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New ‘Fix Our Ferries’ Group Makes Public Their Appeal to Governor
Governor Jay Inslee Office of the GovernorPO Box 40002Olympia, WA 98504-0002 The Fix Our Ferries citizen action movement, which now includes representative groups from Vashon Island, the San Juan Islands, and Bremerton, has come together to press for legislative action during the 2025 budget session to address the years-long ferry crisis. This transportation crisis affects the…
48th Parallel News at Noon — Episode 9 — February 6, 2024
In the ninth episode of the 48th Parallel News at Noon, Heather Spaulding and Jeff Noedel interview Maria Magana-Navarro, an intern at the Journal of The San Juan Islands. Directed and edited by Jeremy Tyler. Recorded at CNL2 Studios in Friday Harbor, Washington.
No implementation funds for San Juans water taxi service in 2024 State appropriations
In a brief shared with CNL2 TV by Rep. Alex Ramel, plans for San Juan County’s Community Water Taxi see no immediate funding in the latest transportation bills, with focus instead on a study for future services. Despite this, Vashon and Bremerton routes receive millions for enhancements. The move underscores challenges in ferry service equity…
Swinomish Indian Tribe Awarded $394.5 Million in District Court in BNSF Trespassing Lawsuit
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community has won a $394.5 million trespassing lawsuit against BNSF Railway. In an eighteen-page ruling issued today, District Court Judge Robert S. Lasnik ordered that BNSF disgorge total trespass profits of $394,517,169 to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Specifically, the Court ordered that BNSF disgorge net profits of $362,267,169 attributable to…
We Missed the Solar Eclipse Last Month, So What? We Have Northern Lights!
Some 200 cars and trucks lined Redoubt Rd. at South Beach in the San Juan Island National Historical Park after sunset last night (Fri., May 10, 2024). Not much was happening as the 9:00 p.m. hour wore on, and a few cars departed. But as every last sign of the sunset waned by 10:00 p.m.,…
Diane Craig going-away-party held Saturday in Eastsound
Sunday, October 6, 2024by Jeff Noedel Diane Craig is headed to Michigan, where family lives and a dollar goes a little farther. Diane has done tremendous work in preserving local journalism in the San Juans. She has served as reporter, sales rep, and office manager for the three Sound Publishing newspapers in the San Juans:…