Reviews were mixed as part of Vancouver’s legislative wrapup, a now decades-long tradition where city lobbyists Mark Brown and Brian Enslow recap the session for the city council. “I can tell you that probably for Brian, as well, there’s no two people in the state of Washington happier they finished on time,” Brown said.

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