You heard it on KUOW | Thursday, Feb. 14
A roundup of the news from KUOW reporters.
Open field in Ballard/Fremont district
Seattle Councilmember Mike O'Brien announced Wednesday he is not running for re-election this fall.
"I'm really proud of what I've done. And I think one can make the case that when you add those up, that the city is a better place than it was ten years ago," he said at a press conference.
Still, O'Brien said it was obvious that more work needs to be done to address growing inequality and pointed to the rising number of homeless people in the area.
A vocal group of residents have criticized O'Brien partly for his support of a homeless encampment in Ballard and the failed head tax, among other things.
He's the fourth incumbent to not seek re-election.
You have a Northwest accent
Bag it up, the rest of the country can tell you're from the upper left. Our latest SoundQs podcast explains.
Show some love with our KUOW valentines
You tell us year round that you love us, and guess what? We love you too!
Making up snow days
Under state law, schools need to provide 1,027 hours of instruction time each school year. Snow days have cut into that and now the Seattle School District is weighing its options.
Snoqualmie Pass has reopened in both directions
Humans only at PCC
The grocery chain is doing away with self-checkout lines to encourage more neighborly connections.
Flight injuries
Five people were injured when a Delta Air Lines flight headed to Seattle hit severe turbulence yesterday. Pilots aboard Flight 5773 were forced to divert to Reno. A Reno airport spokesperson said two passengers and one flight attendant were taken to a hospital.Two other passengers were checked by medics, officials said.
The plane eventually continued on to Seattle.
