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Letter to Editor | Make your voice heard
||| FROM SHARON NELSON ||| I’m a resident of Orcas Island, and like you, I’ve watched as ICE and CBP have terrorized communities and ripped immigrant families apart targeting the most vulnerable rather than those
WSF Weekly Report |
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Our engine crews and vessel maintenance employees did outstanding work last weekend. Our three largest boats were sidelined for unexpected mechanical issues.
SJC Monthly News Digest – January 2026
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Council Reviews Major Initiatives and Priorities for 2026 at Two-Day Retreat This January, the San Juan County Council completed a two-day retreat where they reviewed significant projects from
Shut it down! Friday, January 30
No work, no school, and no shopping ||| FROM WOMENS COALITION ||| This Friday, January 30, activists and communities across the United States are calling for a National Shutdown — a day of no work,
Larsen supports impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Today, Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement: “On Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s watch, federal agents killed Renee Good and
San Juan County Sheriff’s Office statement | Two bills affecting voters and sheriffs
San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter releases a statement about two current bills being reviewed by the Washington State legislature. ||| FROM ERIC PETER, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ||| San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter
Upcoming jury terms are excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: FEBRUARY 2-13, 2026 All jurors summonsed for the jury term beginning Monday, February 2nd through Friday, February 13th, 2026 are excused. If you were summonsed
Guest Opinion | Get dark money out of politics (Part 1)
||| FROM INDIVISIBLE SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| “92% of the time the candidate that raises the most money wins in the general election. (Source: Grossman. Niskanen Center. 10/29/2025) With the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010,
Honoring four decades of spill response in San Juan County
||| FROM BILL SYMES and ELAINA THOMPSON ||| One day in 1985, oil and oiled birds began washing ashore on the west side of San Juan Island. Arresting and then remediating the resulting damage to
Final report available for county’s Marine Transport Services pilot project
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the Council retreat earlier this month, County staff discussed past and future efforts to support transportation initiatives throughout the islands. One of the most notable initiatives from
League of Women Voters | SJC Board of Health January 21, 2026
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The Accountable Communities for Health (ACH) began a second round for its CEO search and will hold a board retreat next week. They are seeking
Larsen calls for Secretary Noem to be fired or resign
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U .S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined the New Democrat Coalition in mourning the killing of Alex Pretti carried out by federal agents
LWVSJ Observer Corps Notes | San Juan County Council January 20, 2026
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| During public access time a resident raised concerns that the county recently issued a permit for a large hangar on a Tarte Rd. property which
Costs up for Washington families; Larsen fighting back
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen released the following statement after the Joint Economic Committee published a report outlining the higher costs Washington families paid in
Larsen calls for Secretary Noem to be fired or resign
||| FROM THE OFFICE OR U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined the New Democrat Coalition in mourning the killing of Alex Pretti carried out by federal agents in
Larsen votes no on more money for ICE
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after voting no on the Homeland Security (DHS) Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) spending bill.
