SAM exhibit defines a bigger, more inclusive ‘west coast’ alt-art scene; SPD employee listed as both ‘working’ and ‘retired;’ Rep. Adam Smith wants Biden out; Boeing plea-bargain settlement with the feds leaves out MAX crash victims’ families.

Tribes work to get more ‘deadbeat dams’ removed; faulty drones mar SeaTac 4th of July; Pierce County councilmember refuses to work in the same room with a Pride flag; we’ve got oppressive heat, wildfires, etc.

More dissing about corporatized Pride; local officials say they won’t be (more) punitive against the unhoused after SCOTUS decision; yet another state ferry knocked out of service; feds may seek Boeing plea-bargain deal.

Stacey Levine’s new novel of sisterly angst and much more; UW prez Cauce to retire; calls for ‘structural gun violence solutions;’ still no Council vote on gig-worker pay rollback bill.

‘Red Chador’ artist expresses Muslim-female ‘joy;’ onetime affordable-apartment building burns; Kent refugee encampment allowed to stay put for now; recalling Seattle’s ‘role in school re-segergation.’

Local films tackle visibility and forgiveness; ‘Juneuay’ weather wreaks havoc; Councilmember Saka wants a bigger transportation levy; Poulsbo Pride street banners trashed, repaired, re-installed.

One Seattleite’s favorite ‘obscure’ monuments; Dave Reichert ‘jokes about shooting reporters;’ out-of-state abortions soar in WA; car crashes into an ambulance treating the victim of a previous crash.

SPD chief Diaz resigns, ex-sheriff Rahr in for now; parents really don’t like threatened school closures; Starbucks’ staffing algorithm leaves stores short-handed; when politicians care only about the rich.

Old Tacoma anarchist mag unearthed; City Council delays votes on gig-worker wages, defunding Equitable Development Initiative; Melinda French Gates vows $1 billion to help women and families; T-Mobile buys another rival.

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei to get a SAM exhibit; 40 years of the Young Fresh Fellows; Pacific Place sold at a big discount; SPD had ‘policy’ to harass anti-police protesters.

Wing Luke exhibit on communities coming together against racism; City Council OKs easing SPD hiring requirements; Cupcake Royale to ‘eventually’ close all its stores; library in MAGA Idaho goes adults-only.

Mariners’ ‘Hot Dogs from Heaven’ stunt a hit; UW Quad protest tents set to go away today; ‘targeted upzone’ planned for a swath of the industrial district; are local rents going up or down? (depends on who you ask).

‘Google Doodle’ honors late NW Native-rights leader; Homelessness Authority’s interim boss doesn’t want the permanent gig; judge dismisses anti-trans lawsuit; stripper/mayoral candidate wants to bring the joy back to Portland.

Marking 44 years since Mount St. Helens blew; UW prez wants protest campers gone; donor who wanted to ‘clean up’ Denny Blaine Park ID’d as local millionaire; King County homelessness count up 23% in two years.