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New commission would tackle racial disparities in Whatcom

Public hearing on Racial Equity Commission scheduled for Oct. 11

Bellingham City Council member Kristina Michele Martens talks as she gestures with her hands next to other council members.
Bellingham City Council member Kristina Michele Martens, center, participates in the first in-person council meeting in more than two years on Oct. 3. Council members congratulated Martens at the meeting for her work on the Whatcom Racial Equity Commission. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
By Ralph Schwartz Staff Reporter
Whatcom County and City of Bellingham leaders are poised to create the Whatcom Racial Equity Commiss

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