As national politics got tense/glum, local libs (and lib causes) swept the table; the just-completed Boeing strike’s economic impact; Bellingham trans teen assaulted; more remembrances of Quincy Jones.

Reminders of a funkier pre-tech Seattle; pre-election-day polls show a solid blue wave here; Inslee OKs 24-mile-long wind farm near Tri-Cities; Boeing CEO’s ultimatum to striking Machinists ahead of contract vote.

‘The drear’ comes again to our northern clime; city budget counter-proposal still raids JumpStart housing money; Amazon investing in nuclear power; big earthquake strikes far off the Oregon coast.

UW prof on why crows can ‘hold grudges’ and for how long; ex-SPD chief Diaz sues Mayor Harrell; another death at the for-profit Tacoma ICE jail; Starbucks’ remote-working CEO wants HQ employees back in the office.

New York mag’s doting profile of Christopher Rufo; SAM security staff prepare to strike; Bellevue OKs affordable housing on church properties; Harrell wants to ‘repeal blast-ball ban for protests.’

Remembering a beloved local sportscaster (and a ‘hyperlocal’ news blogger); Boeing machinists to vote on a new contract proposal; Andrea Suarez ads ‘appear to darken’ opponent Shaun Scott’s skin color to make him seem menacing.

SAM’s lobby ‘tree’ installation going away; Auburn tightens anti-homeless law; Boeing, machinists to resume contract talks; conflicting protests mark one year of the Gaza siege.

Why Macklemore’s still getting berated; more city budget-plan details; Amazon workers don’t want to be back in the office full-time; the historic link between whale hunting and car transmission fluid.

New Netflix series totally made in WA; protests against school closures; initiative promoter Brian Heywood’s group accused of campaign-finance violations; Boeing to furlough many non-striking workers.

City Council OKs multiple new ‘stay out’ drug and sex-work zones, plus a feeble substitute for social housing; feds OK Alaska/Hawaiian airline merger; can major public-school closures really be stopped?

China Harbor restaurant closing; Amazon wants corporate staff in the office every day; Harrell wants social housing to have to fight for $$ instead of getting its own funding; Wing Luke Museum director resigns.

Debate for gov not as dramatic as debate for prez (thankfully); Zahilay proposes $1 billion for ‘workforce housing;’ Seattle Indian Health Board cuts ties with SPD; Boeing machinists’ strike more likely.

Protest after UW grad killed in West Bank protest; Jaahnavi Kandula’s family suing SPD; Boeing machinists to vote on contract offer; cyberattack shuts down an entire suburban school district.

Aquarium’s big addition now open; Sea-Tac info systems coming back online; police officers’ suit against Kshama Sawant dismissed; Japanese American WWII detainees remembered at Puyallup fairgrounds.

MOHAI exhibit on ‘Almost Live!”s 40th anniversary; hotel workers might strike; engine failure sends 737 back to Seattle; Sue Bird gets her own street while Megan Rapinoe gets a regal send-off.