Please support democracy and speak out.

Looking for a place that sells printed magazines locally.

I've had 3 providers suddenly leave in 2 years. They all seem either minimally qualified or near the end of their career. The old ones treated me like I was a criminal (not a criminal, but I've had a forensic examination for work before).

One of their "counselors" showed me a bunch of porn video clips one day. He started accusing me of being triggered when I was getting tired of his shit. He didn't understand that I consented because he was a professional and was waiting for him to go somewhere with it. After I got done yelling at him, he went to therapy and got medication for his bipolar that was supposedly in remission.

Anyone else have an opinion/horror story? I think they under pay their employees or worse, and have to scrape the bottom of the barrel to keep staffed...

For all Kitsap drivers please remember that under Washington State's Vulnerable Road User Law (BCC), drivers must give cyclists and other vulnerable road users at least 3 feet of clearance when passing them, or move completely over into an adjacent lane. Nothing new here - this law has been in place since 2020.

It doesnt matter if you don't like bicyclists or pedestrians using a road. If nothing else, please remember that you're in a 2000lbs enclosed, steel reinforced bubble and those of us walking or riding a bike are not.

Thank you!!

Wife and I are sick and unfortunately can't make it. 5:30 at 2204 E 11th St in Bremerton. The original EventBrite event is here.

DM for tix, would love for these not to go to waste.

Join us for a guest speaker from the League of Women Voters for a nonpartisan discussion on upcoming ballot measures. 7:00 tonight at Olympic College, bldg 4 room 121.
For more information and updates, join our group at r/KitsapQT

I have a bunch of never-used, 2 oz, plastic “bullet” style spray bottles with spray caps/tops in several colors (red, blue, green, pink, amber, purple) that I used when making homemade room mist sprays. I bought a bunch in bulk back when I had more time and energy to make crafty things and do booths at art markets, before my dad went into hospice and my life changed.

I don’t want to donate them, but I do want to sell them cheaply and hopefully the next person can enjoy making fun sprays that smell good. (Or put whatever liquid they like in them.) I’m happy to share any recipes on how I made them to a prospective buyer. Not interested in Fb marketplace. I haven’t tried any selling apps. I don’t know what the best options are. I was hoping to keep it local to avoid shipping costs and hassles.

Is there a Kitsap buy/sell subreddit? Or is someone here interested?

Tiny news release from KPUD below. TL;DR: they updated the FAQs.

Kitsap Public Utility District has updated the frequently asked questions (FAQs) section on its website regarding KPUD Proposition 1, which will appear on the November 3, 2026, General Election Ballot.

Information available on KPUD’s website includes details about the ballot measure, what it would authorize, and what steps could follow if it is approved, along with frequently asked questions from community members.

The FAQs section will be updated as additional questions are raised by community members.

Don't forget that we're closing out the year of beginner ballroom dance group classes with our most popular dances in Port Orchard and Bremerton! Be sure to plan ahead and reserve your spot(s) on the dance floor early before these classes sell out!

Only $75/person ($150/couple) for all five weeks!

Visit https://www.portorcharddance.com to register!

On the November 3 ballot, Kitsap County voters are being asked whether to grant Kitsap Public Utility District No. 1 permanent legal authority to construct or acquire electric facilities for generation, transmission, or distribution.
A “Yes” vote does not require KPUD to buy anything from Puget Sound Energy, build plants, or raise rates. It simply gives the three elected commissioners the ongoing power to decide later—without another public vote—whether, when, and on what terms the district becomes an electric utility.
I filed a public records request for the basic analytical work that should accompany a decision of this size: feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses, rate impact projections, acquisition cost estimates, financing models, risk assessments, and comparisons with other public power systems. The response showed none of those records exist.
Circulating estimates put acquisition costs in the $1–2 billion range. Kitsap is denser and less rural than Jefferson PUD (the usual comparison), and low-cost BPA Tier 1 power is not guaranteed for this load. A feasibility study is estimated around $300,000 and could be commissioned now. Once the authority is granted, it cannot be recalled.
Public comments on placing the measure on the ballot ran 62% support / 30% opposed / 8% undecided, but in-person sessions showed stronger skepticism. The piece walks through the resolution, the records response, the public-comment tally, and why the sequence of “authority first, analysis later” matters.
Full article with sources:
https://tawneecowan.substack.com/p/power-before-proof-kpud-seeks-electric

Kitsap has a lot of beaches on the health department's shellfish list, and their status changes often: open, closed, or open except for some clams. I made a free app that shows each one in plain words with when it was last updated, so you're not squinting at the state map on your phone at the beach.

