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END BLAINE NIGHTMARE

Citizens of Blaine are understandably ignorant of civic issues, especially crimes by Blaine public officials. The now three-year coverup of these crimes by The Northern Light has kept them in the dark.  As Blaine City Council prepares on June 8 to eliminate public participation by imposing a $7,500 fee to question Blaine Community Development Services about Critical Area determinations and other environmental decisions on proposed developments, the only venue left to citizens is federal court.  The question now facing Blaine citizens is whether they are willing to raise the funds needed to hire competent legal counsel to protect our civil rights, public health and safety from the real estate industry that has taken over our city government. No one but a federal judge can end this nightmare.

PROSECUTING WHITE COLLAR CRIME

Dear candidates for Whatcom County prosecutor, Blaine City Council's recurring pattern, 2023-2026, of voting on zoning matters in which Blaine officials hold undisclosed financial interests, combined with systematic suppression of public participation and manipulation of public records, represents a serious and ongoing threat to the integrity of local governance .    Below is a discussion of how white collar crime became institutionalized in Blaine, while the county prosecutor did nothing. Councilwoman Sarbjit Bains Self-Dealing Violation On March 9, 2026, Blaine City Councilwoman Sarbjit Bains voted in favor of Ordinance 26-3043, which suspends height, design, and parking requirements in the Central Business District, directly and materially increasing the commercial development potential and real property value of her and her husband's properties downtown. Councilwoman Bains did not disclose these financial interests, either her own commercial property in the affected zo...