The August primary is right around the corner.

And it’s an odd year election, with a long ballot.

KUOW’s Cat Smith is here to break down the candidates and incumbents in two of Seattle’s biggest races: the mayor and city attorney.

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The August primary is right around the corner.
And it&rsquo;s an odd year election, with a long ballot.
KUOW&rsquo;s Cat Smith is here to break down the candidates and incumbents in two of Seattle&rsquo;s biggest races: the mayor and city attorney.
Learn more about taking a <a href="https://seattleartmuseum.org/whats-on/events/beach-naturalist-shore-stroll-may-29">Beach Naturist Shore Stroll</a>.
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Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.

Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.

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The August primary is right around the corner.  And it’s an odd year election, with a long ballot.  KUOW’s Cat Smith is here to break down the candidates and incumbents in two of Seattle’s biggest races: the mayor and city attorney.

Breaking down 2 major Seattle races on your primary ballot

Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW newsroom.

In Tukwila, a class of fourth graders ended the school year with a big, public art show full of mixed emotions. The school is a hub for new immigrant students, and the artwork celebrates some of their journeys. As KUOW’s Gustavo Sagrero reports, the show came at the end of a tough year, as immigration enforcement took a toll on this classroom.

It’s been five years since a record-shattering heat wave hit the Northwest, killing an estimated twelve-hundred people. As the world’s climate keeps warming, we can expect more heat—and more deaths. John Ryan looks at efforts to make our next heat wave less deadly.

Road trash cleanup often involves people along a highway in orange vests with those little grabbers and plastic bags. But in Oregon, there’s an annual trash pickup event that’s more like a party. Thousands of people come together to drive hundreds of miles of forest service roads picking up trash by day and camping out with live music and fun at night. Matt Martin was there last weekend.

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Today, we&rsquo;re bringing you the best from the KUOW newsroom.
In Tukwila, a class of fourth graders ended the school year with a big, public art show full of mixed emotions. The school is a hub for new immigrant students, and the artwork celebrates some of their journeys. As KUOW&rsquo;s Gustavo Sagrero reports, the show came at the end of a tough year, as immigration enforcement took a toll on this classroom.
It&rsquo;s been five years since a record-shattering heat wave hit the Northwest, killing an estimated twelve-hundred people. As the world&rsquo;s climate keeps warming, we can expect more heat&mdash;and more deaths.&nbsp;John Ryan looks at <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/five-years-after-the-dome-washington-is-still-vulnerable-to-extreme-heat">efforts to make our next heat wave less deadly</a>.
Road trash cleanup often involves people along a highway in orange vests with those little grabbers and plastic bags.&nbsp;But in Oregon, there&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-gambler-500-junky-old-cars-race-to-be-king-of-trash-clean-up">an annual trash pickup event that&rsquo;s more like a party</a>.&nbsp;Thousands of people come together to drive hundreds of miles of forest service roads picking up trash by day and camping out with live music and fun at night.&nbsp;Matt Martin was there last weekend.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a>&nbsp;to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.&nbsp;
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or<a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">&nbsp;leave us feedback online</a>.

In Tukwila, a class of fourth graders ended the school year with a big, public art show full of mixed emotions. It’s been five years since a record-shattering heat wave hit the Northwest, killing an estimated twelve-hundred people; a look at efforts to make our next heat wave less deadly. And an annual trash pickup event that’s more like a party in Oregon.

Weekend Listen: 4th graders in Tukwilia celebrate the end of school after a difficult year for immigrant students, 5 years after a deadly heat dome in the Northwest people prepare for increasingly hot summers, and Thousands in Oregon have turned old cars and trash collection into an annual game called the Gambler 500

Today we're bringing you an episode from our friends at KUOW's data podcast Control F.

We’re heading into a long holiday weekend.

If you’re taking a road trip, you’ll need to fill up the gas tank, maybe even get some new tires. 

For a longer journey, a rental car can be helpful. 

Don’t forget to pick up toiletries and refill your prescriptions.

If you’re in town hosting grab some extra lawn chairs for the guests.

You can get all of this at Costco – along with your groceries. 

Conventional wisdom is that Costco is a good deal. 

But grocery prices are up.

Grocery inflation is up 27 percent in the last 5 years following pandemic supply chain disruptions and international turmoil.

So, will shopping at our local bulk retailer Costco save you some money this holiday?

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Today we're bringing you an episode from our friends at KUOW's data podcast Control F.
We&rsquo;re heading into a long holiday weekend.
If you&rsquo;re taking a road trip, you&rsquo;ll need to fill up the gas tank, maybe even get some new tires.&nbsp;
For a longer journey, a rental car can be helpful. 
Don&rsquo;t forget to pick up toiletries and refill your prescriptions.
If you&rsquo;re in town hosting grab some extra lawn chairs for the guests.
You can get all of this at Costco &ndash; along with your groceries.&nbsp;
Conventional wisdom is that Costco is a good deal.&nbsp;
But grocery prices are up.
Grocery inflation is up 27 percent in the last 5 years following pandemic supply chain disruptions and international turmoil.
So, will shopping at our local bulk retailer Costco save you some money this holiday?
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.&nbsp;
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or<a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback"> leave us feedback online</a>.

Today we're bringing you an episode from our friends at KUOW's data podcast Control F.  We’re heading into a long holiday weekend.  If you’re taking a road trip, you’ll need to fill up the gas tank, maybe even get some new tires.   For a longer journey, a rental car can be helpful.   Don’t forget to pick up toiletries and refill your prescriptions.  If you’re in town hosting grab some extra lawn chairs for the guests.  You can get all of this at Costco – along with your groceries.   Conventional wisdom is that Costco is a good deal.   But grocery prices are up.  Grocery inflation is up 27 percent in the last 5 years following pandemic supply chain disruptions and international turmoil.  So, will shopping at our local bulk retailer Costco save you some money this holiday?

As everything gets more expensive, is Costco the secret to savings?

Millionaires tax will likely see ballot challenge, WA's Attorney General launches investigation into paper mill disaster, and Team USA is returning to Seattle.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. 

Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.

Millionaires tax will likely see <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/opponents-of-wa-millionaires-tax-submit-signatures-to-qualify-for-ballot">ballot challenge</a>, WA's Attorney General launches investigation into paper mill disaster, and Team USA is returning to Seattle.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a>&nbsp;to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.&nbsp;
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or<a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">&nbsp;leave us feedback online</a>.

Millionaires tax will likely see ballot challenge, WA's Attorney General launches investigation into paper mill disaster, and Team USA is returning to Seattle.

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