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Computer science and robotics, AI: Edmonds College offering two new bachelor programs in the fall
Edmonds College is launching two new bachelor programs in fall 2024 that focus on training students in the ever-changing world of computer science, robotics and artificial intelligence. Applications are now being accepted for Edmonds College’s new programs: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BS-CS application) and Bachelor of Applied Science...
Tacoma Porchfest is a unique event you can attend this weekend
In the central neighborhood just off 6th Ave, neighbors who live in the community volunteer their porches for an all-day event, Tacoma Porchfest. They host musicians and performers to an audience on their front lawn. This year’s festival is sponsored by the Tacoma Central Neighborhood Council, with lead organizer Irina...
Man impersonates WDFW employee, steals boat motors totaling nearly $60,000
BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A man accused of posing as a public employee to steal boat motors in several cities, including Bellingham, has been arrested. The state Attorney General’s Office says 38-year-old Victor Matt was charged with several counts of theft and forgery in Snohomish County Superior Court.
Sip & Savor: A Lavender Festival, Bite of Seattle, and Issaquah Wine and Art
This Friday in Sequim, Victor’s Lavender Festival is kicking off and featuring lavender classes as well as dances and live music throughout the weekend. Bella Italia has partnered with the festival to provide a menu including lavender sausages, street tacos, fresh local salmon, elotes, lavender ice cream, shortbread, and lemonade. For more info, visit here.
Going green isn’t what you think when it comes to WSDOT safety
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is tired of people plowing into its trucks and work zones, and it’s taking a green new approach to get drivers’ attention. There were nearly 1,400 crashes in Washington work zones last year. That’s a 5% increase over the year before....
Puget Sound Office Market Struggles: Key Insights from the 2nd Quarter 2024
Seattle’s office market continues to grapple with significant challenges, marked by weak tenant demand, rising sublease space, and record-high vacancy rates, according to a recent Q2 2024 industry market report by brokerage firm Kidder Mathews. The Puget Sound region as a whole is experiencing a suppressed office market, with fundamentals underperforming. The market-wide vacancy rate has now increased for the tenth consecutive quarter, and net absorption totals were negative 1.5 million square feet for the first half of the year. Additionally, asking lease rates dropped by 4 percent year-over-year. These trends are particularly pronounced in Seattle, the region’s largest market, which is struggling with elevated levels of remote and hybrid work, reduced foot traffic (50 percent lower than pre-COVID levels), and the lowest occupancy rates in the area.
Boeing factory workers in Washington state vote in favor of strike mandate, union says
Earlier in the day, many of the estimated 30,000 workers who build Boeing's 737 MAX and other jets crowded to vote at Seattle's T-Mobile Park, although they cannot strike before their contract expires on Sept. 12. Boeing's labor talks come as the U.S. planemaker loses ground to rival Airbus and...
Exhausted Hotshot Fire Crews Watch As Washington Burns
The Pioneer Fire in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has expanded to 15,757 acres, 14% contained. Firefighters have been working diligently to protect the community of Stehekin through strategic firing operations. These controlled burns, conducted about 8 miles southeast of Stehekin, have created a buffer zone by removing dry and dead ground fuels.
Winco Foods Removes Self-Checkouts in Oregon, WA Next?
Winco Foods, which has stores in WA, OR and its state of origin, Idaho, has apparently begun to remove self-checkout stands from some of its stores in Oregon. Online social media posts indicate some are gone. According to Reddit users online, at least one Portland, OR area Winco has removed...
QIN/Shoalwater included in $52 million through Climate Commitment Act funding
$52 million will go to Native American tribes in Washington at risk from climate change and rising sea levels to help them move to higher ground, install solar panels, buy electric vehicles, and restore wetlands. Governor Jay Inslee made the announcement in Taholah on Tuesday alongside Quinault Indian Nation President...
Columbia River Drug Task Force scrambles to secure adequate funding, receiving $150,000 grant from Department of Commerce
WENATCHEE—The Columbia River Drug Task Force (CRDTF) acquired $150,000 in grant funding from the Washington State Department of Commerce. The grant was allocated following a direct Ellensburg address from the CRDTF and other drug task forces across the state centered on the criticality of funding for drug task forces.
Q&A With Marc Arsell Robinson
Connecting Local Black Student Organizing in the ’60s to Campus Politics Today. Where universities once occupied public imagination as finishing schools for a storied elite, fora of higher education have, over time, been treated by reactionary members of political and civil society as threats to national stability fueled by ignorance and immaturity. But what happens on campus doesn’t stay on campus: The forms of punishment and surveillance developed on college campuses in reaction to this perceived threat have spilled into the ways police and governments clamp down on other movements. This is by design, according to Dr. Marc Arsell Robinson, author of Washington State Rising: Black Power on Campus in the Pacific Northwest.
$42 million tort claim accuses Washington AGO, WSU of racketeering
(The Center Square) – A potential subcontractor for a state police use of force database project who has had a long-running feud with the state Attorney General’s Office and Washington State University has now filed a $42 million tort claim that includes accusations of racketeering. Police Strategies CEO Bob Scales was among potential bidders on a request for proposal put out in 2022 by the AGO via Senate Bill 5259. A former King County prosecutor, Scales was also consulted by legislators as the bill advanced...
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