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• Alaska Legislature falls to override vetoes that prompt cuts

  10-07-2019 23:51
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature failed Wednesday to override budget vetoes by Gov. Mike Dunleavy that will prompt a massive 41% percent cut of state funding to the University of Alaska and lay waste to other programs the governor deemed unaffordable. State lawmakers needed 45 votes — a three-fourths majority of the 60 […]
  
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• Alaska Legislature fails to override vetoes that prompt cuts

  10-07-2019 23:51
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature failed Wednesday to override budget vetoes by Gov. Mike Dunleavy that will prompt a massive 41% cut of state funding to the University of Alaska and lay waste to other programs the governor deemed unaffordable. More than one-third of lawmakers missed the vote — many because of an […]
  
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• With third of lawmakers absent, Alaska Legislature fails to override governor’s budget vetoes

  10-07-2019 23:49
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — With third of lawmakers absent, Alaska Legislature fails to override governor’s budget vetoes .
  
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• Buy Your Tickets to These Newly Announced Seattle Events Before They Sell Out

  10-07-2019 23:35 via thestranger.com
  Miami Horror, John Leguizamo, and More Events on Sale the Week of July 11by Stranger Things To Do StaffWe all know that many of the biggest Seattle events often sell out well in advance. But it's not a lost cause—if you plan ahead, you can still score tickets for the most popular events. To help you with that, we've rounded up all of the major events that are going on sale in the next couple of days, like John Leguizamo: Latin History for Morons, Yelawolf, and the Timbrrr! Winter Music Fes
  
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• Weather forecasters issue red flag warning for Alaska

  10-07-2019 23:30
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Weather forecasters in Alaska have issued a red flag warning for a large portion of the parched state ahead of expected lightning storms that could spark new wildfires. The National Weather Service says a red flag warning means “that critical fire weather conditions are imminent or occurring now, or will shortly.” […]
  
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• Free Will Astrology: July 10–16

  10-07-2019 23:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rob BrezsnyARIES (March 21–April 19): You're in the Land of Green Magic. That's potentially very good news, but you must also be cautious. Why? Because in the Land of Green Magic, the seeds of extraneous follies and the seeds of important necessities both grow extra fast. Unless you are a careful weeder, useless stuff will spring up and occupy too much space. So be firm in rooting out the blooms that won't do you any good. Be aggressive in nurturing only the very best and brightest.TAUR
  
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• Where to Party for Bastille Day

  10-07-2019 22:24 via thestranger.com
  July 14 Parties at Cafe Campagne, Maximilien, and Moreby Stranger Things To Do StaffBastille Day—the joyous French holiday that celebrates the 1789 Storming of the Bastille and the fall of the French monarchy—is this Sunday, July 14. Lucky for Francophiles (and those who enjoy a good cheese plate), you don't have to get on a plane to fête like the French. We've compiled all the ways to celebrate in Seattle, like with festive menus at Cafe Campagne, Maximilien, and Luc. Vive la
  
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• Seattle police investigating murder-suicide in Madison Park

  10-07-2019 22:22
  Seattle police are investigating what they believe to be a murder-suicide in the 1600 block of 43rd Avenue East. Shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, police tweeted that investigators were responding to the domestic violence deaths in the Madison Park neighborhood, along Lake Washington. Reporter Mike Carter is on his way to the scene and […]
  
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• Seattle police investigating apparent murder-suicide at Madison Park retirement community

  10-07-2019 22:22
  A husband and wife who lived in a Madison Park retirement community are dead in an apparent murder-suicide Wednesday, according to Seattle police and the facility’s management. Police were called to the Parkshore retirement community at 1630 43rd Ave. East, a high-rise building along Lake Washington, shortly after 1 p.m. The bodies of the elderly man […]
  
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• 14 Bastille Day 2019 Events in Seattle

