A small island county in Washington state moved most of its employees to a 32-hour workweek in October. Most indicators say it's a positive change for work and life. st.news/4aZnlu5

A couple three statements from city council supporting the decision to hire an outside investigator to look in gender discrimination claims in SPD. Worth noting, SPD also supports the decision.

Posted last night: Harrell is hiring an outside investigator to look into gender discrimination claims within the Seattle Police Department. The lawyer for four women who filed a claim last week questions the move’s sincerity. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/p…

Mayor Harrell has hired an outside investigator to look into gender discrimination and sexual harassment allegations in the Seattle Police Department. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/p…

Seattle's local NPR station, KUOW Public Radio, announces layoffs today of nearly 10% of its staff positions. This includes axing the entire RadioActive Youth Media Youth Media program. Not a great day for local journalism in this city.
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I asked Councilmember Morales if she called any of her colleagues 'evil' or a 'corporate shill' because I couldn't find it. Her answer was 'I did not.' The most I could find was this in Heidi Groover's story. Willing to be corrected if there's more I missed.

Imagine being a big Twin Peaks fan and visiting North Bend and then you run into a zebra in the woods

Lollll

Makes sense. Kelenic saved Stanton a whole bunch of money as a salary dump piece

My feeling is the appropriate reaction to Jarred Kelenic is a shrug. He wasn’t very good with the Mariners and made some dumb choices but he also played super hard and clearly cared. He warrants neither applause nor boos.

Gov. Jay Inslee is slamming proposals from leading gubernatorial contenders to buy diesel vessels to ease Washington's ongoing ferry system crisis. st.news/3WfqtNS

I want the Mariners to sign him to a 10 year contract so badly. I just feel like he has legitimate Hall of Fame potential

Eastside light rail line opens as huge crowds try out the ride. Reporter ⁦David Kroman⁩ is on the scene:

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