recall effort, but perhaps someone trustworthy who has retired from the legal profession and/or does not live in Clallam County could be found~? In any case, I can sympathize with those who somehow assume that these Individuals in government are acting in Good Faith, however I must reject that assumption because their pattern of behavior is FAR more consistent with criminal behavior than any honest mistakes of judgement~! Either way, our solution to remove these Individuals who keep popping up as failed leaders with failed policies is our effective "legal notice" that they will never abide by their oaths and do what "we" require~! We must indeed remain engaged and in fact step up our efforts accordingly. because if we simply keep allowing these Individuals to continue to "Gas Light" the good folks of Clallam County, who only exist in the governments to serve us, then we are dramatically failing to do our most important duty as Americans. May 2026 see MANY great changes that come to Clallam County, America, and the good folks here~!
Sincerely, Mike
The corrupt judges will just shut down any recalls, unfortunately.
The state wants civil unrest/war as the excuse to really lock us down!
It's going to be intense as they continue to destroy society from within!
There will be a point of no return... and they are pushing hard at all levels!🤔
Good morning, Patriot Robert James~!
You could very well be correct, and there will of course obviously be criminals who will attempt to shut down our recall efforts. Of course, the good thing that would come from that is that folks would wake up even more because they would see just how corrupt their own court system right here is~! The recalls could work as they are intended, and we won't know until we make the effort, however in wartime very often what appears to be a "defeat" actually proves to be a positive in the long run. Imagine how alarming it would be for folks to be told that their recall petition is rejected and that they will be forced to keep these corrupt fools in office? Would that not force more folks to pay even closer attention to what is going on? Our best chance to avoid that "civil unrest" that you speak of, is to get as many folks as possible aware of what is really going on before things go in that direction~! These criminals in government do not have the numbers of their evil minions to deal with the massive number of good & decent Americans that exist ;-) Bullies are ALWAYS really cowards, so the more people who stand up against them, the more they will back down and at some point, give up if enough people refuse to comply with their destructive insanity. Yes, they would very clearly LOVE to trigger a violent outbreak, so all the more reason to remain peaceful and to come together in large numbers. If we give up and allow them to continue, we will lose... There are numerous very credible reports that a HUGE & growing number of Americans have been refusing to file their federal taxes for years now, and President Trump has definitely been taking the IRS apart and signaling to the American people that he intends to eliminate the unconstitutional and unlawful federal Income tax nightmare~! My point is that we are witnessing an extraordinary time in American history, and we can either sit back and do nothing but complain, or we can stand up against the criminals of humanity right here in our own playground~! I should not think that a recall effort would cost all that much money or be that difficult, but either way it sure does send a message~! The good folks of California did overwhelmingly successfully recall that criminal Newsome a while ago, which was cheated from them in the rigged recall election, but that only woke even more folks up and pissed them off enough to pay more attention to the scams and traps in their own government there. Just wait until the current fraud investigations in Minnesota come to California~! HA~! OH BROTHER~!!! And the same fraud Investigations will also come right here to Washington State, so we should all do what we can to fight back against this tyrannical mafia of scumbags~! There are several here on "The Watchdog" who are ready when enough people have had too much of the corruption right here in Clallam County~! Everyone needs to consider the options that remain ;-)
Sincerely, Mike
😎Only truth is true!😇
Agreed! Thanks for your thoughtful input! RECALL THEM ALL!😎
Awesome Patriot Robert James~!
Hopefully all of the good folks here on "The Watchdog" (and beyond) will do their own research to see just how many folks in Clallam County are aware of the very serious problems that the "usual suspects" in government have created. Then, we need to determine what level of "education" (true news) is needed to bring folks together to sign a recall petition. It would be great to get ahold of previous recall petitions from other communities, so that we can better determine what may work best for us here. After seeing how absolutely useless the vast majority of lawyers were during the COVID crime spree of government, I am not sure that we will ever be able to get any legal representation, which could very well prove to be an advantage, so I am sure that there are enough folks right here on the "WD" who are more than Intelligent enough to put things together... If we can't find an honorable attorney or retired judge to assist us, perhaps it would be even better to find a paralegal or legal assistant who usually do most of the legal work for attorney's anyway... If those options don't work out, we can definitely use a previous recall petition that was recently successful. That recall petition of Newsome in California was in fact VERY successful, because it forced the recall election and that should be our goal~! Let the criminals in government and the judicial system reveal themselves for all to see ;-))
Cheers~!
Mike
P.S. The Clallam County Watchdog has apparently been growing tremendously well, so we do have an awesome source of relative information to refer folks to right in our faces~! Perhaps Jeff Tozzer would allow us to print out small cards/flyers that we could hand out in the community to folks who are unaware or The Watchdog and the news about what is really going on here~???