  10-07-2019 22:19 via thestranger.com
  July 14 Parties at Cafe Campagne, Maximilien, and Moreby Elaina FriedmanBastille Day—the joyous French holiday that celebrates the 1789 Storming of the Bastille and the fall of the French monarchy—is this Sunday, July 14. Lucky for Francophiles (and those who enjoy a good cheese plate), you don't have to get on a plane to fête like the French. We've compiled all the ways to celebrate in Seattle, like with festive menus at Cafe Campagne, Maximilien, and Luc. Vive la France!Found
  
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• DEPTH Resident DJ Yamanaka Expertly Guides You Through the Peaks of Hard and Heavy Techno

  10-07-2019 22:15 via thestranger.com
  
  DJ Yamanaka reveals the 5 hard and heavy techno tracks that exemplify his crucial DEPTH monthly at Kremwerk.by Dave SegalDEPTH resident Yamanaka is one of Seattle's deepest techno DJs. courtesy Raymond Garcia
  YAMANAKA (aka RAYMOND GARCIA; DEPTH Seattle)
  Current top 5 tracks:
  "All these tracks fall under the realm of techno. You can find them in my crates or they are ones I've been a fan of recently. Most are pretty hard and heavy, which is how I usually enjoy playing."
  Border One, "Toolbell" (Es
  
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• Couple claims clinic implanted their embryo in wrong woman

  10-07-2019 22:01
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California couple is suing a fertility clinic, claiming their embryo was mistakenly implanted in a New York woman, who gave birth to their son as well as a second boy belonging to another couple. The lawsuit by Anni and Ashot Manukyan describes an alleged in vitro fertilization mix-up by […]
  
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• Carolyn Long Launches New Bid for Congress in Southwest Washington

  10-07-2019 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  The fight for Washington's 3rd CD will probably be the only one worth watching this year.by Rich SmithThe captain's back.ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHELCIE BLACKMUN
  On Monday Carolyn Long threw her hat in the race to represent Washington's 3rd Congressional District, which covers the southwest corner of the state. The Democratic diplomat (as the Stranger dubbed her in 2018) hoped incumbent Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler would be carried out to sea in the Blue Wave, but that didn't happen. Herrera Beutler beat
  
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• His Straight Cis Male Husband Isn't Into the Idea of Having Gay Sex With Him Once He Transitions

  10-07-2019 21:34 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageI'm 43 years old. My partner and I have been together for seventeen years. Recently I realized that I identify as male. I have long presented physically as a genderqueer female. When I explained my feelings to my cis male partner he revealed that he is not attracted to males. He does not mind or possibly prefers a genderqueer-presenting female, but he tells me the "physique" needs to be female. There have been emotional exchanges between us about this. W
  
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• Here Are 43 Seattle Events Where You Can Get Your Summer Eating & Drinking On This Week

  10-07-2019 21:08 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffCool down like the Italians with a glass of chilled pink wine in a rosé garden at Serafina's Italian Garden Party Extravaganza. Cicchetti via Facebook
  Seattle weather can be a little unpredictable, even in July. But it’s still officially summer, and you should be able to celebrate with barbecues, tropical drinks, and ice cream treats.Luckily, you can still rely on tons of summer dining and drinking options around town this week, even if it's raining. Be
  
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• Here Are 42 Seattle Events Where You Can Get Your Summer Eating & Drinking On This Week

  10-07-2019 21:08 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffCool down like the Italians with a glass of chilled pink wine in a rosé garden at Serafina's Italian Garden Party Extravaganza. Cicchetti via Facebook
  Seattle weather can be a little unpredictable, even in July. But it’s still officially summer, and you should be able to celebrate with barbecues, tropical drinks, and ice cream treats.Luckily, you can still rely on tons of summer dining and drinking options around town this week, even if it's raining. Be
  
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• Virgin Orbit conducts drop-test of rocket from Boeing 747

  10-07-2019 20:51
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Virgin Galactic’s sister company Virgin Orbit conducted a drop test of its air-launched satellite booster over California on Wednesday, a key step toward space missions. The 70-foot (21.3-meter) LauncherOne rocket was released from a Boeing 747 flying 35,000 feet (10,668 meters) over an Edwards Air Force Base test range in the […]
  
