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  45 candidates are running for Seattle City Council. Who are they and what do they stand for?

  KUOW’s politics editor Cat Smith has been talking to the candidates since last week’s filing deadline. She joined Morning Edition host Angela King to talk about some of the key issues and races so far.
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  Are Seattle's democracy vouchers working? The results so far are mixed

  Dozens of people are running for Seattle City Council this year, 45 to be exact. And they’re vying for just seven council seats. But, when you look at the last comparable election, the candidate field isn’t as crowded as you might think. There are about 18% fewer candidates than 2019, which is the last time we had seven council seats on the ballot in Seattle.
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  Near term: Seattle is in the black. Long term, well...

  Top officials at the city of Seattle are trying to plan for the city’s economic future. But, with so many big trends creating so much uncertainty, predicting that future is no easy task.
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  Former exec for Seattle nonprofits pleads guilty to blowing $3m on casinos, clothes, travel

  The former finance director of two Seattle nonprofits pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony counts of federal wire fraud. Susana Tantico is charged with stealing more than $3 million from the Country Doctor Community Health Centers and later the violence prevention group Community Passageways, between 2011 and 2020. Charging documents said Tantico spent the money on personal expenses including gambling, clothing, and travel, and created false ledger entries to conceal her actions.
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  Collect your mail quickly, says USPS, after security concerns in Seattle

  As South Seattle mail delivery resumes, postal inspectors are still raising the alarm about theft and fraud.
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  Seattle's 'Cathedral of Cinema' is coming back

  On Thursday the non-profit film and educational organization Seattle International Film Festival – aka SIFF – announced it had acquired the Seattle Cinerama, and will be bringing movies back to the very, very big screen.
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  After spate of fires, Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood grieves lost community center

  This week saw another significant fire in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood, in a vacant building on Lake City Way. On that same day, a group held a memorial for the neighborhood’s shuttered Lake City Community Center, which was closed after another fire in April.
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  Careful, Seattle drivers: Your right to turn on red is going away

  There will soon be a lot more "No Turn On Red" signs throughout Seattle downtown. The city is increasing the number of intersections where it forbids cars from turning right at a red light.

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  These Seattle 4th graders planted trees to bring green to their barren playground

  The Seattle City Council is considering updates to its current tree regulations this month. One goal is to bring more trees to areas that lack them. Mayor Harrell’s proposal includes a “fee-in-lieu” program that would require people to pay into a tree-planting fund when they cut down trees on their property.
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  Audit cracks open what's worked, fizzled on Seattle soda tax

  Years after Seattle passed a tax on sugary drinks, it's consumers — not businesses — taking on the cost.

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