It also has NOAA tides with the best window before low tide lit up. This month the good lows are after midnight.

Android only. Free, no ads, no account. Check the state's page before you dig, the app links to it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nebulacolors.digday&referrer=utm_source%3Dreddit%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dkitsap-digday-1013

Hey, I know this is an odd question, but I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get ash tree or juniper clippings, ideally somewhere I can get the cuttings myself, but if I need to buy them from a store so be it.

This is not my survey, but it's very well done and I'm helping promote it.

Community Interest Survey — Kitsap Skates

I’m Tawnee Cowan, an independent journalist in Port Orchard. I write Kitsap County News on Substack and I run the Facebook group Port Orchard Politics. I do not represent a newsroom. I do not endorse candidates.

I attended the Libertarian Party of Kitsap County chapter debate Monday night at Whiskey Gulch between Adison Richards and David Olson for the 26th Legislative District House Position 1. Fifteen prepared questions. Neither candidate saw them in advance.

The recap uses the same form as the sheriff debate piece. It opens with the agreements and the splits, keeps the chair’s full Stone Soup story, then runs the questions with condensed answers and selected quotes. Sources are listed: the transcript from the night, the official I-645 ballot language, the Kitsap PUD Proposition 1 text and the $1.2–1.5 billion starting-price study, the firearm permit-to-purchase statute (RCW 9.41.121), the face-covering ban, and the 2026 Kitsap point-in-time count.

https://tawneecowan.substack.com/p/richards-olson-lp-kitsap-debate-oct-12-2026

Not an endorsement. The piece does not score one candidate against the other.

This will be a dog pile.

Does anyone know of any companies that need help or are hiring? I have about 5 years experience in the welding industry but have been struggling to find work, I was curious if anybody knows any companies looking for extra help that aren’t the shipyard? Thanks so much!

Voting party, not a campaign party: This is about showing up, discussing, listening, and asking questions to understand & vote your ballot with confidence. You can bring your voter pamphlet, ballot, or just your curiosity.

• Ground rules:
• No pressure
• No candidates
• No campaigning
• Nobody has to agree
• Nobody has to share

This is organized by a few women in Kingston, and will be held at Over The Moon (parking in the back) from 3:30-5:30pm on Oct 18, Oct 25, and Nov 1.

If you want to hold your own, I'm happy to share the flyer templates/etc, and might even find a volunteer to help you.

There’s always tons of recommendations of coffee shops to visit. Can we make a thread of which ones to avoid?

Tawnee Cowan, independent journalist in Port Orchard. I do not represent a newsroom. I do not endorse.
The on-record candidate interview series is published as a set. I am asking readers to judge the work, not the candidates.
Every interview and every piece where a candidate did not sit is linked on one page. Read the set there before you answer. Name the title of the piece you mean. A score with no title is not useful.
https://tawneecowan.substack.com/p/why-i-interviewed-every-contested-candidate-kitsap-ballot-2026
Ground rules for how the interviews were run:
https://tawneecowan.substack.com/p/kitsap-candidate-interviews-nov-2026-on-record
I am not looking for a compliment. I am looking for a judgment against the four pillars of journalistic integrity used by the Society of Professional Journalists: seek truth and report it, minimize harm, act independently, and be accountable and transparent.
Answer as many of these as you want in a comment. Name the article.
1. Favorite article. Which piece, and why.
2. Most informative. Which piece taught you something you could check, and what was it.
3. Most disliked. Which piece, and why. This is about the reporting, not the candidate.
4. Seek truth and report it, 1 to 5. Did the series keep the record straight and put answers in context a reader could verify? Name the line that drove the number.
5. Minimize harm, 1 to 5. Did any piece inflict harm that was not needed for the public record? Name it.
6. Act independently, 1 to 5. Did the series look like it worked for a campaign, or for the reader?
7. Be accountable and transparent, 1 to 5. Were the rules (on the record, quote check for spelling only, no veto, same questions in a race) visible and kept?
8. What should I stop doing.
9. What should I start doing.
You can stay anonymous. You can sign your name. This is not a poll on who should win in November.
Tawnee Cowan
Port Orchard
TawneeLynne@gmail.com