University of Washington Regents Meeting Disrupted by Protesters: Alex Garland reports: "Approximately 75 students, workers, and union members met at the HUB and then marched to the the University of Washington Club for the Regents Dinner. After marching to the building, students formed a picket line, chanted 'Reclaim UW,' and proceeded to enter the building. UW police kept a watchful eye... Students entered the Cascade room where a separate dinner was being held before entering the room holding the Regents Dinner. The Regents were standing, reading material passed out by the UW students while other students and workers spoke on issues of income inequality, higher tuition, and the $15 minimum wage." Before the protest, organizers listed their demands as: "freezing all tuition categories, complying with Seattle’s minimum wage law, and restoring custodial positions cut during the economic crisis." More from the Seattle Times.
Road Rage Takes a Life on I-5: "One person died and three others were injured after a three-vehicle crash that began as a road-rage incident on southbound Interstate 5 in Seattle Wednesday night," write Lisa Cowan and Paige Cornwell. "A 23-year-old female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on I-5 north of South Michigan Street, according to the State Patrol." The conflict was between a black Chevrolet SUV and a blue Dodge Neon, and their fight ensnared a nearby silver Infiniti.
Distracted Driving Bill Is Dead: "A measure that would have banned drivers from sending emails and searching the Web while driving won’t advance in the Legislature," the AP reports. Guess we'll just have to make due with this PSA.
Kohl-Welles Is Running for King County Council: It's official, SeattlePI.com reports. "After 20 years in the state Senate, Kohl-Welles is moving to fill the King County Council seat being vacated by retiring Councilman Larry Phillips."
Proof That Helping Downtown Drug Addicts Works Better Than Arresting Them: "Thirty-four-year-old Misty Barrickman used to get arrested in Belltown 'constantly,'" Ansel Herz writes. "She was addicted to heroin and crack cocaine. She prostituted herself in order to fund her habit. But she knew she needed to get on methadone in order to break her addiction. Finally, she signed up for treatment. But on the streets, she kept getting arrested by Seattle police for low level street crimes, landing her in jail, causing her to miss drug treatment appointments." Read about the program that changed her life—and is now proven to be helping downtown neighborhoods—right here.
Olympia Republicans Playing Chicken With McCleary: Josh Feit lays it out.
Good Question: "Why is no one running against Sally Bagshaw?"
Lawsuit Accuses Snohomish County Jail of Forcing Woman to Give Birth on Toilet: "A Lake Stevens woman forced to birth her son into a jail toilet has sued Snohomish County, claiming jail staff ignored her as she labored," SeattlePI.com reports. "Now 24, the woman gave birth to her son on Feb. 2, 2013, while locked up in Snohomish County Jail on drug and property theft charges. She claims jail medical staff told her to lie down and use a feminine napkin as she screamed from labor pains while giving birth to her first child."
The Hmong Flower Sellers of Seattle: "If you’ve bought one of those big flower bouquets at Seattle’s Pike Place Market, there’s a good chance a Hmong farmer sold it to you," KUOW reports. "But behind the flowers is a tragic story. Hmong farmers fought for the CIA, later had to run for their lives and spent years in Thai refugee camps. They are still trying to find a place to call home."
Criticism Invited: By Iran's supreme leader, about the nuclear deal.
