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.
ORIGINAL: Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.UPDATED: 5:25 p.m.by Jeff Noedel The “Mosquito Fleet Act” (HB 1923) has passed the Washington State House Transportation Committee by a wide margin, 20 yeas and 7 nays. All Democrats on the committee — including 40th District Rep Alex Ramel (D-Bellingham) — voted for the bill, as well…
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…
Friday, February 14, 2025 FROM OLYMPIAby Jeff NoedelVideo by Jeremy Tyler “When we all help each other, we all rise together.” That’s the message Orcas Island resident Alex Callen shared with state legislators in Olympia Wednesday. Callen told state legislators his apartment is “real small… but it’s been a real game-changer for me… My health…
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…