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HB 2489 | Shelter, not penalties act
||| FROM AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION ||| Washington HB 2489 aims to establish statewide standards for local governments regarding the enforcement of laws regulating public space for life-sustaining activities, particularly in the context of homelessness.
County discusses upcoming road maintenance on Shaw Island
The County plans to undertake standard road maintenance throughout the spring of 2026, including clearing ditches, cleaning and replacing culverts, and managing roadside vegetation. This will set the stage for chip sealing Shaw roads in
Spring schedule reservations to be available February 10
||| 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. We’ve moved out the reservations release by two
Get your Washington State Boating Education Card
||| FROM U .S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ||| The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla offers boaters four opportunities to take an online, Washington State Basic Boater Education Course. The course
February 10, 2026, Special Election | Vote! Sign! Send!
The February Special includes a ballot measure for the San Juan Island School District No. 149. The measure is concerning a replacement enrichment levy. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County
Eastsound Free America Walkout January 20 at 2pm
||| FROM BARBARA NESBET || One year into Trump’s second regime, we face an escalating fascist threat: raids on our communities, troops occupying our cities, attacks on immigrants, families torn apart, mass surveillance, and terror
Larsen releases statement on Trump’s Greenland comments
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on Presidents Trump's comments about taking over Greenland: “The Arctic has always been
Tomorrow! Tuesday! Free America Walkout
||| FROM INDIVISIBLE SAN JUANS ||| We are feeling determined and resilient as our resistance grows! Tomorrow, the Free America Walkout starts at 2:00 pm local time. Our Indivisible San Juan Islands Community, YOU, have been showing up,
Regular Monday WSF schedule for MLK Day
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We are running our regular Monday schedule on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 19,except on the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth and Seattle/Bremerton routes. These two routes are on reduced service due to urgent vessel repairs. Visit our schedules webpage to
Guest Opinion | When a Water Board stops listening, a community loses its voice
||| FROM ELISABETH BRITT ||| Water is a public trust, and on an island it is a lifeline. That is why the recent direction of the Eastsound Water Users Association should concern every member it
Sheriff’s Report | January 7 – 12, 2026
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7 26-000128 Controlled Substance Problem 13:26:17 01/07/26 A Deputy in Friday Harbor received some prescription medications from a citizen that had been left by another
Larsen and colleagues secure reinstatement of addiction, mental health funding
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) cheered the reinstatement of nearly $2 billion in grants to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
LWV | County Council notes for January 13, 2026
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The council recognized January 19, 2026 as Martin Luther King Day and a Day of National Service. The WSU Extension Service reviewed programs in the county
WSF Weekly Report | Repairs, replacements; upcoming online meetings; ridership increased almost 1M
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Thanks to the hard work and creative thinking of our employees, we made good progress this week getting our system back on
WSF to host two online meetings next week
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’re hosting two online community meetings on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. This is your chance to share feedback and ask us questions. Each meeting
Jurors cancelled for January 20-23
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: JANUARY 20-23, 2026 For the jury term beginning Tuesday, January 20, 2026: Jury trials for this term have been cancelled. ALL JURORS assigned to this jury
