As storms, floods, and power outages disrupt traditional infrastructure, modern satellite systems are replacing older emergency communication methods with tools that are faster, simpler, and far more capable. T-Mobile satellite service and Starlink internet together represent a major shift away … Continue reading T-Mobile Satellite Communication and Starlink Internet: Modern Lifelines Beyond Cell Towers
As billions of Christmas cards and holiday packages flood the mail system each December, it’s fair to question whether Surfside’s election ballots will reliably reach voters at all—and why it took so long to mail ballots for just two measures. … Continue reading December Mail Overload: another reason for electronic voting
Keeping Refrigerators and Essential Devices Running With high winds, winter storms, and power outages becoming more common across coastal Washington and Oregon, many homeowners are looking for reliable ways to keep refrigerators, freezers, phones, and medical devices powered during outages. … Continue reading Home Generator Options for Power Outages
The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a High Wind Warning for the South Washington Coast and portions of the northern Oregon coast, in effect until 7:00 PM PST this evening, Thursday, December 18, 2025. Coastal communities including Long … Continue reading High Wind Warning in Effect for the South Washington and Oregon Coast
For decades, Sadie and Josie’s Bakery has been a cornerstone of Long Beach, Washington—especially during the holidays, when the scent of fresh-baked breads, pastries, and cakes fills the shop and spills into the street. Located on Pioneer Road, this family-run … Continue reading Sadie and Josie’s Bakery: A Holiday Tradition in Long Beach
I was informed by another member that new ballots were mailed to residents whose original ballots were sent to lot addresses instead of their mailing addresses. This was due to mixups at the printer. These replacement ballots are pink and … Continue reading New ballots sent out to replace ballots not sent to the proper mailing addresses.
Videos and images after the last storm showed the road disappear—mud, trees, and broken pavement piled where cars should be passing. The slope didn’t just erode; it gave way, sending whole sections downhill and cutting neighbors off overnight. You’ve seen … Continue reading Landslides and impact of heavy rains on hillside homes
Once again, remote lot and home owners have been disenfranchised—this time through the apparent misdirection of ballots to Surfside lot addresses rather than to voters’ actual mailing locations. Whether this error originated with a third-party vendor or internal processing, the … Continue reading Disenfranchisement by Design: Why the Surfside Ballot Mailing Failure Undermines This Election
A strong to extreme atmospheric river is forecast to bring widespread heavy rain and flooding risk to northwest Oregon and southwest Washington from Thursday, December 18 through Saturday, December 20, 2025. The greatest concern is for urban flooding Thursday and … Continue reading Flooding alert in northwest Oregon and southwest Washington
The term atmospheric river sounds poetic, but it was chosen for a very practical reason. Scientists studying global weather patterns discovered that most of the planet’s water vapor does not move evenly through the atmosphere. Instead, it travels in long, … Continue reading Why They’re Called Atmospheric Rivers—and Why They’ve Become So Destructive
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