Seattle

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The Seattle Art Museum officially has a large-scale union.

A large majority of workers, 94%, voted Wednesday to form the Seattle Art Museum Workers United. The vote was conducted by the National Labor Relations Board and included employees from all SAM locations: downtown, the Seattle Asian Art Museum and the Olympic Sculpture Park.

More than 100 Seattle Art Museum employees working across over 20 front- and back-end departments, including marketing, operations, visitor experience, curatorial, education, development and other departments, announced their intent to unionize last month. It was the latest effort in a movement of labor organizing at museums and fine art institutions around the country that has grown over the last six years.

That’s the map of the “stay out of the water” zone off Beach Drive, as specified by health authorities, one day after the King County Wastewater Treatment District reported a sewage leak they now tell us led to an estimated 13,000 gallons going into Puget Sound.

For those OOTL, this is in response to the real-world complaint letter from Bellevue owners

Won't someone think of the beachfront property boat owners!

The Washington Department of Ecology said it has no inspection records for the failed tank.

“Other than the spill control and stormwater pollution prevention plans noted previously, the agency does not regulate white liquor tanks,” Andrew Wineke, the agency’s deputy communications director, wrote in an email.

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries, the state’s workplace-safety agency, said prior inspections at Nippon Dynawave, going back to 2016, focused on other safety issues.

Reviewing structural inspection, maintenance, engineering or hazard-assessment records for the failed tank “would have been outside the scope of what we were there to look at,” L&I spokesperson Matt Ross wrote.

Ross said Nippon Dynawave still had a legal duty to address tank risks.

“State law in Washington requires every employer, including pulp and paper mills, to assess the unique hazards on their job site and make sure they are taking steps to address them to keep their workers safe on the job,” Ross wrote. “That includes tanks like this one.”

Elected officials unanimously approved a yearlong moratorium on new data centers within Seattle city limits effective immediately at the city council meeting Tuesday, with a potential extension of about six months.

Seattle joins cities like Denver, CO, Baltimore, MD, Atlanta, GA and Minneapolis, MN, and at least three jurisdictions around the Puget Sound region that have passed similar legislation.

This summer, residents of Redmond, Bellevue, and Issaquah can apply to receive up to $2,000 off the purchase of a new e-bike.

https://www.redmond.gov/2537/E-Bike-Rebate-Program

https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/community-development/environmental-stewardship/transportation-electric-vehicles/pedal-forward-eastside

People from all three cities can apply from June 15 to June 29.

Recipients will be randomly selected.

To be notified when the application period opens, fill out this form

Notice the Utah plates.

"Each surveillance technology in our field guide includes the following categories to help you “spot” surveillance technology in the wild: Address, Appearance, What it does, How the tech works, Social importance, Discussion and finally, References"

Learning to spot these things might be useful anywhere they're used ?

Porchfest is a free, walkable music festival that takes place on porches. Come meet your neighbors and find your new favorite band!

“Women are suffering in silence and stigma because their organizations don’t have policies and structures in place so they can be supported. They’re suffering in silence for fear of losing their jobs,” said April Haberman, CEO and founder of Midovia.

Haberman offered some suggestions on policy changes, such as allowing women more flexibility to work from home when menopause symptoms are flaring, providing more breathable work uniforms, and offering peer support groups. She added companies that have implemented these changes have seen a higher rate of retention in mid-career women.

The Women’s Commission will submit a report to the governor’s office by the end of April next year on how to enact new guidelines and best practices.

This free event in Woodland Park is a great way to kick off Pride month and meet other members of Seattle's queer community.

Hundreds of Seattleites turned out Saturday to celebrate the start of the 2026 Bicycle Weekend schedule, scaled back up by Mayor Katie Wilson after being stifled under the previous administration.

Mutual aid networks are stressed and breaking, with no sign the influx of internal refugees is slowing.

Seattle’s Community Assisted Response & Engagement (CARE) department is expanding, but it’s being blocked from doing its job by the conditions laid out in the new Seattle Police Officers Guild contract. CARE is looking to circumvent these obstacles.