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| | | Help Us Celebrate Local News Day | I was recently at a choral event with kids from all over Northwest Seattle, and I got to chatting with another parent. When he found out what I did, he asked me what the general consensus was about Katie Wilson's first few months in office. As I talked about surveillance, housing, and her haircut, he said, “Wow, you really know what's going on!” I felt a bit of pride in that, because the truth is that the team at City Cast Seattle spends so much time figuring out what's going on in this city to report it to you. We’re lucky that our day involves reading, watching, listening, and talking about what’s happening, and we hope you find it valuable. We’re here to help you tune into the daily conversation about what's happening in our neighborhoods, schools, and local government — the places and decisions that shape our lives every day. | - Local news needs you: Local News Day is a national day of action connecting communities with trusted local news. City Cast Seattle is part of the “Local News Day Network” — check out the other great local and state publications participating here.
- Tough year for local news: It hasn’t been an easy year for local journalism in Seattle - Cascade PBS laid off its long-form journalists, and recently, the Seattle Met’s parent company sold to Hour Media, which is based in Michigan.
- What is the future of local WA news? Today on the podcast, we speak with Anika Anand, co-founder of The Evergrey, who is now working to build the Washington State News Alliance. We talked to her about what consumers want from their news, and how journalists can meet those needs. Jane asked Anika what message she wants to send to local readers and listeners (like you!), and this is what she said: “News consumers are in more of a position than ever to really engage with the people they're getting their information from. I want more people to take advantage of that,” she said. “I recognize it takes time and energy to email the person who wrote the story or to DM the person on Instagram who shared information, but I think the news outlets and the local news providers who are really interested in getting it right want to hear from news consumers; they wanna hear from people in the community.”
| | | I can’t think of a better day than Local News Day to become a City Cast Seattle Neighbor. You get to vote with your wallet for local news in our community and support this daily local newsletter and the team of locals who make it. Plus, our membership program comes with some pretty sweet perks. Better neighbors make better cities. Happy Local News Day! | | |
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| What Seattle’s Talking About |
| 💣 Garfield High bomb threat was bitcoin extortion attempt: A bomb threat that sent 1,600 students out of campus buildings last Friday afternoon was a hoax, but also an extortion attempt — an email sent to the school demanded payment via bitcoin. This is one of many such threats that have been sent to schools across the country over the last few months. Police searched Garfield High for bombs, but nothing suspicious was found. [Capitol Hill Seattle Blog] | | ☑️ DOJ lawsuit over WA voter rolls gets go-ahead from judge: The Justice Department is suing Washington to turn over its voter rolls, and WA state Judge Kymberly Evanson is allowing the suit to proceed. The case took months to proceed because a DOJ attorney did not correctly serve state officials with the suit, and the DOJ did not meet the criteria to serve the defendants within 90 days. The DOJ wants the records to remove ineligible voters and to verify identities, but Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is concerned about privacy and the use of the data to fuel immigration crackdowns. [Washington State Standard] | |  | Minimal snowpack on the Olympic Mountains. (Liam Billingham / City Cast Seattle) |
| 💨 Expect an extra dry summer: Last week, we reported that we are facing a smoky summer, but we can also expect a dry one. Washington State has declared its fourth drought emergency in a row, unlocking $3 million to help tribes, utilities, governments, and irrigation districts. But this doesn’t stop the larger problem of needing to build or drill new reservoirs or wells, something the funding can’t be used for. Here are some tips to save water. [Seattle Times] |
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That’s all for today, Seattle! Make sure to tune into the podcast to hear about how Chase Hutchinson just can’t quit SpongeBob. | | — Liam |
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