Today's lede
Seattle City Council member backs review of communications breakdown during Bite of Seattle shooting
Seattle City Council member backs review of communications breakdown during Bite of Seattle shooting (KIRO 7 News Seattle)
City Hall
Hit and Run Collision Leaves Skateboarder Injured (Seattle.gov)
In Major Affordability Win, City Leaders Pass Rental Junk Fee Legislation (Seattle.gov)
Emergency Utility Bill Assistance Is Expanding (Seattle.gov)
The Region
WA schools superintendent calls MAGA fascist in Facebook post (Seattle Red)
Exclusive: SPD detective calls city's Bite of Seattle shooting response 'not accurate' (KOMO)
Washington paid $630,000 per cop in police hiring fund (seattlered.com)
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Celebration of Life planned August 20 for Jody A. Libao, 1964-2026 (West Seattle Blog)
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Europeans, braced for fifth heat wave of 2026, have had enough (The Seattle Times)