In an exclusive interview by CNL2 TV, GOP Governor candidate Dave Reichert called for new diesel ferries, and expressed support for a public-private run inter island water taxi service, as a stop-gap measure. He hopes for bipartisanship with a Democrat-led legislature, but also would work closely with mayors.
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…
Saturday, January 11, 2025by Jeff Noedel In 2024, candidate Bob Ferguson promised to make the problems with Washington State Ferries a priority. He promised change. On Wednesday, in appearances in Mukilteo and then in Clinton, Governor-elect Ferguson began to make good on his promise for change — the speed of change, and the cost of…
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…
Stephanie O’Day, a land use lawyer and long-term resident of San Juan Island, thinks County government can do more to help residents achieve the American Dream. She feels the greatest of several crises the County is experiencing is a lack of affordable housing. She feels the lack of affordable housing has contributed to skyrocketing property…
CNL2 VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Monday, June 3, 2024 at 4:45 p.m.by Jeff Noedel Manka Dhingra — that’s a name you’ll be hearing over the next two months. As of Saturday morning, several dozen Orcas Island voters learned more about Dhingra, 51, one of three candidates for Washington State Attorney General. She…
Thursday, January 23, 2025by Jeff Noedelvideo by Jeremy Tyler A SanJuans.Today VIDEO FROM OLYMPIA IS BELOW OLYMPIA, WA–Suzanne Olson is the project lead for the Pea Patch Community Campus project on Orcas Island. She was in the Washington State Capitol complex Wednesday “doing some reconnaissance” in preparation for an Orcas Island delegation to visit the…