Clallam County Watchdog

Fresh light is shining on the local Socialist chapter’s election-related activities in Clallam County. The DSA is set to host a voter registration and ballot-printing event this Saturday, July 25, during the Tree Park Collective’s harm reduction outreach. The developments are raising new concerns about potential influence on low-information voters — particularly since Commissioner French also...

In this special edition of Sundays with Seegers, Clallam County Commissioner candidate Jake Seegers flips the script — instead of interviewing a guest, he sits down for an in-depth, no-holds-barred interview conducted by Will (“syspig”), moderator of the Port Angeles subreddit. For months, rumors and critiques about Seegers have circulated on Reddit. After Seegers publicly offered to address...

While Clallam and Jefferson counties desperately need more mental health services, Jamestown Salish Seasons’ grand opening next month and patient admissions starting in September come with a major caveat: This tribally operated facility is positioned to generate substantial revenue from taxpayers through special billing advantages that let it charge and collect far more per patient encounter than...

A vandalized roadside sign, a former state representative’s truck struck by gunfire, and public comments minimizing property destruction all point to the same unsettling trend: in Clallam County, political disagreement is increasingly crossing the line into damaged property, intimidation, and shrinking tolerance for opposing views.A sign on Highway 101 — and what it representedMembers of the...

The Jamestown Corporation is the second-largest employer in Clallam County and one of its most influential political and economic forces. Whether you agree with its policies or not, understanding what the Tribe is doing matters to everyone who lives here.Helping Tribal Citizens Pay for Expensive GasThe headline story announces a new fuel assistance program for enrolled Jamestown tribal citizens....

In economically challenged rural Clallam County, residents already navigate Washington’s Growth Management Act and strict energy codes. Now, local decisions on water use, septic systems, and wildfire “resilience” threaten to drive up costs, restrict private property use, and worsen the housing crisis—while tribal properties frequently remain exempt.Layer Upon Layer of Local RegulationOn the water...

In a powerful episode of Sundays with Seegers, a woman known only as “SC” shares how she escaped meth addiction, what recovery really takes, and why she believes local leaders are listening to the wrong voices.What if the people shaping drug policy spent an hour listening to someone who actually lived it?That’s exactly what listeners will hear in the latest episode of Sundays with Seegers, where...

Last week, Clallam County Auditor candidate Virginia Shogren argued that the Clallam Conservation District changed its election procedures after the official ballot request deadline, expanding the voting pool in an election decided by just 37 votes. Since then, additional public records—including political articles published during the campaign and the district’s replacement ballot log—have added...

Campaign season is underway, and so is endorsement season. One organization expected to weigh in is Olympic Climate Action, a local advocacy group that says it bases its endorsements on addressing climate change. But after being denied an endorsement without ever receiving a questionnaire or interview, CC Watchdog looked closer at the organization’s leadership, philosophy, and reasoning. The...

Every summer, drought warnings return, along with calls to conserve water. But does more than a century of USGS data from the Dungeness River support the increasingly dire narrative? One CC Watchdog subscriber analyzed the public record dating back to 1923, and, together with criticism from renowned meteorologist Cliff Mass, the findings raise an important question: are Washingtonians getting the...