Quick hits from Yakima’s Jan 16 City Council meeting -scheduled a Jan 22 meeting with interim city manager candidate Dave Zabell -search for permanent city manager to be led by city HR dept -Passenger rail could be back in Yakama Nation. -city employees raise concerns 📝coming

I’m sitting right next to this man and he just pointed at the tweet and said “whoops.” Grandview leads 55-54 with 4:30 left.

I don’t normally post my sports work, but I had a lot of fun at the state basketball tourney this weekend and a lot of fun with this lead. For Yakima Herald-Republic Yakima Herald-Republic sports yakimaherald.com/sports/prep_sp…

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Workers with the United Farm Workers in Sunnyside announced an official boycott of mushrooms from Windmill Farms. It’s United Farm Workers first official boycott since 2005. More coverage soon.

After more than two years of rallies, ownership changes and lawsuits, United Farm Workers is boycotting Windmill Farms in Sunnyside. Workers announced UFW’s first boycott since 2005 on Wednesday. #UFW #boycott #WindmillFarms #farmworkers yakimaherald.com/news/local/bus…

Took a dive into election numbers in Yakima County and across rural Washington, where voting may be less partisan than you think on issues like the environment and certain taxes, even among Trump supporters. yakimaherald.com/news/local/gov…

Federal job cuts have hit the Yakima Valley. I spoke with workers who were shocked and called the terminations wrongful. Here’s how those changes will impact the community. yakimaherald.com/news/local/gov…

Immigration advocates say the legal road for staying in the country is getting harder to navigate. Federal immigration officials say they are keeping the country safe. In Yakima, families are being deported. yakimaherald.com/news/local/we-…

I’m doing something new! Today I’ve started a new job as a Business Reporter for San Antonio Report! Looking forward to doing more and learning a lot about San Antonio.

San Antonio elected officials, city staff and residents spent over five hours on Friday debating how to pay for a new sports and entertainment district after the Spurs put forward their own funding package Thursday. sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-sp…

New: After 4+ hours of public comment, City Council slammed the door on Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones's resolution to pause negotiations on a new $1.3B Spurs arena Up next, the project's supporters will get their vote on a plan to forge ahead sanantonioreport.org/city-council-s… w/ Jasper Kenzo Sundeen

If you thought we’d stop at gorillas, you’d be mistaken! San Antonio Zoo to build new coral lab, welcome gorillas this fall (via Jasper Kenzo Sundeen ) sanantonioreport.org/more-changes-c…

San Antonio is getting a direct Air Canada flight to Toronto in May 2026. San Antonio International Airport officials announced the 4.5 hour flight Monday morning. It will run 3 days a week from May to October. Reporting for San Antonio Report