Government/Politics – Page 23

Be glad you vote in San Juan County

By Community|2022-10-20T16:47:27-07:00October 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Why do “left” and “right” mean liberal and conservative?

By News Source|2022-10-20T14:15:55-07:00October 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Update on Lopez Village stormwater improvement project

By Community|2022-10-18T12:50:14-07:00October 18th, 2022|Comments Off

Fire Commissioners to meet on Monday

By Community|2022-10-16T14:52:28-07:00October 16th, 2022|Comments Off

Summary of Gov. Inslee’s week

By News Source|2022-10-15T12:49:06-07:00October 15th, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | October 5 – 11, 2022

By Community|2022-10-14T15:03:24-07:00October 15th, 2022|Comments Off

WSF News: Ferries re-named for Mariners players during playoffs

By Community|2022-10-14T12:55:00-07:00October 14th, 2022|Comments Off

State ferries hit home run with Seattle Mariners-inspired name changes

By News Source|2022-10-12T17:32:26-07:00October 13th, 2022|4 Comments

Lopez’s Village Road temporarily closed

By Community|2022-10-12T14:09:11-07:00October 12th, 2022|Comments Off

County answers frequently asked questions about upcoming road levy

By Community|2022-10-07T15:59:22-07:00October 9th, 2022|17 Comments

Inslee: Marijuana, minimum wage, climate action, health care for vets

By News Source|2022-10-08T14:30:08-07:00October 8th, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | September 28 – October 4, 2022

By Community|2022-10-07T13:23:00-07:00October 8th, 2022|Comments Off

Larsen announces in-person community coffee meetings in Burlington, Bellingham, Friday Harbor

By Community|2022-10-07T11:04:54-07:00October 7th, 2022|Comments Off

Larsen: Critical funding helps NW communities protect salmon and the environment, create jobs

By News Source|2022-10-06T20:14:21-07:00October 7th, 2022|1 Comment

Ferry Advisory Committee briefs council on the state of ferries

By Community|2022-10-06T16:01:01-07:00October 6th, 2022|12 Comments

West Coast leaders double down on bold actions to fight climate crisis

By News Source|2022-10-06T14:38:36-07:00October 6th, 2022|Comments Off

San Juan County updates its Recreation, Open Space, and Stewardship Plan

By Community|2022-10-06T12:55:16-07:00October 6th, 2022|Comments Off

Vote counting equipment testing October 21 at 11 a.m.

By Community|2022-10-05T15:59:52-07:00October 5th, 2022|Comments Off

County’s Ferry Advisory Committee to hold two outreach sessions

By Community|2022-10-05T13:44:14-07:00October 5th, 2022|1 Comment

Council to hold special meeting on Thursday to discuss our ferry system

By Community|2022-10-06T14:04:37-07:00October 3rd, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff candidates featured at forthcoming LWV voter forum

By Community|2022-10-03T13:01:17-07:00October 3rd, 2022|Comments Off

Great WA ShakeOut is coming our way

By Community|2022-10-01T13:56:09-07:00October 2nd, 2022|Comments Off

New Fire Commissioner has tendered his resignation

By Community|2022-10-01T14:16:16-07:00October 1st, 2022|4 Comments

Gov. Inslee’s weekly report

By News Source|2022-10-01T12:14:59-07:00October 1st, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | September 21 – 29, 2022

By Community|2022-09-30T18:50:17-07:00October 1st, 2022|Comments Off

Changes in WSF rates take effect on Saturday

By News Source|2022-09-30T17:03:45-07:00September 30th, 2022|Comments Off

What’s this Ranked Choice Voting thing all about?

By Community|2022-09-30T15:40:20-07:00September 30th, 2022|1 Comment

Sheriff’s Office on the lookout for this burglary suspect on Orcas

By Community|2022-09-30T18:20:00-07:00September 30th, 2022|1 Comment

WSF weekly report shares a service restoration update (no mention of SJ route)

By Community|2022-09-29T18:48:24-07:00September 30th, 2022|6 Comments

Next County Council meet is scheduled for Orcas Island

By Community|2022-09-29T13:53:32-07:00September 29th, 2022|Comments Off

State ferries says, ‘Welcome aboard for free!’ to youth

By Community|2022-09-29T11:39:21-07:00September 29th, 2022|1 Comment

Hop on to this FROG survey to tell WSF what you think

By News Source|2022-09-29T11:11:07-07:00September 28th, 2022|2 Comments

Sheriff’s Office on the lookout for Lopez mail thief

By Community|2022-09-27T16:24:18-07:00September 27th, 2022|Comments Off

Fire Marshall: Fire danger level downgraded to moderate

By Community|2022-09-27T12:07:25-07:00September 27th, 2022|Comments Off

San Juan County publishes information about proposed road levy increase

By News Source|2022-09-27T15:21:17-07:00September 27th, 2022|Comments Off

Request for Proposals for San Juan County lodging tax facilities / promotional grant program

