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A large group of people, all wearing masks, waits for the light to change at 4th Ave. near Westlake Center in downtown Seattle Thursday, July 2, 2020. Washington State Governor Jay Inslee’s new mask rule went into effect Friday, June 26, 2020 requiring everyone to wear masks, with some exceptions. 214411 214411 (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times) — A group of people, all wearing masks, waits for the light to change in downtown Seattle on Thursday. Governor Jay Inslee's new mask rule went into effect June 26, requiring everyone to wear masks, with some exceptions. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Health

LiveCoronavirus daily news updates, July 7: What to know today about COVID-19

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Project Homeless

City Council member seeks to create first-responder alternative to police

Chef Tom Douglas has permanently closed his two South Lake Union restaurants. (Kyle Johnson/The New York Times)

Food & Drink

Seattle's Tom Douglas announces permanent closure of two South Lake Union restaurants

Seattle Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda speaks during the virtual city council meeting Monday, July 6, 2020.

Local Politics

Seattle City Council passes ‘JumpStart’ tax on high salaries paid by big businesses

Don't Miss

The Huskies take the field during introductions as the University of Washington Huskies take on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Husky Stadium in Seattle Saturday September 14, 2019. 211495

Pac-12 Hotline | Jon Wilner

Delayed start and no non-conference games: Here’s how the Pac-12 football schedule should be played

Sadie Davis-Suskind, a former “MasterChef Junior” contestant, shares a recipe for shrimp and grits.

Food & Drink

Have a party in your mouth with this recipe for shrimp and grits | Cooking with Sadie

Black Lives Matter protesters march from Selah Civic Center to Selah City Hall on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in Selah, WA.

Local News

‘People are tired of the injustice:’ Yakima protesters talk about the fight for change

Horsey cartoon

Trump’s performance reviews? Below expectations

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Local News & Politics

Thursday, july 2, 2020 Visiters to the University of Washington campus walking past Denny Hall. 214418

International students can’t stay here if their college goes all-online, ICE says

Traffic Lab

SDOT says a shallow tunnel could be an option to replace the cracked West Seattle Bridge

Sound Transit leaders warn projects must be canceled or delayed to keep cash from running dry

Seattle City Council approves paid sick days for gig drivers during the coronavirus emergency

West Seattle Bridge is a surprise crisis, but plenty of other aging Seattle bridges are also vulnerable

See the traffic patterns before and during Washington’s coronavirus stay-home order

Business & Tech

Townhouses for sale stand in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Sunday, March 10, 2019. For the first time in years, the U.S. is entering its key spring house-hunting season with buyers holding the upperhand. Nowhere is the shift more pronounced than in once-hot areas such as Seattle, San Francisco and Denver. Photographer: Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg

Worst of both worlds for Seattle-area home shoppers: rising prices and not much for sale

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Nation & World

Police guard access to housing commission apartments under lockdown in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, July 6, 2020. The hard-hit Australian state of Victoria recorded two deaths and its highest-ever daily increase in coronavirus cases on Monday as authorities prepare to close its border with New South Wales. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill) XAB104 XAB104

Melbourne's 5 million people slammed back into lockdown VIEW

White House urges schools to reopen in fall, says students can return ‘quite safely’ Updated 10:19 am
CDC’s list of symptoms for COVID-19 grows
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19 Updated 10:43 am
Video shows facility staff restraining Black teen who died Updated 10:22 am
Trump’s worldview forged by neglect and trauma at home, niece Mary Trump says in new book
US nuclear lab investigates breach at plutonium facility Updated 10:27 am
Doctors say experimental treatment may have rid man of HIV Updated 10:43 am

Times Watchdog

The Yakama Indian Reservation is pictured from above on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 near Harrah, Wash.

