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Council approves VR moratorium but limits length/scope
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| A February 23 public hearing on an emergency moratorium on new vacation rental permits was extended to the County Council’s regular March 9, and although the comment
Larsen supports American Rescue Plan passage to deliver real relief to Northwest Washington
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted to deliver further relief to Washingtonians struggling with the economic and public health impacts of the ongoing
Alex Ramel: Update on floor debates, bills passed
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| Two Weeks of Floor Debates For the past two weeks we have been working to pass bills out of the House of Representatives before March 9,
How this journalist fell in love with journalism and why he has hope for America
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH for RECLAIM THE AMERICAN DREAM.ORG ||| Even after five decades with the New York Times and making documentaries for PBS, taking on a new media like YouTube is no joke. So
San Juan County seeks arguments against upcoming ballot measures
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is seeking volunteers to write opposing arguments for measures on the ballot in the April 2021 Special Election. Four measures will be on the ballot.
Upcoming State Park free day coincides with agency’s 108th birthday
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – Washington State Parks invites visitors to help celebrate the agency’s 108th birthday on Friday, March 19, by enjoying a state park for free that day. March 19
Charter Review Commission has scheduled two upcoming town hall meetings
It happens once in a decade ||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ||| The San Juan County Charter Review Commission (CRC) will be conducting two Town Hall meetings, on March 12 (5:30 - 7:30 PM) and March
Sheriff’s Report | February 24 – March 2, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 21-001598 Fraud 10:58:21 02/24/21 A Lopez Island Deputy was called regarding an attempted fraud involving a realistic looking letter purportedly from national sweepstakes company
Council will again address moratorium in upcoming public hearing; pre-hearing on Sunday
Island Stewards to host pre-hearing Q&A Sunday, March 7 at 4 pm. via ZOOM || FROM ISLAND STEWARDS ||| Please Take Action! 2nd Public Hearing 9 March 2021 Opposition to Moratorium Grows! San Juan County
Letter to Editor | Dear Council: We are opposed to recent vacation rental moratorium
||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLAND BUSINESSES (SEE BELOW) ||| Dear County Council, We are strongly opposed to the recent moratorium that you have recently enacted on New Vacation Rental Applications for the following reasons: Less
Rep. Lekanoff has an update from the halls of the Legislature
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| An Update on My Bills This was our second week on the virtual floor of the People’s House debating and passing bills! Now that we are
Larsen: George Floyd Justice In Policing Act is step toward ending police brutality, addressing systemic racism
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN (WA-02) ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – [Wednesday, March 3, 2020], Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted for landmark legislation to increase police accountability, improve the culture of law enforcement,
Larsen votes to break down barriers to democracy, expand voting rights
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN (WA-02) ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – [Yesterday], Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted for the most significant voting rights and democracy reform legislation in more than half a century.
County Board and Advisory Committee Vacancies and Positions
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The County Council is searching for San Juan County citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commissions. Additional information about each committee is available
Second public hearing on vacation rental moratorium now scheduled
||| FROM ISLAND STEWARDS ||| San Juan County (SJC) Council will be continuing an online public hearing on Tuesday, March 9 to discuss whether the moratorium on the issuance of Vacation Rental Permits should be
Editorial | Historic ties between pandemics, extremism
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR ||| If, like me, you are, to put it mildly, puzzled, alarmed, or even frightened by recent societal divisions, you may find some insight in this recent CBSN conversation with