By Community|2022-09-24T17:41:45-07:00September 26th, 2022|3 Comments

Routine traffic stop ends with drug possession charges

By Community|2022-09-26T11:17:19-07:00September 26th, 2022|Comments Off

Interim Watmough Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan now open for public comment

By Community|2022-09-24T15:16:48-07:00September 25th, 2022|Comments Off

Governor Inslee’s week took him to Norway

By News Source|2022-09-24T14:47:30-07:00September 24th, 2022|1 Comment

Sheriff’s Report | September 14 – 20, 2022

By Community|2022-09-23T15:43:11-07:00September 24th, 2022|Comments Off

Port Commission meeting set for Monday

By Community|2022-09-23T14:00:57-07:00September 23rd, 2022|Comments Off

Opinion: Collapse of WA ferry system hits hardest in San Juan Islands

By Community|2022-09-22T20:12:40-07:00September 23rd, 2022|11 Comments

WSF Weekly Report | Bicycles, motorcycles will fill this Sunday’s ferries

By News Source|2022-09-22T15:20:07-07:00September 22nd, 2022|3 Comments

Letter to Editor | Re-elect Sheriff Ron Krebs

By Community|2022-09-22T11:12:50-07:00September 22nd, 2022|Comments Off

Deer Harbor, Pt. Lawrence on tap for road resurfacing work on Tuesday

By Community|2022-09-20T16:13:10-07:00September 21st, 2022|Comments Off

Olga Road closure set for some time before Nov. 12

By Community|2022-09-20T15:29:03-07:00September 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | What’s the outlook for American Democracy

By Hedrick Smith|2022-09-19T16:45:39-07:00September 20th, 2022|1 Comment

No Discover Pass needed for National Public Lands Day celebration

By News Source|2022-09-19T16:31:19-07:00September 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Letter of recommendation for Sheriff Ron Krebs

By Community|2022-09-19T13:09:20-07:00September 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Glimpses of Inslee’s week, including tour of Nordic nuclear facilities

By News Source|2022-09-17T14:26:46-07:00September 17th, 2022|2 Comments

Sheriff’s Report | September 7 – 13, 2022

By Community|2022-09-16T15:36:03-07:00September 17th, 2022|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Sitting silently does nothing for island ferry service

By Community|2022-09-16T11:51:34-07:00September 16th, 2022|23 Comments

Your questions answered about sinking of FV Aleutian Isle; what we know so far

By Community|2022-09-15T16:02:58-07:00September 15th, 2022|1 Comment

San Juan County enters final stage of review for Comprehensive Plan update

By Community|2022-09-13T13:03:12-07:00September 13th, 2022|1 Comment

Will GOP splits foil the Trump strategy?

By Hedrick Smith|2022-09-12T13:23:50-07:00September 12th, 2022|6 Comments

Fall Open House at North Shore/Glenwood Inn Property

By Community|2022-09-11T19:26:30-07:00September 12th, 2022|Comments Off

Reminder: Fire Commission will interview candidate(s) for Commissioner this week

By Community|2022-09-11T16:29:56-07:00September 11th, 2022|Comments Off

Lopez Island’s Center Road to close during planned OPALCO outage

By Community|2022-09-09T17:25:26-07:00September 11th, 2022|Comments Off

Governor announces end of COVID-19 state of emergency by Oct. 31

By News Source|2022-09-10T14:46:54-07:00September 10th, 2022|1 Comment

Sheriff’s Report | August 31 – September 6, 2022

By Community|2022-09-09T16:58:20-07:00September 10th, 2022|Comments Off

San Juan County suffers from a slew of stolen street signs; if you have some, time to give ’em back

By Community|2022-09-07T16:28:04-07:00September 8th, 2022|Comments Off

10 presumed dead after float plane crashes west of Whidbey Island

By News Source|2022-09-06T12:50:35-07:00September 4th, 2022|Comments Off

Weekly update from Governor Inslee

By News Source|2022-09-03T15:44:11-07:00September 3rd, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | August 24 – 30, 2022

By Community|2022-09-02T17:41:21-07:00September 3rd, 2022|Comments Off

WSF thinks it might be a busy weekend – with long waits

By News Source|2022-08-31T14:12:24-07:00September 1st, 2022|Comments Off

Support and urgency grow for adding strong climate language to SJC Comp Plan

By Community|2022-09-01T13:03:34-07:00September 1st, 2022|2 Comments

Beaverton Valley construction will allow one-way traffic during upcoming re-pavement project

