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Lovelett bill adds funding options for affordable housing
||| FROM WA SENATE DEMOCRATS ||| Sen. Liz Lovelett (D- Anacortes) has pre-filed a bill which would provide local governments the option to fund affordable housing and social service programs through a special excise tax
Inslee announces Washington’s historic commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee [has] announced a historic equity policy package for the upcoming 2021 legislative session, including $365M for equity-related decision packages and budget items. For the first time,
Governor announces bold climate package for 2021–2023 biennium
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today outlined his climate policy package for the 2021–2023 biennium. “Climate change is a health issue, an economic issue and an equity issue. We must address
Sheriff’s Report | December 2 – 7, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 20-010200 Welfare Check 12:47:41 12/02/20 Deputies responded to a welfare check on San Juan Island regarding a person in a mental health crisis. The
And the Orcas East Precinct ballot recount resulted in — no change in count
||| FROM MILENE HENLEY, COUNTY AUDITOR ||| A recount of votes cast for Governor in San Juan County’s Orcas East precinct matched exactly the original vote count in the race. The recount, which had been
County holding board, commission vacancies for you to fill
||| 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
Inslee: State’s COVID restrictions remain in place until Jan. 4
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today announced additional economic supports for workers and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Inslee also announced a three-week extension of the state’s current restrictions
Orcas East Precinct ballot recount to proceed at request of SJC Republican Party
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR ||| As first reported in the Dec. 4 Orcasonian, a manual recount of ballots cast for Governor in the Orcas East Precinct has been requested by San Juan County Republicans.
UW study: Navy jet noise endangers humans, wildlife on Olympic Peninsula
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| SEATTLE — Increased noise pollution from more powerful Navy military jets is threatening the health of both humans and wildlife in what once was the quietest place in the continental
EDC will host a listening session on Thursday with State Rep. Alex Ramel
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| Alex Ramel The San Juan County EDC will host a listening session with State Representative Alex Ramel (WA-4o) on Thursday December 10, 2020, from 5p-6p PST. The
Another ‘stab-in-the-back’ myth?
||| FROM ORCAS CURRENTS BY JENS KRUSE ||| IN MARCH OF 2017, I gave a presentation at Orcas Center, in which I described a series of events that transformed the German Weimar Republic of 1919–1933
Couldn’t get to The Green on Sunday? Tuesday is another chance to sign this important anti-discrimination petition
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| Below is the same article that appeared on the Orcasonian on Saturday. We held our signing event on Sunday and got many signatures, but we know a lot of people
Stop by The Green on Sunday to sign this important anti-discrimination petition
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| Manuel Ellis Two and a half months before George Floyd’s life was cruelly ended by a policeman kneeling on his neck, Tacoma resident Manuel Ellis was killed by
Sheriff’s Report | November 25 – December 1, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 20-010019 Burglary,NonRes 10:52:33 11/25/20 A Deputy on Orcas Island was dispatched to a business burglary near Eastsound. A report was filed. 20-010020 Trespassing 11:45:25
County Canvassing Board directed to recount Orcas East Precinct votes in Governor race
||| FROM COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE ||| OFFICIAL NOTICE OF San Juan County Canvassing Board Meetings San Juan County has been directed by the Office of the Secretary of State to recount Orcas East Precinct votes
Rep. Larsen outlines priorities for next COVID-19 pandemic relief bill
||| FROM REP. RICK LARSEN'S OFFICE ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) urged Congress to address the continued public health crisis and deliver real relief for Washingtonians, families and small businesses. In
