Author Profile Sophia Gates Sophia Gates is a Washington State Murrow Fellow based at the Cascadia Daily News. She overs rural Whatcom and Skagit counties.
News Vacation rental boom inflates housing prices in WA mountain town A COVID-era proliferation of Airbnbs has been a double-edged sword for Glacier residents, who say it’s nearly impossible to find a long-term rental. by Sophia Gates Cascadia Daily News / March 13, 2025 / Updated: 3:47 p.m.
Indigenous Affairs Nooksack Tribe serves eviction notices to disenrolled households The court order comes eight years after the tribe revoked the citizenship of about 300 people, 20 of whom live in tribal low-income housing. by Sophia Gates Cascadia Daily News / December 2, 2024