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2008-1: Prosecutor's Testimony on State Legislation to Protect Killer Whales


2007-7: Prosecutor Comments on Decision to Drop Referendum Lawsuit

2007-6: Judge Says 19-Acre Parcel Presumed To Be 20 Acres

2007-5: Killer Whale Harassment Case Ends With Bail Forfeiture

2007-4: Lawsuit Over Bar Codes on Ballots Explained

2007-3: Supreme Court Sets New Rules for Talk Radio Hosts in Political Campaigns

2007-2: The Public's Assistance is Requested in Identifying Human Skeletal
Remains

2007-1: Coroner Returns Remains to Lummi Nation


2006-12: Growth Board Will Be at Orcas Fire Hall on January 4, 2007 for Hearing on Guest House Ordinance

2006-11: San Juan County Code Updates Available Online

2006-10: Orcas Pair File Suit to Enjoin Use of Ballot Tracker System

2006-9:   Whatcom County Court to Review County's Method to Measure Parcel Size

2006-8:   Notice to Hunters: Firearm Restrictions Apply in San Juan County

2006-7:   Victims Services Center Awarded $30,000 Grant

2006-6:   Prosecutor Seeking Information About Last Person Hanged In San Juan County

2006-5:   Court Upholds County Enforcement at Henry Island Private Access Site

2006-4:   Growth Board Wants Changes Before Approving Lopez Village Boundaries

2006-3:   Washington State Supreme Court Will Hear New Disclosures In Talk Radio Lawsuit

2006-2:   Court Wants More Information Before Issuing Stay in Guest House Case

2006-1:   Law and Justice Report: Space, Security and Documents


2005-5:   Favorable Court Ruling Backs Public’s Right To Know - Secret Money Has No Place In Campaigns

2005-4:   Growth Board Says Guest Houses Only for People With Permits Dated Before November 2000

2005-3:   Keep Washington Rolling: Lawsuit Challenges Illegal Contributions; Pattern of Deceit Marks Controversial Initiative-912 Drive; I-912 Campaign Blatantly Ignores State’s Campaign Disclosure Law

2005-2:   Changes to Grant Funding May Jeopardize Services for Victims

2005-1:   Letter to Editor on Elimination of Poll Voting


2004-9:   A Message from the Prosecuting Attorney to the Citizens of San Juan County

2004-8:   Guesthouse Documents Updated by Prosecutor

2004-7:   Growth Board Returns to Orcas Island for Guesthouse Issue

2004-6:   Editorial - Time to End the Rhetoric that Guest Houses "Double Density"

2004-5:   No Settlement on Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit Issue

2004-4:   Prosecutor Announces Personnel Changes at the Prosecutor's Office

2004-3:   Skagit County Judge Overturns Permit for Trash to Treasures Project

2004-2:   Drinking and Sex Don't Mix

2004-1:   Driver Pleads Guilty After Death of Bicyclist


2003-12: Work at "Trash to Treasures" Property is Legal

2003-11: Gaylord Debates Unjust Criticism of Judges in Seattle

2003-10: Appeals Court Upholds Conviction of Purse Snatcher

2003-9:   Second Rape Case Ends With Five Guilty Verdicts

2003-8:   Prosecutor Dismisses Charges in 89 Cents Pop Case

2003-7:   Griffin Bay Neighborhood Group Sues to Halt Barges Unloading at Former Gravel Pit

2003-6:   Time for New Leadership on Courthouse Building

2003-5:   Aznoe Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter

2003-4:   "Victims' Rights: Fulfill the Promise" America Commemorates the 23rd Anniversary of National Crime Victims' Rights Week

2003-3:   Growth Board Issues Guesthouse Decision

2003-2:   Commissioners Halt Courthouse Project

2003-1:   Free Child Support Services Available


2002-15: San Juan County Officials Look for Links Between Body and Boating Accident

2002-14: Prosecutor Says State Growth Board Doing Its Job

2002-13: Growth Board Reviews Eastsound and Lopez Village Urban Growth Areas

2002-12: State Will Assist Prosecutors in Investment Fraud

2002-11: Prosecutor Receives $90,000 Grant to Continue Crime Victims' Program

2002-10: Enforcement for Barge Landing at Jackson Beach

2002-9:   County Code Updated - Copies Now Available

2002-8:   Aznoe's Arraignment Set for August 19

2002-7:   Prosecutor Says Time Limit in Sign Law "Unenforceable"