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• Talking Back to Trump's Twitter Feed

  10-07-2019 20:49 via thestranger.com
  
  by The StrangerEpisode 205 takes a rage call, gets into two Twitter fights, and celebrates the World Cup-winning US women's soccer team. Vivien Killilea / Getty ImagesSubscribe to the podcast FOR FREE by clicking right here!
  We begin this episode with a very special, very angry call from Blabbermouth listener Jen, who was so upset at last week’s show that she had to pull her car over, call the Blabberphone (206-302-2063!), and tell us about ourselves.Eli Sanders, Jasmyne Keimig, and Rich S
  
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• Local Ore. officials push back against proposed gas pipeline

  10-07-2019 20:42
  MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Local county officials in southern Oregon are asking the federal government to reject a Canadian company’s bid to build a 229-mile underground natural gas pipeline in the area, saying the project would violate environmental regulations and provide only short-term boost to the regional economy. County commissioners in Jackson County said in […]
  
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• 710 Is Legal Weed’s 420

  10-07-2019 20:09 via thestranger.com
  
  Did you know July 10 is a holiday?by Lester BlackShe gets it. Getty Images
  Happy 710 Day, stoners! For the uninitiated—July 10 is the official holiday of cannabis oil, that angelic substance that is extracted out of cannabis flowers and used to make dabs and vape cartridges. Today is their official day. It’s like 4/20, but an entirely new pot holiday that is, in my opinion, far more appropriate for the age of legal weed.
  Four-twenty was once a slightly subversive phrase, spoken betwe
  
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• Congress probes approval of Trump backer’s housing project

  10-07-2019 20:07
  PHOENIX (AP) — A congressional committee is investigating whether the U.S. Interior Department helped an Arizona developer and supporter of President Donald Trump get a crucial permit. U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva is leading an investigation into the proposed 28,000-home development. The Arizona Democrat chairs the House Committee on Natural Resources. The committee set a July […]
  
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• Where To Get Your Summery Eating and Drinking On This Week

  10-07-2019 20:06 via thestranger.com
  An italian garden party at Serafina, a picnic in Volunteer Park, and more places to eat and drink outside.by Stranger Things To Do StaffSeattle weather can be a little unpredictable, even in July. But it’s still officially summer, and you should be able to celebrate with barbecues, tropical drinks, and ice cream treats.Luckily, you can still rely on tons of summer dining and drinking options around town this week, even if it's raining. Below, we've compiled all the eventsplaces where you c
  
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• Where To Get Your Summer Eating and Drinking On This Week

  10-07-2019 20:06 via thestranger.com
  An italian garden party at Serafina, a picnic in Volunteer Park, and more places to eat and drink outside.by Stranger Things To Do StaffSeattle weather can be a little unpredictable, even in July. But it’s still officially summer, and you should be able to celebrate with barbecues, tropical drinks, and ice cream treats.Luckily, you can still rely on tons of summer dining and drinking options around town this week, even if it's raining. Below, we've compiled all the eventsplaces where you c
  
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• Scientists get peek into how some fish change sex as adults

  10-07-2019 20:03
  NEW YORK (AP) — If in the beginning there was male and female, fish seem to have forgotten the memo. For nearly 500 fish species, including the clownfish in “Finding Nemo,” the great divide between sexes is more like a murky line: If circumstances call for it, the fish can swap their sex, with females […]
  
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• Fishing operations resume after Alaska explosion

  10-07-2019 19:57
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Commercial fishing crews have come up with an alternate plan for handling a backlog of fish after a dock was shut down in a community following an explosion. Monday’s blast sank a boat and left one person missing. Anchorage television station KTUU reports three large fishing operations use the dock in […]
  
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• Rain or Shine, Here Are 43 Seattle Events Where You Can Get Your Summer Eating & Drinking On This Week

