Saturday, December 14, 2024by Jeff Noedel One of our 70 subscribers asked SanJuans.Today to find out exactly what is the “mechanical issue” with the M/V Tillikum. So we did. An hour ago, a spokesperson for Washington State Ferries was happy to shed light on the exact problem. It’s an electrical capacitor. Then we reached out…
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Check out the new website for Community Water Taxi! Community Water Taxi is a group of concerned island residents looking for solutions to an interisland walk-on water taxi service within San Juan County when Washington State Ferries cannot perform this need. They have helped people since August 2023 get to medical…
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Community internet television and radio for the San Juans gained some strength in the past two days, as $1,602 more in donations have now arrived. That brings the recent total to $1,859. And the Mary See Foundation match has instantly turned that into $3,718! The Mary See Foundation leaders took a…
Sunday, December 1, 2024by Jeff Noedel Captain Ken Burtness had just one employer his entire adult life: Washington State Ferries. He joined the system in 1970, when he was 16 years old. He worked summers until 1978, when he went full-time with WSF. After a period of training early in his full-time career, he basically…
Sunday, November 24, 2024by Jeff Noedel FOLLOWING IS ADDITIONAL REPORTING FROM LAST WEEK’S FIX OUR FERRIES LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT. SanJuans.Today was the only media at the summit, and the only service to provide a free live stream for the public. Eight years ago, Washington State Ferries (WSF) said goodbye to the Boingo Wi-Fi service, which provided…
Friday, November 22, 2024by Jeff Noedel “I didn’t quit. I was fired!” Donna Tegnell of Friday Harbor exclaims. “Ferguson and Inslee did this. They could have settled this. I wanted to wait and get the Novavax vaccine. Now Washington State taxpayers may get a very big bill.” In 2021, Tegnell had been with Washington State…
Thursday, November 21, 2024by Jeff Noedel In Saturday’s Fix Our Ferries legislative summit, the following two graphics were mentioned several times. State Senator Marko Llias described them as “something even a legislator can understand.” Developed by Washington State Ferries with the help of labor unions, these two graphics show the many steps, and years needed,…
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AT 11:30 A.M TODAY All ferry passengers should be prepared for possible service disruptions starting this afternoon through tomorrow morning due to weather. The National Weather Service is forecasting high winds throughout the region that could impact all routes. Safety is our number one priority, and there could…
Tuesday, November 19, 2024by Jeff Noedel SanJuans.Today was the ONLY news media in all of Washington to cover the important 2024 Fix Our Ferries legislative summit. Not only did we report on the meeting, but we live-streamed the entire public session and recorded it for the record. If you value this kind of commitment to…
SanJuans.Today was the only news media to attend Saturday’s Fix Our Ferries legislative summit. We streamed the meeting live, and recorded it, too. The video below is part 1 (morning session) of the summit. The video below is part 2 (afternoon session/keynote address) of the summit. ORIGINAL: Friday, November 8, 2024UPDATED: Friday, November 15, 2024by…
Saturday, November 16, 2024 SanJuans.Today uses the new BlueSky social platform. It’s similar to the old Twitter because it was created by the old Twitter team. Instead of “tweets,” posts on the BlueSky platform are called “skeets!” In this post, you’ll see real-time notes created by SanJuans.Today News Director Jeff Noedel. To see all the…
Monday, October 7, 2024 at 9:55 a.m.From the SanJuans.Today Newsroom Over the weekend, senior management with Washington State Ferries informed state legislators from Washington’s 40th District and members of the San Juans’ Ferry Advisory Committee that an uptick in canceled sailings of the inter-island route, due to crewing shortages, is “likely” over the next “few…
Thursday, September 26, 2024 The union representing Washington State Ferries’ engine room crew members (Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association) and state negotiators reached an impasse in bargaining their new contract in early August. The parties entered into an interest arbitration hearing Friday, August 23. The hearing ended Friday, August 30. The arbitrator had until Sep. 30…
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 3:04 p.m.UPDATE1 at 5:13 p.m. by Jeff Noedel FRIDAY HARBOR, WA–In a 1:00 p.m. meeting today at the Brickworks meeting space, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced that he has ordered $1.5 million in state emergency funds to help the San Juans cope with canceled sailings in the Washington State Ferry…
FOLLOWING IS AN ARTICLE WRITTEN BY WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES Wednesday, September 4, 2024 “Navigating Staffing Challenges: The Realities Behind WSF’s Interisland Service” Washington State Ferries (WSF) is committed to increased reliability on the San Juan Islands’ Inter-island route, but faces significant challenges, sometimes daily, in doing so. We hope this overview helps our customers understand…
