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2021 docket for proposed amendments to SJC Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY NEWS ||| The deadline for proposed amendments to the San Juan County Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Code (UDC) is 4:30 pm March 1, 2021. The “Annual Docket of Comprehensive
Alex Ramel reflects on opening day at legislature, protecting our island school districts
||| FROM ALEX RAMEL, REP. 40TH DISTRICT LEGISLATURE ||| Like many of you, I watched last Wednesday as news came in about a series of events never before seen in America. I condemn, in the
Inslee extends security measures for 2021 legislative session
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today announcing the extension of actions taken by the state to ensure the safety and security of Washingtonians, legislators, state
Ferry ridership at lowest level in nearly 50 years. Annual riders down 10 million from 2019 due to pandemic
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| SEATTLE – Annual ridership aboard Washington State Ferries plunged by nearly 10 million customers in 2020 – a drop of 41% from the previous year – to roughly 14 million. Stay-at-home
Inslee statement on start of 2021 legislative session
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today on the first day of the 2021 legislative session: "Today convenes one of the most unique and challenging legislative
Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee will ZOOM meet on Wednesday
||| FROM BARRY & BEV MADDEN for DEER HARBOR PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE ||| P0Agenda for January 13, 2021 4:00-5:30 p.m. Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee Monthly Meeting (DHPRC) VIA Zoom Meeting ID 82206209066 Password 644605
A civilian’s guide to insurrection legalese; is this our new vocabulary?
||| FROM THE MARSHALL PROJECT ||| In the 24 hours since a mob incited by the president of the United States stormed the Capitol attempting to halt the functioning of American democracy, the news media
Inslee statement on security measures for 2021 legislative session
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today on actions the state is taking to ensure the safety and security of Washingtonians, legislators, state employees and the buildings of
Sheriff’s Report | December 20, 2020 – January 5, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020 20-010952 Traffic Hazard 12:20:52 12/30/20 A Lopez Island Deputy responded to a reported tree down, partially blocking Fisherman Bay Rd. An OPALCO crew
New year brings leadership transition at WSF
||| FROM AMY SCARTON for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Washington State Ferries will soon have a new leader. Last week, WSDOT Secretary Roger Millar announced an upcoming change in leadership that’s bittersweet for me. While it’s an
Rep. Larsen calls for immediate removal of the president from office
||| FROM CONGRESSMAN RICK LARSEN'S OFFICE ||| After yesterday's events in our nation's capital, I want you to hear directly from me. Let me say it as plainly as I can: the attack on the
Inslee addresses Washingtonians following day of violence at both the state and nation’s capital
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee addressed the state today following a day of unrest and violence in both the state of Washington and Washington, D.C. Rioters broke in to the U.S.
Insurrection at the Capitol: It’s happened before, but not like this
||| FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS ||| In more than 220 years, the U.S. Capitol had seen nothing like it: a roiling mob, forcing its way past its majestic marble columns, disrupting the passage of power, desecrating
NAS Whidbey conducts first MEDEVAC of year from Orcas Island
||| FROM WHIDBEY ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION ||| NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. – A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) from Orcas
State agencies adopt rules to implement Washington’s 100% clean electricity law
New rules put state on path to greenhouse gas emission-free electricity by 2045 ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & UTILITIES & TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ||| OLYMPIA, WA --- Washington state has passed another milestone on
Navy remains committed to environmental stewardship, conducts critical training in PNW
||| FROM CAPT. MATT ARNY, COMMANDING OFFICER, NAS WHIDBEY ||| Numerous area media outlets, including The Seattle Times, published stories, which cited studies that have raised questions about whether Navy jet noise affects Southern Resident