  10-07-2019 19:56 via thestranger.com
  An italian garden party at Serafina, a picnic Volunteer Park, and more places to eat and drink outside.by Julianne BellSeattle weather can be a little unpredictable, even in July. But it’s still officially summer, and you should be able to celebrate with barbecues, tropical drinks, and ice cream treats.Luckily, you can still rely on tons of summer dining and drinking options around town this week, even if it's raining. Below, we've compiled all the places where you can satisfy your seasona
  
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• Rain or Shine, Here Are 42 Seattle Events Where You Can Get Your Summer Eating & Drinking On This Week

  10-07-2019 19:56 via thestranger.com
  An italian garden party at Serafina, a picnic Volunteer Park, and more places to eat and drink outside.by Julianne BellSeattle weather can be a little unpredictable, even in July. But it’s still officially summer, and you should be able to celebrate with barbecues, tropical drinks, and ice cream treats.Luckily, you can still rely on tons of summer dining and drinking options around town this week, even if it's raining. Below, we've compiled all the eventsplaces where you canto satisfy your
  
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• Oregon Zoo elephant Chendra is pregnant

  10-07-2019 19:49
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Chendra, an elephant at the Oregon Zoo, is pregnant. The Oregon Zoo says Chendra is 26-years-old and is due in late 2020. She is an Asian elephant. The gestation period for elephants is around 22 months. KOIN reports Chendra came to Oregon in 1999. She was found as a young calf […]
  
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• The Return of FX's Snowfall, and the Legacy of John Singleton

  10-07-2019 19:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ned LannamannAngela Lewis, Amin Joseph, and Damson Idris in Snowfall. Ray Mickshaw/FXThis week marks the return of Snowfall, FX’s epic drama about the rise of crack cocaine in the 1980s, as it launches its third season in the wake of co-creator John Singleton’s untimely death in April. Singleton’s Boyz n the Hood is among the definitive cinematic documents of South Central LA during the early ’90s, and Snowfall—a period piece, unlike Boyz—revisits that mili
  
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• Greek find called earliest sign of our species out of Africa

  10-07-2019 19:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists say they’ve identified the earliest sign of our species outside Africa, a chunk of skull recovered from a cave in southern Greece. Its estimated age is at least 210,000 years old, making it 16,000 or more years older than an upper jaw bone from Israel that was reported last year. […]
  
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• Tourist run over in San Francisco after car break-in

  10-07-2019 19:01
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police say they are searching for two suspects accused of running over a tourist who was taking their photograph after catching them breaking into a car in the parking lot of a San Francisco museum. KTVU-TV reports that the victim , his son, and the car’s owner were in the Legion […]
  
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• Oregon tourist run over in San Francisco after car break-in

  10-07-2019 19:01
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police say they are searching for two suspects accused of running over an Oregon tourist who was taking their photograph after catching them breaking into a car in the parking lot of a San Francisco museum. KTVU-TV reports the victim , his son and the car’s owner were in the Legion […]
  
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• Boise to use facial recognition technology at city hall

  10-07-2019 18:30
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — City officials say Boise is installing facial recognition technology at its city halls to keep “banned people” out of the government buildings. Mayor David Bieter’s spokesman Mike Journee says the city will spend $52,000 to install the technology at Boise City Hall and City Hall West in an effort to identify […]
  
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• Boise to use facial recognition tech at city hall

  10-07-2019 18:30
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — City officials say Boise is installing facial recognition technology at its city halls to keep “banned people” out of the government buildings. Mayor David Bieter’s spokesman Mike Journee says the city will spend $52,000 to install the technology at Boise City Hall and City Hall West in an effort to identify […]
  
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• Coroner identifies teen who died in stabbing at mall

  10-07-2019 17:22
  UNION GAP, Wash. (AP) — Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice released the name of the 16-year-old boy who died after being stabbed Saturday at Valley Mall in Union Gap. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that Curtice announced Tuesday that Davis Reyes Jr. died of a single stab wound to the torso. Police say Reyes was stabbed […]
  
