Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown’s first 100 days: How is she doing? Community members say they value Brown's openness to feedback, but are still waiting to see how she executes on drug usage, homelessness and budgeting. (By Mai P. Hoang (Also at: maiphoang.bsky.social) Cascade PBS Newsroom ) crosscut.com/politics/2024/…

I had a great chat with Cynthia Brothers of Vanishing Seattle about third places in Seattle -- including what it means to lose them. Give the latest Northwest Reports a listen here! 🎧crosscut.com/podcast/northw…

I chatted with Maleeha Syed for Northwest Reports about my latest story; how US immigration laws leave foreign fishermen vulnerable to exploitation. Reporting with farah eltohamy فرح التهامي and Jaelynn Grisso.
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Filipino fishermen left in WA marina allege abandonment, lost pay. Companies say long waits between seasons common, but labor experts say foreign workers “uniquely unprotected.” (Story by Lizz Giordano and farah eltohamy فرح التهامي. Video by Jaelynn Grisso Cascade PBS Newsroom) crosscut.com/investigations…

Doney Coe Pet Clinic has provided free veterinary care to low-income & homeless pet owners since 1986. After losing their last facility & operating just once a week out of donated space, Doney Coe held a grand opening this week for its new clinic in SODO. crosscut.com/news/2024/03/c…

I had a great conversation with Jadenne Radoc Cabahug about her reporting on what Seattle-area activists are doing today, four years after the 2020 BLM protests. Give it a listen here! 👇

Of the 21 school bonds on ballots around WA last week, more than half got a majority vote, but only 7 bonds reached the 60% supermajority necessary to pass, reports venice buhain. The bonds typically pay for construction and renovation of school facilities crosscut.com/news/2024/02/o…

This week on Crosscut Reports we hear from a Vancouver mom on how Washington's policy of seizing child support payments impacted her family. Great work by Maleeha Syed crosscut.com/podcast/crossc…

Journo friends: I'M HIRING!! Join my team at Cascade PBS as a newsletter editor! This union position manages editorial newsletters, writes SEO-friendly headlines & assists with digital page builds. If you have q's, email [email protected]

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I had such a great conversation with Nimra Ahmad about her experiences going on ride-alongs with Seattle's new CARE team, give it a listen here! 👇

As 2023 ends, I checked in on Downtown's recovery. Top line items since my Feb. story:
-More people are back to work in person
-Office vacancy rate is growing as companies downsize leases
-Seattle still wants to experiment w/ office-to-residential
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.@Crosscut writers are revisiting big stories from 2023 to provide updates. Today Megan Burbank writes about the ongoing impacts felt by abortion care providers in Washington from the end of Roe and the subsequent state bans. crosscut.com/news/2023/12/h…

Three friends and college students, each of Palestinian descent, were shot while on Thanksgiving break in Burlington - where they thought they'd be safer.

What families, authorities and neighbors say about what happened.

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