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The headline "Can San Francisco Be Saved?" (as though it could be lost) captures how even a publication as rational as The Atlantic feels obliged to cater to "urban doom loop" vibes. Big cities are immense engines of prosperity that are well equipped to recover from shocks. 1/

US job growth slows sharply in July; unemployment rate rises to 4.2% - reuters.com/world/us/us-jo…

Fixing our permitting problems has been a top priority of mine since I took office. This proposal will speed up housing construction, stimulate economic growth, and minimize costs and hassle. harrell.seattle.gov/2025/08/01/may…

Health insurance plans stand to jump significantly in 2026, driven by higher costs and loss of subsidies. st.news/4799nXg

Mad about jobs report inaccuracy? One reason it has gotten harder in recent years is declining survey response rates. There was an unpaid advisory group of statistical experts that was working on solving that problem at its last meeting... before Howard Lutnick disbanded it.🧵

Earlier this month Ecology fined a company $425,000 and banned it from ever participating in the state’s carbon market. st.news/4mr9QbW

Man Arrested for Shooting Up Apartment in West Seattle, Guns and Ammo Recovered: spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/08/01/man…

The hometown indie rock titans toasted one of their seminal albums during the first night of a Climate Pledge Arena doubleheader. st.news/44WTGRG

Someone going 85 miles per hour down Fourth Avenue in Belltown. What could go wrong?

Human-caused climate change is real:

Once economic data becomes unreliable or politicized, things really break down. In Argentina, they ended up with runaway inflation, a banking crisis and a political crisis. It’s not a left or right issue.

#BlueAngels on Friday 8/1. #Seattle #Seafair

In case you missed it, Trump shut down IRS direct file, which lets Americans easily file their taxes without having to pay giant corporations to do it for them. Who does he think he works for?

On this day 1971 - Apollo 15 Docking This photo was captured from the Lunar Module ascent stage as Dave Scott and Jim Irwin were about to dock with the Apollo 15 Command module piloted by Al Worden in lunar orbit

CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.  Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

Detectives Investigating Homicide in SODO: spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/08/03/det…

Chief Barnes’ Statement on Recent Incidents of Gun Violence in Seattle: spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/08/03/chi…

On this day 1971 - Apollo 15 – View from lunar orbit This photo was captured by the Apollo 15 crew in lunar orbit just before they performed their Trans-Earth Injection burn to return home. The two craters visible are ARISTARCHUS and HERODOTUS

So much for all that talk about the death of San Francisco. It's once again the center of the high-tech universe ...nytimes.com/2025/08/04/tec…

VIDEO UPDATE: Chief Barnes Speaks About Recent Incidents of Gun Violence in Seattle: spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/08/04/chi…