Federal court rules against Yakama tribe in policing dispute

Coronavirus Video

"There are businesses that haven't been able to operate at all," says Laura Clise, founder and CEO of Intentionalist. Night Light Nails is one of them. "We've been struggling," says owner Van Nguyen. (Corinne Chin & Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

To shape Seattle's coronavirus recovery, 'spend like it matters' (4:16)

When COVID-19 began to crush Guayaba's music goals for 2020, they changed course and found a new outlet for creativity. (Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

'No safety net for our art': A musician copes with loss of work... (1:51)

When COVID-19 shutdown potato processors, the Washington Potato Commission found it had too many spuds to keep in storage. To avoid food waste, the Emergency Food Network worked to giveaway 200,000 pounds of spuds. (Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

The pandemic caused a potato surplus, now farmers give them away (1:49)

When the novel coronavirus outbreak canceled the rest of their season, Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan and Kyle Davis built a ballet studio in their living room and started teaching via Zoom. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Dancing through the pandemic – in a homemade studio (2:39)

Tricia Jenkins, an emergency room nurse, and her husband – also an essential worker – sent their two kids to live with her mom during the coronavirus pandemic. "I desperately miss my children," Jenkins said. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

ER nurse: 'I don't want to bring the virus home' (3:12)

Jessica Esparza became an ICU nurse just as the coronavirus pandemic reached Washington. Previously an oncology nurse, Esparza is often overwhelmed by how ill her COVID-19 patients are – "Nothing compares to this." (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Night shift nurse: 'Nothing compares to this' (2:56)

After the novel coronavirus outbreak shut down most of Pike Place Market, many Hmong flower farmers were left with nowhere to sell. It’s not the first time these families have had to overcome what felt impossible. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

With Pike Place closed, Hmong flower farmers cultivate resilience (5:55)

Michael Flor battled with coronavirus for 62 days at Swedish Issaquah. His stay makes him the longest coronavirus patient at a Swedish hospital. (Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

After 62-day battle with COVID-19, 70-year-old patient leaves... (1:08)

Food & Drink

Sadie Davis-Suskind, a former “MasterChef Junior” contestant, shares a recipe for shrimp and grits.

Have a party in your mouth with this recipe for shrimp and grits | Cooking with Sadie

Pacific NW Magazine

Kuzma’s Seafood Market also serves up fresh mussels, clams and oysters. Credit: Providence Cicero

Ken Hewitt of Kuzma’s Fish Market in Edmonds adheres to the old school of fishmongering

Editorials & Opinion

To judge monuments, think context | Doyle McManus / Syndicated columnist

Featured Columnist

Charles M. Blow

Truth telling is long overdue

Horsey Cartoon

Trump’s performance reviews? Below expectations

Sports

A grounds crew worker cuts the infield in front of empty seats at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Thursday, March 26, 2020, around the time when the first pitch would have been thrown in the Mariners’ Opening Day baseball game against the visiting Texas Rangers. Earlier in the month, Major League Baseball called off the start of the season due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

MLB releases schedule for Mariners' coronavirus-delayed season

Featured Columnist

Mariners’ Braden Bishop in ‘a really tough spot’ about whether to play as coronavirus hits family

Arts & Life

Nobi “Fulminate”

Here are 15 of the best Seattle albums of 2020 (so far) WATCH

Moira Macdonald

‘I’ve been a lucky man’: Michael Coy, a mainstay in Seattle’s book scene, is retiring after 48 years in the business

Photography

dee Gordon does defensive drills on the infield of T-Mobile Park Monday. The Seattle Mariners Summer Camp continued Monday, July 6, 2020 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA. 214377

Mariners

Photos: Monday at Mariners’ “Summer Camp” VIEW

Second baseman Dee Gordon runs a drill during the third Mariners Summer Camp training, Sunday, July 5, 2020 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. 214376

Mariners

Photos: Sunday at Mariners’ “Summer Camp” VIEW

Canada geese hang out at the water’s edge of Lake Union at Gas Works Park where the lake on the Fourth of July would usually be crowded with hundreds of boats to watch the fireworks. ref to more photos online

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Local News

Gas Works Park unusually quiet for a Fourth of July VIEW

On Thursday the Seattle Monorail operated the red train with one leaving every 10-minutes.

For operating hours and fares see: seattlemonorail.com

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Local News

Seattle’s Monorail: The future and past of a burgeoning city VIEW