Supposedly King Henry VIII (not a fan) said... probably in a pique of 'royal rage'... 'First thing we do... is kill all the lawyers'...this was not just a kingly fantasy, but a realization that there are entities who will do anything to gain control and profit by it! This is an ancient drama, and one I pray will play itself out soon, so we can live in peace and prosperity, (my personal phantasy)🤓
HA~!
Very good Patriot Robert James~!
No REAL American Constitutionalist would look on any King or Queen favorably, because that monarchy nonsense goes COMPLETELY against the freedom of the Individual. Kill all of the lawyers? Hummmmm, that sounds like an interesting concept and just like something that Henry VIII would say. He was also a bit hard on his wives if I remember my history :) HA~! As a long-time student of the law, I can tell you that there are some few attorneys & lawyers who have actually worked in the best interests of their clients to some respectable degree, but most of them are in for a VERY rude awakening and proper "schooling" in the not-too-distant future. You see, those who are sworn members of The B.A.R. are actually legally classified as "foreign agents" in America and that makes them dangerously close to committing treason~! Unless they registered as foreign agents, which I seriously doubt many have the wits to do... I am not saying that they ALL know this truth, because a great many are actually WAY too stupid to understand it. I would not be so harsh here, but after all, we are talking about people who are supposed to know something about the law. The truth is that "The B.A.R." is actually short for "The British Accreditation Registry", which is a foreign entity and NOT an American matrix at all, which soon will be understood by most Americans who make any effort to know the truth and learn about what has been and will continue to be going on in America for quite some time. Unfortunately, a great many truths will need to be revealed, because too many Americans have failed to learn in the failed educational system that was intentionally geared to dumb us all down~! There has been an ongoing effort to flood America with lawyers, because like turning the insane asylum patients loose upon society (which the federal government in fact did years ago) there is absolutely NO limit on how many lawyers the government unleashes upon Americans. The general effect is the same... The truth is always right in everyone's faces, but most folks have never trained themselves to see the obvious. For instance, there is absolutely NO limits on how many lawyers and attorneys that the government unleashes upon us, but the government has the strictest control limits on how many doctors "we" (America) has at any given time~! I trust that sheds some light upon the mass murder COVID democide, and exactly how easily that was orchestrated... Of course, most doctors are obviously pretty stupid as well, because quite a few of them killed themselves with the dangerous COVID vaccines, most just "followed orders" entirely ignorant of the REAL science, some never take ANY vaccines because they do know better but will likely be executed for forcing their patients to take the "death jab", and then there were those who, as they put it, "kept their heads down" like cowards and just continued right on "helping" folks~! HA! I don't know about you, but I don't see a whole lot of "smart" in those choices... Oh yes, there were an EXTREMELY small handful of very good and heroic doctors who actually did try to get the truth out about the COVID democide, but not many and the odds are that few folks had them as doctors. Anyway, the lawyers and attorneys will need to be retrained and have "balls" attached to them, or "a spine" as the case may be, if they are to continue in the medical profession. Many won't be allowed to continue for obvious reasons. New REAL doctors of honor and of REAL science will be trained for the new medical system that is based upon patients' health as a priority, will be entering the new system. Some fantastic patents and medical devices that were previously hidden will be coming out in due time, making the need for many doctors completely unnecessary... Times, they are a changin' my friend~! Sincerely, Mike
'O'Bummer' was correct when he said "America is no longer a Christian nation", unfortunately. Not that America ever was a 'Christ-Like' nation.
Chickens come home to roost...until they don't!🤓
It's a good hill to die on!😎
DRAT~!
The censorship criminals attacked my PC just as I completed a glorious response to you Patriot Robert James~! HA!!! I actually enjoy living "rent free" in their empty little pointed heads ;-]]
Ah, what good sport~!
