Tip Johnson

Citizen Journalist and Editor • Member since Jan 11, 2008

Tip Johnson is a longtime citizen interest advocate with a record of public achievement projects for good government and the environment. A lifelong student of government, Tip served two terms on the Bellingham City Council and has worked on many community boards and committees. He travelled with the Federal Transit Administration and Department of Commerce on mass transit trade missions in SE Asia and Africa before settling down to focus on keeping public interests at the fore of local government and the course of growth and development.

Articles by Tip Johnson

Recent comments

"We may see yet more loud tyrannical blowing of toxic air. Great article!

Nov 16, 2024 on
The Tyranny Of Leaf Blowers

"There is irony to the somewhat ubiquitous feeling voters had that things were economically better under the previous Trump administration. The economy and wages actually fared better under Biden, but [...]

Nov 09, 2024 on
The Election of Donald Trump

"I predict many will be happy with the website improvements as the city begins implementing the new state housing laws and abrogates four decades of planning promises to the neighborhoods… ...[...]

Oct 17, 2024 on
The Big Ask

"Karlberg, you’re full of scrap metal.  If you are going to start off by making fun of the author’s name, I suggest you reconsider swallowing [...]

Jun 13, 2024 on
The Scrap Heap - The Real Message

"While the law does not prohibit building a single family home, we can presume that the county will now tax such properties at a multi-family, highest-and-best-use rate, making it economically [...]

Jun 13, 2024 on
The Wealth Of Real Estate Corporations Is Not Our Purpose For Being