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Our impression when starting this project earlier in the month was that ten times the amount of corporate money might be flowing into Puyallup politics than ever before. Researching back to 2011 on the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission site, we found total contributions are over 3 times the amount ever seen before, mostly due…

A public disclosure request was made to the city of Puyallup, verifying whether an additional 1,750 semi-trucks per day are expected from 7 new mega #warehouses on Shaw Road farmland. Turns out it’s 6,723 NEW TRIPS per day. #VOTE like your time in traffic depends on it! Check out this MAP OF 7 NEW WAREHOUSES…

First, let’s get something straight in regards to the misnamed Friends of Puyallup PAC of warehouse developers. They blame the ills of the city on the “mayor” in this election, but the mayor in Puyallup is just one of seven council members. It takes four to tango. Moreover, the current mayor, serving what is just…

This is unprecedented. Puyallup has never seen big-money, corporate influence in its local politics – until now. We are seeing 3-4 times the amount of money spent in this year’s city council races than ever before.  Why?  Out-of-state warehouse developers have launched a Political Action Committee (PAC) with the very misleading name Friends of Puyallup…