Police Release Video, Open Criminal Investigation in Eastlake Police Shooting: Seattle Police released audio and video from the Sunday encounter in which police fired multiple rounds at a black Subaru in Eastlake. Watch all four videos here. The SPD has also opened a criminal investigation into the shooting, according to the Seattle Times.
Manka Dhingra vs Jinyoung Lee Englund: The Democrat and Republican running for a key state legislative district seat debated yesterday and only one of them defended Trump's travel ban (sorta). "The candidates split over whether they supported Democratic state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s lawsuits against Trump administration policies involving immigration and other issues," Joseph O'Sullivan reports. "'What I would like to see our attorney general do is focus on matters of the state,' said Englund, such as contesting Seattle’s new city income tax, which has already drawn multiple lawsuits."
Chris Hansen Says Sodo Arena Is Not Dead: Hansen still wants a street vacation to build a new stadium in Sodo, despite a city agreement to redevelop Key Arena, KING 5 reports.
As California Burned, Its Emergency Alert System Failed: As Napa County went up in flames, some residences and evacuees did not receive fire alerts, an issue that may have been caused by fire damage to cell towers, the L.A. Times reports. At least 17 people have died in the fires.
Family of Domestic Violence Victim Sues Pierce County Sheriff's Department: The family of Jessica Ortega, who was shot to death at her workplace last year, is suing the Pierce County Sheriff's Department. They say the department failed to protect her from her killer even after she sought a protection order.
State Investigating Death of Boeing Worker: Roger Sanders, a 60-year-old Boeing employee, collapsed during a meeting at the company and hit his head on a concrete floor. Even though an employee called 911 within minutes, it took an hour and 24 minutes for him to reach the hospital where he died. Boeing has a private fire department. His family and the Department of Labor and Industries are looking for answers.
Who Threw This Sick Dog Out of a Car in West Seattle? A witness saw a dog thrown from a minivan on 38th Avenue Southwest on September 24. The dog was in medical distress, KING 5 reports. The Humane Society is now offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
Burgess Sends City Retirement Plan to Council: As promised in his budget announcement last month, interim mayor Tim Burgess has a plan to create a city retirement savings program for workers who don't have access to a retirement plan through their employer.
Amazon Exec to Seattle: It's Not You, It's Me, but Really It's Kinda You. Amazon's "CEO of Worldwide Consumer" (what) Jeff Wilke said at a tech summit about the company's HQ2 search: "Not everybody wants to live in the Northwest and it's been terrific for me and my family, but I think we may find another location that allows us to recruit a different collection of employees."
Don't Forget They're Still Trying to Pass "Tax Reform." "After Republicans were unable to fulfill their longstanding promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the tax cut proposal is the only remaining game in town for the struggling majority and its allies on K Street," the New York Times reports. "The inability to enact a tax cut — an idea that nearly all Republicans support in theory while differing on the details — would represent a monumental failure."
