Blaine Confidential

[email to Blaine City Council] In 2026, Blaine City Councilwoman Sarbjit Bains became the fourth Blaine official to be caught self-dealing, which violates the WA Ethics in Public Service Act. Sarbjit's husband Gurdeep "Zeal" Bains was first to commit self-dealing as a member of the Downtown Advisory Committee in 2023, followed by Councilman Mike Hill in 2024, and Planning Commissioner Sam Randhawa in 2025. Hill and Randhawa resigned in disgrace. When will Sarbjit?  

Cascadia Daily News reporter Julia Tellman will likely attempt to discredit Blaine open government advocates who exposed the Senator Shewmake scandal . Tellman  belittled Protect Mud Bay activists , letting Ali Taysi--a crooked land use consultant involved in Blaine fraud--write her article. 

[email to state legislators Rule, Timmons, Ramel, and Shewmake] Read the attached April 26, 2026 deranged email from Blaine City Councilwoman Sarbjit Bains to State Senator Sharon Shewmake, and the May 18, 2026 defamatory email from Shewmake, interfering with the WA Criminal Justice Training Commission investigation of Blaine PD for retaliatory policing against critics of the mayor.  These two crooks are going down for violating my civil rights. Bains and Shewmake will be synonymous with dishonesty and thuggery, and serve as examples of politicians gone bad. I can't imagine Shewmake keeping her WWU tenure after the WA State Legislative Ethics Board charges and fines her for unethical conduct. 

[email to Blaine City Council] As Mayor Steward's seven dwarves, the council and city manager have obediently aided and abetted crimes by Blaine officials, all having to do with making profits off illegal zoning amendments that financially benefit the real estate industry, which took over city government in January. The inherent conflicts-of-interest, given the number of realtors and developers circulating between the city council and planning commission, will be spotlighted in the forthcoming audit of Blaine by the Washington State Auditor.  With the current Legislative Ethics Board investigation of State Senator Sharon Shewmake for collaborating with Blaine officials, including Councilwoman Sarbjit Bains and City Manager Michael Harmon, to corrupt the Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission investigation of Blaine PD for retaliatory policing, it is a new day, as sunlight is finally allowed to penetrate the seemingly impermeable fog of deceit laid down by Blaine Mayor, Mar...

[email to Blaine City Council] Under the Blaine Municipal Code, it is the responsibility of the mayor to prevent conflicts-of-interest at city hall. Under Mayor Steward, conflicts-of-interest flourished, resulting in the shameful resignations of Councilman Mike Hill and Planning Commissioner Sam Randhawa. Now, Steward's protege, Sarbjit Bains, is facing resignation or prosecution. That's quite a record--three crooks in three years--all protected by Mayor Steward and city manager Mike Harmon. You guys are going to be infamous!