UPDATED: Tuesday, August 20, 2024by Jeff Noedel It was like a thing of the past: reliable service in the San Juans provided by Washington State Ferries from the day before the Fair (set-up day) through the day after the Fair, with accumulating lateness in some trips as Monday wore on. One candidate for San Juan…
Wednesday, August 14, 2024by Jeff Noedel A two-page fact sheet prepared by San Juan County government for, among other constituents, the Governor of the the State of Washington, was released to the public yesterday. It can be seen here. It’s an important and sobering read. The County Council instructed County employees to gather facts (quantitative…
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY SAN JUAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT The Council remains grateful for the state’s continued attention and hopeful for additional support. San Juan County remains committed to working with state officials to improve Washington State Ferry (WSF) service in the San Juan Islands. This summer, the County gathered survey…
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 @ 2:25 a.m. CNL2 continues to ask the toughest questions — questions other media don’t ask: If you have insights into any of these questions, CNL2 would like to hear from you. Please write to Jeff.Noedel@CNL2.com.
FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY THE MARINE ENGINEERS’ BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION Friday, August 9, 2024 Seattle, WA – Members of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association (M.E.B.A) Washington State Ferry workers bargaining team are taking the state’s offer of a pay scale 30% lower than deck crew to their members. If members reject the offer, the parties…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Friday, August 9, 2024 Rick Hughes is a candidate for San Juan County Council district 2 (Orcas). He asked for time on CNL2 Wednesday afternoon to address the state of Washington State Ferry in the San Juans. But he wanted to stress that he was…
CNL2 traveled to Downtown Seattle Tuesday to cover a press conference of the union for Washington State Ferry engineers. The 175-year-old Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (MEBA) has approximately 400 members who keep the WSF vessels running. The first part of the interview includes multiple engineers reading prepared remarks. Then union officials make statements and answer…
FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT RELEASED BY SAN JUAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT SAN JUAN COUNTY, WA. August 8, 2024 – San Juan County is thrilled to announce that Washington State Ferry (WSF) officials are taking concrete steps to ensure consistent inter-island service during the week of the County Fair. From August 14-18, islanders will be able to confidently use…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE This CNL2 interview was recorded a week ago. CNL2 chose not to publish this interview until San Juan County Council chair Jane Fuller felt it would not get in the way of her attempts to negotiate with the Governor’s Office. This is a fast-changing situation,…
DEVELOPING STORY — CNL2 IS INVESTIGATING For the second day in a row, Washington State Ferry inter-island service has been canceled. Additionally, the 43-year-old #3 Chelan vessel (Issaquah Class, 1981) was out of service all morning and into mid-afternoon due to necessary unscheduled vessel maintenance. The current two day period of canceled inter-island service is…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE This morning, San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter asked to make a statement on CNL2; we were happy to oblige. The subject is Washington State Ferries. First, the Sheriff described the kind of problems the Sheriff’s department is experiencing with the unreliability of ferry service…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE We get used to the drumbeat of canceled sailings and extremely late arrivals. The memory of the previous days’ failings fades, especially if we go a few days of normal service. But each day of failed service did some damage to San Juan County businesses….
NOTE: This article first appeared in the Journal of The San JuansIf you’re not a subscriber to The Journal, it costs just $5.95 every four weeks!Subscribe here! By Jeff Noedel SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON NEWS — A lot has happened in the five days since the San Juan County Council gave Chair Jane Fuller the nod to…
FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY COMMUNITY WATER TAXI In mid-February of 2024, the Community Water Taxi (CWT) released a survey meant to capture the community impacts of unreliable Washington State Ferries (WSF) interisland service on San Juan County (SJC) residents and offer a more complete picture of the current crisis in SJC and islanders’ specific…
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE At approximately 5:26 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, Washington State Ferries alerted subscribers of alerts for San Juan routes that the #1 Samish’s final roundtrip of the evening was canceled “due to (a) shortage of Coast Guard documented crew.” Then at approximately 6:04 p.m., WSF…
