Starbucks Union Announces Nationwide Strike

Breaking news: Mayor Harrell actually said Katie Wilson's name.

At the final City Council budget hearing, more than 200 Seattleites showed up asking for one thing: housing. Harrell’s $8.9 billion budget calls a $350 million investment “historic,” but advocates say that when you adjust for inflation, it’s less than last year. @micahyip.bsky.social reports.

For the first time in this election, Katie Wilson is up over Bruce Harrell, but the race is still too close to call.

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The Wednesday Ballot Drop Is Here And Little Has Changed

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King County Councilmembers Girmay Zahilay and Claudia Balducci are neck-and-neck in the race for King County Executive, according to poll data from the Northwest Progressive Institute (NPI), a nonprofit public opinion research firm.

The polling data is in and Progressives are in the lead - but we still need you to show up at the polls.

King County just saw its highest mpox case count since 2022, with 45 new infections reported in September. The good news: the two-dose vaccine still works and is free at the Harborview Sexual Health Clinic. If you’re in a risk group, get your shots now.

Our November general election endorsements are hot off the press!

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Yuba City has called for tougher restrictions on street vendors, becoming yet another jurisdiction in California attempting to regulate these small businesses after the state decriminalized them in 2018. www.appeal-democrat.com/news/yc-cons...

Sweep people out, then fine them for trying to survive. Sutter County just raised penalties for unauthorized camping. “Law enforcement, they seem to bully us and, like, target us,” said one unhoused resident. Read my story for the Appeal here: www.appeal-democrat.com/news/local_n...

ummm like... yeah...