The Seattle Courant

City Hall Seattle Fire, King County public safety agencies encrypt radio channels in mid-August (Seattle.gov) As Business-Backed Poll Says Most Support Police Surveillance Cameras; Privacy Advocates Raise Security Concerns (PubliCola) Technology Matching Fund Spotlight: Building Digital Confidence for DeafBlind Adults (Seattle.gov)

The Region Op-Ed: How Pike Place Market Can Thrive in the Winter Without Car Traffic (The Urbanist) 'People are choosing between health insurance and rent': 66,000 WA residents dropped ACA coverage as premiums surged (MyNorthwest.com) News Briefs | Aug. 20 edition (vashonbeachcomber.com)

More Headlines BIZNOTE: Endolyne Joe’s temporarily closed (West Seattle Blog) Humans love having pets. Seems like some other primates do, too (The Seattle Times) FOLLOWUP: Lotto jackpot winner still out there – plus, a multimillion-dollar coincidence (West Seattle Blog)