But please, lets keep throwing money at new highways.
But please, let's keep throwing money at new highways. MTAIRA/SHUTTERSTOCK

Sea Level Rise Could Flood One Out of Every 200 Seattle Homes by 2100: This according to an analysis by Zillow, which predicts that 5,000 Seattle homes could flood by the end of the century if the seas rise six feet. Climate scientists predict that a four-foot rise is "very likely" and that an eight-foot rise is a possibility. Many of the homes in the would-be danger zone are million-dollar-plus properties, but in South Park and Georgetown, that's not the case.

Corporations Are Not People: Nevertheless, Tim Burgess joined the ranks of fawning city mayors the nation over comparing Amazon to a real live human person we want to fuck. Burgess sent a letter to Amazon touting Seattle's growth, and said: "With 40,000 Amazon employees in Seattle working in 8.1 million square feet of local office space, we have no intention of swiping left on you."

There Be Another Rainstorm This Weekend: Arrrr. There's a short break between storms today, but tomorrow another one lands with 20 to 30 mile per hour winds.

Former Veep Joe Biden Endorses Manka Dhingra: In the VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT 45th District state senate race. The race could flip the balance of power in the state senate, which means maybe state Dems could actually get anything done. Biden praised Democrat Manka Dhingra's efforts on holding domestic violence perpetrators accountable as a prosecutor. "I especially appreciate her efforts to reduce domestic violence and sexual assault, protect victims of crime, and advocate for improved mental health programs,” he said.

At Capitol Hill's Lowell Elementary: 20 percent of students are homeless, including fourth grader Matthew Hicks. "The goal is to not let them know that you live in a shelter, so they can’t really judge you about it," Hicks told a KUOW reporter. "When they ask you where you live, you just say, 'I don’t wanna talk about it.'"

Questions, pls.
Questions, pls. NATE GOWDY

Mayoral Candidate Jenny Durkan Is Taking Questions at the Seattle Times at 9 AM: Here.

The Times Also Has a Good Breakdown on Some of the Major Issues in the Port Race for Incumbent John Creighton's Seat: Among them, the SODO arena, regional transit, property taxes, and more.

UW Student Sexually Assaulted in Her Dorm: Police are searching for the suspect, described as "in his late teens to early 20s, about 6-feet-1 with a medium build and a thin mustache." Last seen, he was wearing a hoodie and sunglasses.

Researchers in Washington D.C. Say Body Cams Haven't Made a Difference on Use of Force or Citizen Complaints: The city now has 2,600 officers wearing body cams. "I think we're surprised by the result. I think a lot of people were suggesting that the body-worn cameras would change behavior," Chief of Police Peter Newsham said. "There was no indication that the cameras changed behavior at all.