Anyway, I was simply responding that the criminals of humanity "Insurrectionist in Chief O-Bummer" that was "installed" as supposed "president" for 8 absolutely horrific devastating years, lied every time his treasonous mouth was open, like all the rest of these evil scumbag Satanists always do. I see your point my friend, however America was founded as a Christian country, has always been a Christian country, and as long as The American Republic exists, we will always be a Christian country. President Trump has also said as much~! We do welcome folks of different beliefs from all over the world, as long as they come in peace and abide by our law of the land = The American Constitution. However, stay tuned because you are going to witness what happens to illegal aliens who break our laws and ESPECIALLY those who come here to rob, steal, harm, and kill our people~! Those who are stupidly attempting to force their disgusting unconstitutional Sharia Law in America are definitely going to find themselves "expelled" from America (or worse). The appropriate term FAFO comes to mind ;-}} Yes, I know what you are saying that O-Bummer spewed, and he did that to attempt to further instigate a violent reaction, but justice is coming for him now and there isn't a damn thing that he can do to avoid it ;-) Will average Americans ever be told what happens to O-Bummer? I don't know... Most can't remotely handle the truth, but that does not mean that justice will not be done... O-Bummer did say one thing that was most amusing, when he must have been drunk and/or high on cocaine, and he made the statement that "Muslims helped to build America"~! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! What an A hole of astoundingly dramatic proportions~! There were absolutely NO Muslims who had anything to do with founding or building America, which is simply a fact of history. The ironic thing, however, is that some VERY evil & nasty Muslim criminals of humanity did play an instrumental role in the "establishment" of one of our great armed forces, thank you very much, The United States Marine Corps~! Ha Ha Ha! In fact, I have personally been an avid longtime supporter of the US Marines and long ago I was privileged enough to wear the uniform myself as a MJROTC officer cadet in high school. Anyway, thanks to the criminals of humanity Muslim scumbags who were despicable pirate terrorists, murderers, rapists, and human traffickers (slavers), The US Marines were first established to sail over to Tripoli to blow the bloody Hell out of the Muslin scumbags! HA~! That worked VERY well until Americans allowed too many terrorists within our own American government over the past several decades... So, if THAT is what O-Bummer calls "helping build America" than he was correct, but otherwise, Muslims had absolutely nothing to do with the founding of The American Republic in ANY way, shape, or form~!
Have a wonderful evening and keep the faith my friend~!
This is going to be one heck of a year for the history books ;-)
Sincerely, Mike
The Clallam County Board of Commissioners (CCBOC) response to questions about metrics used to evaluate success rates of Harm Reduction seems to be concentrated solely on preventing deaths and disease among substance users.
The Clallam County Department of Health and Human Services is dedicated to promoting and protecting the health, safety, and quality of life for all people in Clallam County.
Years of current policies of Harm Reduction seem to indicate success in one area, deaths. I see a complete failure of the program in “protecting the health, safety, and quality of life for all of the people of Clallam County. Fifteen years ago, I lived in Port Angeles at Fifth Street and Alder Street, and frequented Safeway in Lincoln St., without apprehension of being accosted or seeing drug sales and public defecation and the sights now seen. So, judging by today’s optics, the success of Harm Reduction doesn’t look too good.
The CCBOC responds to public questioning about metrics used to evaluate success by praising non-governmental agencies (NGO) for their ‘hard work’, but no critique of their failure. NGOs do not necessarily have the right answers to all situations. Many NGOs appear to have their own interests at heart. Most NGO seem to prioritize hiring salaried personnel. When public comments suggest avenues toward success, we are told we do not understand and we have no ‘standing’. Does ‘quality of life for all people’ really mean all people?
I hope this year will bring a more engaging dialog between elected officials and we the people, even those of us with no standing, to jointly begin to regain our quality of life. I will continue to stand before our elected and state my views. It is the only way, plus voting, I know how to defend our freedom.
I am so nauseated with those three and their lavish praise for people doing their jobs, government or pet NGOs.
No one takes responsibility for decision making so they hire NGOS, and kick the problem down the road.
Why isn't Clallam County on this list?
In Washington State, the legal landscape for harm reduction (such as syringe exchanges and smoking supplies) is currently shifting. While state law generally protects these services, several local governments have passed ordinances to restrict or ban specific types of distribution.
As of early 2026, the following jurisdictions have notable prohibitions or significant restrictions:
1. Lewis County
In April 2024, Lewis County passed an ordinance effectively banning mobile syringe exchange programs and the distribution of certain supplies like fentanyl and xylazine test kits.
* Status: This is currently the subject of a major lawsuit (filed in late 2025 by the ACLU of Washington on behalf of Gather Church), which argues the ban violates religious liberties and state public health laws.
2. City of Seattle (Specific Supplies)
While Seattle remains a major hub for harm reduction, the City Council passed a provision in its 2026 budget that restricts the use of city funds.
* The Restriction: The city is now precluded from supporting the purchase or distribution of supplies used for the consumption of illegal drugs (such as glass pipes or foil), with a specific exception for needles.
* The Intent: This move distinguishes between "disease prevention" (needles) and "consumption assistance" (smoking supplies).
3. City of Spokane
In April 2025, Spokane implemented a policy targeting the sale and distribution of smoking paraphernalia in its downtown core.
* The Rule: Retailers and organizations are restricted from distributing or selling items like glass pipes and foils unless they provide Naloxone (Narcan) at no cost at the point of sale.
4. City of Everett
Everett utilizes "No Sit, No Lie" ordinances and SODA (Stay Out of Drug Area) zones that indirectly impact harm reduction.
* The Restriction: In certain designated zones, it is illegal to distribute supplies or food without a specific city permit. As of late 2025, city leaders have moved to extend and expand these zones to further curb street-level distribution of drug-related materials.
Great points, MK.