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WSF Weekly Report | Still battling availability issues | Go Hawks!
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Feb. 5, 2026 This week brougaht another reminder of how fragile our ferry system is. We simply don’t have enough vessels available to cover unexpected issues.
Letter to Editor | Property taxes in 2026
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| With virtually no change in assessed valuation, our home’s property taxes will increase by about 17% compared to last year. While I understand the somewhat byzantine relationship between assessments and
County Council continues discussing levy lid lift to maintain services
Council is interested in placing a levy lid lift on the April Special Election and is expected to adopt a resolution during its next meeting on February 10. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS |||
Town Council to hold special meeting
||| FROM JENNIFER KREMBS for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARB0R ||| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council will hold a special meeting after the regular business meeting on February 5, 2026, to participate in
Jurors for February 9-13 excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: FEBRUARY 9-13, 2026 All jurors summonsed for the jury term beginning Monday, February 9th through Friday, February 13th, 2026, are excused. Thank you!
Larsen rejects Trump’s agenda; demands ICE accountability
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2026 funding package, which provides full-year funding for jobs, education, health care and national security priorities along with two weeks
Vehicle reservations for spring open next Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m.
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations for the spring 2026 schedule (March 22 through June 13) will be available at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10. To ensure a smooth and fair experience during
Larsen releases statement on government funding package
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2026 funding package before the House of Representatives: “These
Guest Speaker | The Constitution, the Supreme Court and the Executive Branch
Where are we today? ||| FROM INDIVISIBLE SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| Indivisible San Juan Islands (ISJI) is pleased to announce our upcoming Guest Speaker, Garrett Epps. Professor Epps, a nationally renowned Constitutional scholar, law professor,
Jennifer Swanson announces County Council candidacy
||| FROM THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT JENNIFER SWANSON ||| Jennifer Swanson is excited to announce her candidacy for the San Juan County Council, District 3. A longtime resident of Shaw Island, Jennifer lives in District
Join the Ferry Riders Opinion Group
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The Washington State Transportation Commission is inviting ferry riders and the public to join the Ferry Riders’ Opinion Group, or FROG. This group gives you a chance to share your
Sheriff’s Report | January 21 – 27, 2026
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 26-000405 Attempted Suicide 07:39:54 01/21/26 An Orcas Island Deputy and Orcas Island Fire and Rescue responded to a mental health crisis. The subject of
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,
