Monday, March 17, 2025Reported by Albert JamesCover photo credit: TVW Following is a production of the Washington State University (WSU) Olympia News Bureau, run by the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication News Fellowship Program. This is a report by WSU Murrow Fellowship video journalist Albert James.
Monday, March 17, 2025by Jeff Noedel Back on September 17 of 2024 — an overcast Tuesday — a buoyant Governor Jay Inslee swept into Friday Harbor’s Brickworks Event Center and announced that he had caused $1.5 million in state emergency funds to flow to San Juan County government. The purpose of the funds was to…
Monday, March 17, 2025 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) is pleased to announce the hiring of Chief Chad Kimple as the new Fire Chief. Chief Kimple has served in multiple capacities for OIFR for more than 20 years. Most recently he has been the interim…
BPA announces intention to split with California and join new Southwest energy market Large utilities are concerned that if BPA is removed from the Western power pool, it will drive up prices across the region and create expensive inefficiencies Monday, March 17, 2025FROM THE OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLEby Alex Baumhardt OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE–-The nonprofit federal administration…
U.S. pauses Columbia River water-sharing negotiations with Canada amid Trump threats Canada controls the flow of the Northwest’s largest river from its headwaters in British Columbia, ensuring enough water is sent downstream to meet U.S. hydropower needs Monday, March 17, 2025FROM THE OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLEby Alex Baumhardt The nations were trying to finalize updates to…
Sunday, March 16, 2025by Jeff Noedel If it passes, the “Mosquito Fleet Act,” which began as House Bill 1923 in Olympia, would be the legislation that could increase the odds of someday enjoying locally-run passenger ferry service direct to Bellingham from the San Juans…and many other novel walk-on ferry routes across the Salish Sea and…
Friday, March 14, 2025 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY THE TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR The Town of Friday Harbor helped its customers jump-start their spring cleaning with free pickup of oversized refuse the week of March 10-14. This is the ninth year the Town has offered the Spring Cleanup service to its residential refuse customers….
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY SAN JUAN COUNTY The 2025 San Juan County “Point-In Time” (PIT) Unhoused Count identified 69 unhoused people who have no stable place to live. This is up from the 59 unhouse people identified in 2024. The Washington State-mandated count was conducted on Jan. 30, 2025, and…
Wednesday, March 12, 2025by Jeff Noedelvideo by Jeremy Tyler A SanJuans.Today VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE DISCLOSURE: This program is a co-production of SanJuans.Today and OPALCO, Orcas Power and Light Cooperative, a non-profit, member-owned co-op providing energy services to San Juan County since 1937. OPALCO provided a portion of the funds to produce this program,…
Sunday, March 9, 2025by Jeff Noedel A TVW VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE On Friday, the Washington State House of Representatives passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill (ESHB) 1923 with bipartisan support. The Mosquito Fleet Act — authored by State Rep. Greg Nance (D-Bainbridge Island) is meant to help spawn new passenger-only ferry…
Sunday, March 9, 2025by Jeff Noedel In a Thursday news conference in Seattle, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced he intends to visit the San Juans on July 15 to talk with citizens about Washington State Ferries. He said, “We’re tentatively scheduled to have me up in the San Juan Islands I think on July 15….
Friday, March 7, 2025 at 3:10 p.m.UPDATED: March 7 at 4:00 p.m.by Jeff Noedel This afternoon, the full Washington State House of Representatives passed “ESHB 1923,” the Mosquito Fleet Act. The bill was authored by State Rep. Greg Nance (D-23, Bainbridge Island). Nance has become a vocal ally of all ferry-served communities in recent months….
Thursday, March 6, 2025by Jeff Noedelwith video from TVW Today at Washington State Ferries’ Colman dock in Seattle, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson announced his decision to restore all WSF routes — but one — to 2019 pre-pandemic levels. To accomplish that, he announced another decision to postpone the electrification of two Jumbo Mark II vessels….
Thursday, March 6, 2025 Following is a promotional mention for Earthbox, a SanJuans.Today underwriter. 1
Thursday, March 6, 2025by Jeff Noedelaudio by Jeremy Tyler A 45-MINUTE PODCAST AND TRANSCRIPT ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE Late Wednesday afternoon, SanJuans.Today interviewed Chuck Berry, President of Local 1909 of the Guild of the Pacific Northwest, and Steve Fraga, Staff Representative of Local 1909. Local 1909 has been negotiating for months with…