2002-6:   Moratorium in San Juan Valley Lifed As County's Heritage Plan Approved By Growth Board

2002-5:   Assailant Gets Nine Months in Jail

2002-4:   Fire District Prevails in Dispute Over Land-Use Permit

2002-3:   Growth Board Approves Six of Nine Property Redesignations

2002-2:   Keeping County Offices Together Improves Efficiency and Saves Money

2002-1:   State Board Orders 100-Foot Setback for Barged House


2001-17: Prosecutor Averts Layoffs with Transfer from Sheriff

2001-16: Supreme Court Rules Jury Selection in Mink Fire Case Was Fair

2001-15: San Juan County Settles Lawsuit on Favorable Terms

2001-14: Prosecutor Says Proposed Budget Cuts Will Delay Justice and Impair Services

2001-13: State Board Will Hear Case Involving Barged House

2001-12: Keeping Our Children Safe From Alcohol and Drug Abuse

2001-11: Two Civil Lawsuits Against County Officials End Quietly

2001-10: Prosecutor Says Federal Law Would Preempt Proposed County Whale Watch Rules

2001-9:   Round Two in GMA Planning: Court Says More Planning Is Required Before Guest Houses Are Allowed and More Public Participation Is Needed for San Juan Island Property Change

2001-8:   Growth Board Approves the Land Use Plan for San Juan County

2001-7:   Growth Board Clarifies Guest House Moratorium

2001-6:   Remarks of Randall K. Gaylord at Whale Watching Management Workshop held in Friday Harbor, Washington on March 13, 2001

2001-5:   Free Child Support Services Available

2001-4:   Court Upholds Denial of Henry Island Access Cut

2001-3:   Barlow Bay Boat Moorage Marina Approved by Court of Appeals

2001-2:   Attention Property Owners in San Juan County! Do you have a guest house on your land and now want to build a your principal residence? Then the Growth Board wants to hear from you.

2001-1:   Recent Developments in Growth Management Appeals


2000-18: County and Friends Prevail in Westcott Bay Dock Case

2000-17: County Code Updated - Copies Now Available

2000-16: Gaylord Speaks at Jetski Management Workshop in New Jersey

2000-15: Department of Revenue Says San Juan County Will be Bound by Thurston County Ruling on I-722

2000-14: Paralegal Sues County and Officials Alleging Hiring Discrimination

2000-13: San Juan and Snohomish Counties Sign Pilot Project for Regional Death Investigation

2000-12: Prosecutor Declines to File Perjury, Witness Tampering Charges After Waldron Drug Investigation

2000-11: Prosecutor provides written report on TDR programs, says TDR programs "unproven" in rural Washington Counties

2000-10: Appeals Court reverses jury verdict against Mink Fire for error during jury selection. Prosecutor will seek review and Supreme Court.

2000-9:   Lloyd Williams Dies of Natural Causes, Coroner Seeks Information on Next of Kin

2000-8:   Judge Allows Orcas Island Vacation Rental - Board of Adjustment Reversed

2000-7:   Beck's Determination That Orcas Market Needs EIS Affirmed By Skagit County Judge

2000-6:   Prosecutor Forms Working Group To Develop Child Sexual Abuse Investigation Protocol

2000-5:   Shoreline Hearings Board Decision To Deny Westcott Bay Dock Upheld In Court Appeal

2000-4:   Text of letter to the editor clarifying that permit for transient rental is not license to violate private covenants

2000-3:   Forwarded news - a message of general interest from a national interest group reporting on the conduct of political campaigns

2000-2:   Prosecutor Asks Supreme Court to Review Search and Seizure Decision

2000-1:   Prosecutor Announces News Releases Now "Online"


1999-7:   County Files "Friend of the Court" Brief to U.S. Supreme Court - Prosecutor Reports on Oral Argument

1999-6:   Comments by Randy Gaylord to the Board of Commissioners regarding Initiative 695 and the 2000 Budget

1999-5:   Prosecutor asks "Birthday Party or Pyramid Scheme?"

1999-4:   Child Support Work will be Brought into Prosecutor's Office

1999-3:   Remarks by Randy Gaylord to the Orcas Island Board of Realtors Regarding the Decision of the Growth Management Hearings Board on Density of Rural Lands in San Juan County

1999-2:   Karen Vedder Hired as Civil Deputy Prosecutor

1999-1:   Remarks of Randy Gaylord on the retirement of John Krall from the San Juan County Prosecutor's Office