Kshama Sawant running for congress; Cathy Moore quitting City Council; city attorney candidate Nathan Rouse vowing to rein in police guild’s power; feds create, then drop, list of ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions.

What the CHOP/CHAZ protests did/didn’t accomplish; bill to loosen City Council ethics rules dropped; local lawmakers visit ICE jail; KC deputy accused of raping teen Explorers member.

Graphic novel of gay Asians in Seattle; Filipina UW lab tech ordered released by ICE; MS foresees AI changing the whole Internet; county assessor Wilson asked to resign after restraining order.

Right-wingers rally at Cal Anderson, cops only arrest counter-protesters; Burien camping ban upheld in court; Sea-Tac officials ‘concerned’ about ICE actions; George Floyd killing’s aftermath after 5 years.

Cafe Allegro at 50; NW Folklife Festival at 54; mayoral poll has Katie Wilson slightly ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell; Gov. Ferguson warns of dire health-care consequences if GOP budget bill passes the US Senate.

The latest cute-vehicle craze from Japan; Ferguson announces joint anti-tariff suit; AT&T buying Lumen’s fiber unit; College Inn Pub closing (again).

Local doc on historic ‘70s gay disco; Ferguson slams DC regime’s ‘assault on the US Constitution;’ feds may drop charges against Boeing in 737 MAX crashes; Elijah Lewis’s killer sentenced.

Cabaret show on late strip-club mogul; advocates want at least a quasi-indie ‘Cascadia’ nation; WA ‘ birthright citizenship’ case goes to Supreme Court; class-action suit filed over Nordstrom buyout deal.

Microsoft fetes 50 years by laying off thousands; state, transit orgs. sue against federal spending cuts; Boeing settles with whistleblower’s survivors; ‘mental health crisis center’ plan faces neighborhood opposition.

Nathan Vass’s second book of bus-driving tales; Air Force One ‘gift’ from Qatar and its discontents; clergy-abuse survivors support new WA law; average Seattle home prices rise above $1 million.

(Shorter) film-fest madness returns; what you might not hear about King County shooting numbers; Amazon was falsely rumored to be listing products’ tariff costs; Texas ia getting a 3-D printed Starbucks store.

50 years after Vietnam War’s end, feds slashing refugee-resettlement programs; Ferguson will take his time choosing which bills to sign; more racism charges by officers against SPD; Canada sea “No”/”Non” to right wing.

Legislative session ends with rent-hike caps, without wealth tax; tariff mess causes seaport slowdown; Soundgarden makes it into R&R Hall of Fame; Amazon scheduled an online book sale on Indie Bookstore Day.

New play about Black lives, laundromats, and magic; some UW and SU int’l. students get their visas back; Legislative session’s scheduled end draws near with much still to do; it’s been 60 years since a big earthquake.

‘Bones of a boat’ art piece set for removal; Legislative Dems say they’ve got a budget package; more universities team up vs. federal cuts; Rep. Randall warns of ‘war against immigrants.’