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- Washington State Senate passed new limits on data collected by automated license plate readers, citing privacy and surveillance concerns. The bill restricts retention, sharing, and where the cameras can be used. The bill heads now to the House. Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero reports: soseaem.org/4kjLG2Y
- Beneath Columbia Park’s winding blue-lit path is a buried stream — and a deeper story of land, memory, and student-led activism in Columbia City. Hanover Vale traces how water, maps, and fourth graders shaped the park we know today: soseaem.org/3ZiTN6t #Seattle
- Students gathered at a Rainier Beach memorial Monday to demand safety after two teens were killed at a bus stop. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson listened as youth shared fear, grief, and calls for action. Florangela Davila reports: soseaem.org/49Va6wq #SeattleNews
- OPINION | What started at a Rainier Valley elementary school became a national movement. As Black Lives Matter at School marks 10 years in Seattle, renewed attacks on Black education make clear why this organizing still matters. Read Jesse Hagopian's op-ed here: soseaem.org/46fUscA #Seattle #BLM
- DOOM LOOP: "Legacy Media News Pipeline" How City Hall scuttlebutt finds its way onto the evening news: soseaem.org/3McAY1M #Seattle #Comics #DoomLoop
- Rainier Beach is grieving after two teens were fatally shot near Rainier Ave S and Henderson St on Friday, just after school let out. On a Saturday night vigil, neighbors called for care, presence, and protection for young people. Read the full story here: soseaem.org/45BNe2w #Seattle
- A giant hat now tops the Bush Garden sign in the CID — a tribute to the late community organizer and karaoke legend "Uncle Bob" Santos. As Bush Garden prepares to reopen this spring, the new sculpture honors memory, music, and neighborhood love. Jas Keimig reports here: soseaem.org/4t72zSJ #Seattle
