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Larsen fights for guardrails on data centers
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined 110 House Democrats in a letter to tech industry leaders last Friday demanding that all data center construction
Port of Orcas to meet on Sept. 28
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, September 28th at 4:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the airport
No jurors required for Sept. 28 – Oct. 2
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 2, 2026 All jurors summonsed for Jury Duty beginning September 28th, 2026 are excused. Thank you. View it on website
Upcoming candidate forums in October
||| FROM JILL BELCOVSON for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS |||
Letter to Editor | Katherine Bryant Ingman is County Council leadership for our future
||| FROM SUE ROUNDY ||| Katherine Bryant Ingman represents the future leaders that I want to see locally and nationally. Energetic young people dreaming of a better future who are ready to listen and eager
AI developments necessitate moratorium on data centers
||| BY MICHAEL RIORDAN, SPECIAL TO THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Almost every day the warnings are becoming more ominous. The looming threats posed by artificial general intelligence — an advanced version of AI also known
County Council completes series of September budget meetings; October 5th public hearing to follow
San Juan County Council recently completed a series of budget conversations in September 2026, following the August 25th release of the 2027 preliminary budget ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| At its meeting on
Getting to know Katherine | What makes San Juan County home?
||| FROM KATHERINE BRIANT INGMAN for SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL ||| We moved to Lopez in 2014 after Joe landed a job at Spencer Spit State Park. I must admit, I was hesitant at first.
No jurors needed for Sept. 28 – Nov. 2
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: SEPTEMBER 28 - NOVEMBER 2, 2026 All jurors summonsed for Jury Duty beginning September 28th, 2026 are excused. Thank you. View it on website
Rick Larsen | Before you return your ballot, read this
Encourage your friends and neighbors to do the same ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Washington has one of the strongest vote-by-mail systems in the country. But recent changes to U.S.
Test your earthquake preparedness on October 15
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEPT. OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| While earthquakes in the islands are rare, San Juan County is smack in the middle of some of the highest risk quake
LWVSJ Observer Corps | SJC Board of Health September 16, 2026
||| FROM BARBARA SHARP for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Arlesia Bailey is the new executive director of Accountable Communities of Health (ACH). Evergreen Recovery has posted two job positions, based in the county and
Katherine Bryant Ingman on San Juan County budget
||| KATHERINE BRYANT INGMAN for SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL ||| San Juan County is set to spend more than it takes in for 2027. To legally balance the budget, it needs to cut $3.7 million.
Letter to Editor | Civic engagement beyond ballot box
||| FROM JENNIFER SWANSON, CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY COUNCIL ||| This week, I had the pleasure of experiencing community engagement, up close on both Waldron and Lopez Islands. Last Sunday, I visited the Waldron community and
Letter to Editor | Why I support Swanson for Council
||| FROM SHEILA GAQUIN ||| I’m voting for Jennifer Swanson for County Council, District 3 position, and I hope you will too. I have known Jennifer for more than 20 years and have seen her
Fall sailing schedule starts this Sunday, September 20
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Our fall sailing schedule starts Sunday, Sept. 20 and lasts through Dec. 26. Port Townsend/Coupeville: The route will continue two-boat service until Oct. 5, when it returns to one-boat service until next spring. This is
