Janice Zahn was sworn in by King County District Judge Lisa O’Toole as a new Bellevue City Councilmember for the Position 5 seat on Dec. 4. Her term officially began when the election was certified on Nov. 26. Zahn previously served on the city’s Transportation Commission from 2013 to 2017. An immigrant from Hong Kong, […]
WACCC Civic Leadership Forum
The Washington State Chinese Community Coalition (WACCC) held a Civic Leadership Forum on Sept. 23 — to encourage more Asian American participation and engagement in public and political affairs. Approximately 60 people attended the event at the Microsoft Conference Center. Participants included many Chinese American business and civic leaders in Seattle and Bellevue areas, and […]
Bridge builder hopes to continue bringing people together in Bellevue City Council
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Janice Zahn has lived in Bellevue for the past 23 years. In that time period, she’s designed bridges and a floating pontoon as a civil engineer. A Port of Seattle assistant director of engineering and Bellevue Transportation Commission chair, Zahn, 51, chose a pedestrian-bridge graphic as her logo, above […]