By Community|2022-08-30T15:45:11-07:00August 31st, 2022|Comments Off

Are we the United States of America? John Geyman takes a look in his new book

By Community|2022-08-28T13:31:21-07:00August 28th, 2022|1 Comment

Sheriff’s Report | August 17 – 24, 2022

By Community|2022-08-26T16:09:22-07:00August 27th, 2022|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Let me tell you my Prune Alley experience

By Community|2022-08-26T12:54:25-07:00August 26th, 2022|7 Comments

Tourism Management Plan grinds toward reality checks

By Matthew Gilbert|2022-08-25T17:15:12-07:00August 24th, 2022|4 Comments

Guest Opinion | Ferry service is continually becoming more unreliable

By Community|2022-08-23T14:45:09-07:00August 23rd, 2022|16 Comments

‘The Big Lie:’ A book review by Jens Kruse

By Jens Kruse|2022-08-21T15:10:44-07:00August 21st, 2022|5 Comments

Last week’s updates from Gov. Jay Inslee

By News Source|2022-08-20T15:42:05-07:00August 20th, 2022|Comments Off

As the Paradigm Shifts | Do you pray, meditate or quiet your mind? Me neither

By Rosie Kuhn|2022-08-17T15:03:29-07:00August 20th, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | August 10 – 17, 2022

By Community|2022-08-19T15:45:56-07:00August 20th, 2022|Comments Off

WSF weekly update: New kids on the deck, service reliability stats, Mukilteo history

By News Source|2022-08-19T14:16:46-07:00August 19th, 2022|Comments Off

Prune Alley project nears the finish line with upcoming celebration of access

By Community|2022-08-19T11:37:07-07:00August 19th, 2022|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | San Juan County voters prevail

By Community|2022-08-19T11:15:55-07:00August 19th, 2022|5 Comments

County Council statement on Charter Review Commission ballot measures

By Community|2022-08-17T15:40:34-07:00August 17th, 2022|5 Comments

Auditor seeks “con” writers for Voters’ Pamphlet statements

By Community|2022-08-17T12:02:59-07:00August 17th, 2022|1 Comment

Today’s court decision means San Juan County voters will get a say on 4 Charter Amendments

By Community|2022-08-18T12:35:15-07:00August 16th, 2022|8 Comments

Public Works announces its annual summer road striping

By Community|2022-08-16T13:52:48-07:00August 16th, 2022|Comments Off

Meet with County Council candidate for District 3 Jane Fuller at SJC Fair

By Community|2022-08-15T15:03:28-07:00August 15th, 2022|1 Comment

Fire Commission will meet tomorrow

By Community|2022-08-14T14:54:49-07:00August 14th, 2022|Comments Off

County barge will be landing at Griffin Bay and MacKaye Harbor this week

By Community|2022-08-12T16:09:33-07:00August 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | August 3 – 9, 2022

By Community|2022-08-11T15:41:28-07:00August 13th, 2022|Comments Off

Larsen votes to lower costs for PNW families and seniors, make historic investment to combat climate change

By News Source|2022-08-12T16:42:37-07:00August 12th, 2022|4 Comments

Prune Alley work continues. Might re-open on Labor Day weekend?

By Community|2022-08-12T13:08:33-07:00August 12th, 2022|4 Comments

WSF Weekly Update | Wedding, transportation tour, and another kudo

By News Source|2022-08-12T12:54:59-07:00August 12th, 2022|3 Comments

Fire Commission looking to fill unexpired term on board

By Community|2022-08-11T14:22:03-07:00August 12th, 2022|Comments Off

Lawsuit would empower San Juan County voters

By Community|2022-08-10T13:52:31-07:00August 10th, 2022|1 Comment

Larsen, DelBene secure $25 Million for Lummi Island Ferry

By Community|2022-08-09T13:58:25-07:00August 9th, 2022|Comments Off

San Juan County Council and Conservation Land Bank on north shore (Glenwood Inn) property

By Community|2022-08-08T15:46:29-07:00August 9th, 2022|Comments Off

Notice of upcoming 5-week road work project on Deer Harbor Rd

By Community|2022-08-08T13:45:16-07:00August 8th, 2022|1 Comment

Inslee statement on U.S. Senate passage of Inflation Reduction Act

By Community|2022-08-07T14:33:37-07:00August 8th, 2022|1 Comment

Meet and support Sharon Shewmake for Senate, Aug. 9

By Community|2022-08-07T14:12:06-07:00August 7th, 2022|Comments Off

A round-up of Inslee’s week

By News Source|2022-08-06T15:06:05-07:00August 6th, 2022|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | July 27 – August 2, 2022

By Community|2022-08-05T13:12:07-07:00August 6th, 2022|Comments Off

Council clarifies support for Glenwood Inn property

By Community|2022-08-05T17:04:51-07:00August 5th, 2022|9 Comments