Mayor Ed Stern

10/18/2026

Shout-out to colleague Poulsbo City Councilwoman Pam Crowe who hosted this afternoon along with Poulsbo/Kitsap Regional Library system the first in a two part movie documentary & book reading ‘Bowling Alone’ by author Robert Putnam (documentary based on book above, called ‘Join or Die’) at Vibe CoWorks with a dozen in attendance.

Join us again for the discussion group in Council Chambers November 7th, 2 - 4:pm. Great job, Pam! 👏👏👏

10/16/2026

We are glad at the City today to host in Council Chambers the ‘Peninsulas Region Transportation Policy Organization’ ( PRTPO ) that allocates prioritized state and federal funds for road work throughout the 4 western counties.

Thank you to new Poulsbo City Councilwoman Dr. Leighton Thomas for stepping up to represent our community on this important board.

10/16/2026

🙌 ‘Paddles Up’ as the sun rises slowly over downtown Poulsbo this early Friday morning, recognizing our oldest and closest neighbors The Suquamish Tribe 🙌

10/14/2026

Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce monthly lunch meeting featured speakers from our city staff/department heads including Engineering, Planning, Police and City Administrator Rob Gelder.

Lot’s going on!

10/13/2026

Was a joy to stand with the Kitsap YWCA last Friday evening and share in their celebration of women survivors of domestic abuse, and see families flourish when given the shelter and support!

Mayor Ed Stern proclaims October 2026 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, recognizing the importance of raising awareness, supporting survivors, and promoting efforts to prevent domestic violence.

We encourage our community to stand together to break the silence, support those impacted by domestic violence, and work toward a future where everyone can live free from abuse and fear.

Read the full proclamation here:https://poulsbo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-27-Domestic-Violence-Awareness-Month.pdf

10/12/2026

Proud to be attending along with 300 of my favorite Kitsap County friends in supporting Olympic College’s annual Foundation Lunch - - dedicated this year to the Allied Health Center initiative, here pictured the 2026 - 2027 first cohort of EMT students, our future life savers when we make that 911 call in the middle of the night.

Please consider giving to the Olympic College Foundation to provide the student financial aid to see them graduate!

And special ‘shout out’ to Kitsap County Commissioner Katie Walters who led the charge on the initial $6 million outlay from county gov’t 2 years ago to stand up the remodel of OC Poulsbo to accommodate the vision 👏👏👏

10/12/2026

Tremendous 🎥 film festival 🎥 in Poulsbo spearheaded by Kevin & Bittina Sheen - - 3 days and evenings of 12 categories of juried film submittals, the last featured this Sunday evening the documentary ‘Reservation Redemption ’ which I am sure will find its way onto PBS national viewing on the P.O.V. programming.

Awards ceremony after at Poulsbo’s Rainy Daze brew pub, thank you to them and Poulsbo’s Regal Cinemas helping sponsor for the community large-screen viewing all weekend !👏👏👏

09/29/2026

Early 1980’s Poulsbo, nearing the completion of the Waterfront Park Pavilion he designed and built - - just one of literally dozens of projects he undertook over the last 50 years here - - Bill mounted the cupola top and in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ style was on top of his adopted town, earning perhaps the sobriquet ‘Billsbo’ for our town, as Mr. Poulsbo.

In Memorium

09/29/2026

Very sadly, but Blessing nonetheless given injuries suffered last Thursday, our BILL AUSTIN passed on this morning in hospital in Seattle
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