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Warming waters are harming salmon in the Pacific Northwest. But another type of fish is flourishing. We’ll learn more from Seattle Times environment reporter Lynda Mapes. City Council Public Comment: https://www.seattle.gov/council/committees/public-comment Belltown Mural Festival: https://www.belltownunited.org/events/belltown-mural-festival We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Burien voters to decide on raising minimum wage, grocer C&S Wholesale could soon have hundreds of stores in WA, and we remember music journalist Charles R. Cross. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seattle does not have a law against “prostitution loitering”. The city used to ban it, but that was repealed in 2020. And that means buying or selling sex is illegal, but publicly attempting to do so, aka loitering, is not. Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore wants to change that, with a proposal she’s presenting to a council committee tomorrow. Seattle Times Reporter Sara Jean Green is here to break down Moore’s proposal, and how it would influence the sex trade on Aurora Avenue. Seattle Parks Input Form: https://engage.seattleparksandrec.com/en/projects/project-selection-1/3 We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

King County to fund free vaccine clinics, UW researchers uncover clues to dementia, and a team from Puyallup heads to the Little League World Series. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a big statewide race that's still too close to call, the new CEO of Boeing had his first day on the job, and despite high demand for midwives in Seattle, the city's oldest hospital-based midwife group will stop delivering babies in 2025. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Republican candidate for Governor says he won't endorse the leading GOP candidate, Seattle City Council makes two big decisions, and Washington State Ferries employees are tasked with a lot... But how about helping deliver a baby? It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedbackSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have the first look at the results of the Washington state primary. We recap the first ballot drop in the races for governor, attorney general, congress and more. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedbackSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Primary Election Day in Washington, local ferry engineers want better workplace conditions, and is there a breaking point for how many tax levies voters will support? It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Washington's Blanket Primary Election has Democrats and Republicans mixing with some non-traditional political parties, Washington's Secretary of State is asking X owner Elon Musk to monitor his AI chatbot more carefully, and the state Department of Children, Youth and Families continues to clash with several Washington Counties about youth rehabilitation facilities. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WA launches rebate program for EVs, Amazon falls short of revenue expectations, and a fatal disease that affects deer is discovered in WA. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.