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• Facing calls for resignation, Acosta defends Epstein deal

  10-07-2019 17:03
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Insisting he got the best deal he could at the time, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta on Wednesday defended his handling of a sex-trafficking case involving now-jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein as Acosta tried to stave off intensifying Democratic calls for his resignation. “We believe that we proceeded appropriately,” Acosta told reporters at a […]
  
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• After riot and state investigation, youth facility to close

  10-07-2019 17:01
  ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A southern Utah youth psychiatric residential treatment center will close its doors after reports of sexual abuse and violence. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Red Rock Canyon School’s parent company said Tuesday the facility will close within 60 days. Sequel Youth and Family Services says they’re closing to address […]
  
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• Slog AM: King County Jails Shared Information With ICE, Another Epstein Accuser Comes Forward, Fart Gives Up Fugitive's Hiding Place

  10-07-2019 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamThey county basically pinky-promised not to do any of that shit anymore.MIVPIV/GETTY
  King County has been sharing inmate information with ICE: This despite a law passed by the King County Council in 2018 that prohibited sharing personal information with immigration officials without a warrant. ICE has peeped at an online inmate database over 1,000 times. They could see everything from photos and addresses to aliases and physical descriptions. The sheriff's department even willf
  
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• Ukraine: Chernobyl’s radioactive dust shelter unveiled

  10-07-2019 16:02
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A structure built to confine radioactive dust from the nuclear reactor at the center of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster was formally unveiled on Wednesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy inaugurated the “new safe confinement” shelter that spans the remains of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s Reactor No. 4. The enclosure cost 1.5 […]
  
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• Ukraine: Chernobyl reactor’s radioactive dust shelter opened

  10-07-2019 16:02
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A structure built to confine radioactive dust from the nuclear reactor at the center of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster is up and running. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy formally opened the “new safe confinement” shelter that spans the remains of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s Reactor No. 4. The structure cost 2.2 […]
  
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• For Maple Valley woman, rescuing goats is a labor of love

  10-07-2019 16:00
  Barbara Jamison, founder and director of Puget Sound Goat Rescue in Maple Valley, has adopted out several thousand goats since starting the rescue in 2001.
  
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• Man charged with attempted murder in Starbucks stabbing

  10-07-2019 15:06
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Eugene man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of a man sitting outside a Eugene coffee shop Sunday. The Register-Guard reports 40-year-old Gabriel Pemble was charged Monday. Eugene police say Pemble was drinking coffee inside Starbucks when he got up, went outside and stabbed a […]
  
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• Oregon’s only woman on death row to get new trial

  10-07-2019 15:05
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A judge is expected to throw out the 2011 aggravated murder conviction of the only woman on Oregon’s death row for the torture and starvation of her 15-year-old daughter. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Senior Circuit Court Judge J. Burdette Pratt said in a draft ruling that Angela McAnulty should get a new […]
  
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• Yes, no or maybe? See where Seattle’s City Council candidates stand on key issues

  10-07-2019 15:00
  Seattle’s primary election is just around the corner, with ballots scheduled to be mailed July 17, and the City Council’s seven district seats are up for grabs. There are 55 candidates running, with 10 or more competing in some races, and they’re debating crucial issues, including policing, growth, transportation and homelessness. So put your summer on […]
  
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• Seattle’s famed Canlis throws a pool party, and the Eastside launches a Beer Week extravaganza

  10-07-2019 15:00
  Canlis will throw an al fresco bash every week this summer complete with a Kalua pig and swimming pool while Eastside beer geeks finally gets their own Beer Week extravaganza.
  
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• Seattle City Council election 2019: District 7 candidates on the issues

  10-07-2019 15:00
  Taxing businesses / Homeless funding / Tolling streets / More duplexes / Backyard cottages / Police force / Downtown streetcar / Bike lanes / Consumption site / Rent control / Civil rights / Developer fees / Electric scooters / Rental applicants / Golf courses / Showbox demolition / District 7 Are Seattle’s largest businesses paying the […]
  
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