Seattle Now

This week…

We’re trying to make sense of national politics, and how Washington state and Seattle fit in.

Interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr made a big move and fired the officer that made jokes about the death of a young woman.

And King County tucked a sweet, cool “I Voted” sticker into the mail in ballots this time around.

Political strategist Sandeep Kaushik and Publicola Editor and Publisher Erica Barnett are here to break down the week.

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated The Bite of Seattle would not accept cash. The Bite of Seattle will accept cash, card and contactless payment.

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SPD fires officer Daniel Auderer, King County preps for future heat waves, and we visit a Seattle brewery that forages their ingredients. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Like a lot of us, local politicians have spent the week talking about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Washington’s Democratic and Republican parties are still figuring out how to navigate the situation and what it might mean for their messaging.

Today we’re digging into Trump’s role in Washington politics and how he’s showing up in the election for a new governor with KUOW politics reporter Scott Greenstone. 

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Boeing machinists vote to authorize a strike, primary ballots are in the mail this week, and Barbie announces a Sue Bird doll. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Seattle’s music scene has a band, and a bar, for everyone.

Even fans of surf rock, a genre that’s been around since the 60s, the days of Dick Dale and the Beach Boys.

There’s plenty of bands playing it in a small, but passionate, scene in Seattle.

KUOW Web Editor Dyer Oxley is here to tell us where to find it.

Read Dyer’s piece on Surf x Surfwest, happening at Darrell’s Tavern this Friday and Saturday: https://www.kuow.org/stories/pnw-surf-music-scene-surf-x-surfwest-2024

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Seattle increases penalties for street racing, climate protestors call out Amazon on Prime Day, and Seattle City Light wants to hike utility rates. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.

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The 2024 Summer Olympics get underway on July 26th. 

Among the many Pacific Northwest athletes headed to Paris, is 20-year-old Keana Hunter. The Issaquah High School graduate is a member of Team USA’s artistic swimming team.

We talk with Hunter about her journey to the Olympics, her grueling training routine, and why the sport formerly known as synchronized swimming changed its name.

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Foodbourne Illness Reporting System: https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/washingtons-new-foodborne-illness-notification-system-fins-aims-catch-unsafe-food-and-protect

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WA politicians react to attempted Trump assassination, campaign launches to defeat Initiative 2124, and there are new recommendations for prostate cancer screening. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.

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Fifteen QFC and Safeway stores in Seattle could soon be under new management thanks to a proposed merger between Safeway parent company Albertsons and Kroger, which owns QFC.

The announcement sparked plenty of questions about what would happen to the stores, if any would close, and what changes customers could see. 

Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts is here to get into the details with us.

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Another Westlake Center retail store calls it quits, feds chip in $1.5 billion to replace the I-5 Bridge, and PNW Douglas fir trees are dying by the thousands. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.

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