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Oliver J. Moffat
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Interurban Canopy - Local news for North King County, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, sometimes Kenmore, Bothell https://local.interurbancanopy.news
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Tree planting party this weekend at Hamlin Park in Shoreline wa. Details and sign up at shoreline.greencitypartnerships.org/event/2092/
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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#Lynnwood Election in 2 minutes:
October 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Voters slow to return ballots compared to four years ago.
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Voters slow to return ballots
Ballots are due by next Tuesday, November 4, and should be delivered to a King County drop box.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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The Urbanist north end 2025 General Election Endorsements www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/16/2...
North End Everett Mayor: Cassie Franklin Everett City Council, District 1: Sam Hem Shoreline City Council, Position 1: No Endorsement Shoreline City Council, Position 7: Christopher Roberts Edmonds City Council, Position 1: Chris Eck Kenmore City Council, Position 2: No endorsement. Kenmore City Council, Position 4: Nigel Herbig Lake Forest Park City Council, Position 1: Semra Riddle Lake Forest Park City Council, Position 3: Josh Rosenau Lynnwood City Council, Position 1: Derica Escamilla Lynnwood City Council, Position 2: Isabel Mata Lynnwood City Council, Position 3: Josh Binda Lynnwood City Council, Position 5: Mpiima M. Mugambe Woodinville Council Position 1: Michelle Evans Woodinville City Council, Position 5: Sarah Arndt North Shore (Kenmore, Bothell, and Woodinville) Proposition 1
October 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Inflatable Frogs sold out at Spirit Halloween in Shoreline. Nearest is 870 miles away (says the clerk). Still some anti fascist blowup costumes left in stock
October 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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According to the King County 2024 point-in-time count, North King County had the worst homeless shelter shortage in the county. The 2024 KCRHA PIT Count estimated 1,900 people were experiencing homelessness in North King County, but there were only 198 beds
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Winter Shelter Community Meeting 2025 | Lake City Partners
LCP is thrilled to return to our roots with our seasonal Winter Shelter! Please join us for a virtual community meeting about the Winter Shelter on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 4:00 p.m. This informational mee...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Thanks volunteers and city of Shoreline! Getting ready for planting soon
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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In Dio’s 2020 track, “Sorry,” he raps, “Sorry, not sorry; For doing black face at that party… I thought it would help me with the Black chick…” Apparently, the stunt backfired. “It didn’t really help me hit it,” he raps. Instead, “Shaniqua looked like she was about to explode,” he recalls.
August 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Lynnwood candidate Dio Boucsieguez admits he performed songs with racist, sexually explicit lyrics
Songs with racist and sexually explicit lyrics were posted online to an account under Lynnwood City Council candidate Dio Boucsieguez’s name, as found in an investigation by Lynnwood Today. A...
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August 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Josh Binda launches ‘Fair Pay Lynnwood’ initiative to boost minimum wage
Lynnwood City Councilmember Josh Binda Monday announced the launch of “Fair Pay Lynnwood,” an effort to raise Lynnwood’s minimum wage for some businesses from the current $16.66 to $20.24 by next...
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August 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Shoreline School District voters approved a supplemental one-year levy by wide margins in the August 5 primary.

Some city council races in Lake Forest Park and Kenmore are close.

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Thanks to @weill.org for the excellent data visualizations
A map shows which LFP precincts had stronger support for Bryce James (orange) and which supported Semra Riddle (blue) (data visualization by Jason Weill used with permission) A map shows every precinct in the Shoreline School District supporting the levy (data visualization by Jason Weill used with permission) A map shows which Kenmore precincts had stronger support for Tracy Banaszynski (orange) and which supported Joe Marshall (blue) (data visualization by Jason Weill used with permission)
August 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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A year ago, LFP became the first city to install 24-hour speed cameras authorized under a new state law. Ticket revenue funded traffic safety studies, court clerks, police officers, and new police cars. Crosswalks and more cameras may also be funded. local.interurbancanopy.news/p/lake-fores...
Lake Forest Park Council Talks Traffic Safety (and more cameras)
Traffic and pedestrian safety were on the agenda at the Lake Forest Park city council meeting recently. Studies recommended more speed cameras.
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August 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Uneven Payouts, Unclear Plans; North King Opioid Funds

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As Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, and Lynnwood accept opioid epidemic payouts, how much each city receives and how the funds will be spent varies widely.
A map from the King County overdose data dashboard shows the per-capita rate of fatal overdoses in the county by region. The majority of overdose deaths occurred in Seattle and South King County. A graph from the King County overdose data dashboard shows the rate of fatal overdoses by county region. The majority of overdose deaths occurred in Seattle and South King County. Data compiled from the One Washington Memorandum of Understanding shows the percent share of opioid settlement funds cities in North King and South Snohomish County will receive varies widely.
August 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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The Shoreline city council abolished parking mandates at the August 11th meeting, joining Bothell, Spokane, Port Townsend, Bellingham, and Bremerton in scrapping the “arbitrary” rules.
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Shoreline abolishes parking mandates
The Shoreline council voted to delete the city's "arbitrary" parking mandates, placing the onus on property owners to decide how much pavement they need
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August 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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I had coffee with State Representative Lauren Davis to talk about the 2025 session. She discussed her Domestic Violence Co-Responder (HB 1498) and Certified Peer Support Specialists (SHB 1427) bills. Both passed with bi-partisan support.

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Coffee with State Representative Lauren Davis
Davis discusses her bills that passed with broad bipartisan support this year, focused on supporting domestic violence survivors and people with behavioral health challenges.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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I wonder if LFP is also be out of compliance with the same state law and county policies. LFP has not allowed shelters where hotels are allowed as required under HB1220. And AHC said the LFP plan had problems similar to Mercer Island's local.interurbancanopy.news/p/lake-fores...
Lake Forest Park housing production lags behind neighbors
As the city begins to update its development code, Lake Forest Park lags behind neighboring cities in building housing, especially affordable homes and homeless housing
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August 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Just returned from a car-free backpacking trip along the Olympic Coast, thanks to Clallam Transit (funded by the climate commitment act).
The rocky and rainy pacific shore
July 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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The Urbanist primary endorsements north cheat sheet
Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin
Everett CC P1 Sam Hem
Kenmore CC P2 Caitlin Sullivan
Lake Forest Park P1 Semra Riddle
Lynnwood CC P1 Derica Escamilla
Lynnwood CC P3 Josh Binda
Woodinville CC P5 Sarah Arndt
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July 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Bothell legalized neighborhood businesses and eased parking mandates (as I reported a month ago)
July 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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It's big, hazardous, non-native and not very old. But 
Shoreline again blocked the removal of the Firlands giant sequoia for another six months despite objections from the owner who is trying to sell the property.
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Shoreline blocks removal of the Firlands giant sequoia; again
Shoreline again blocked the removal of the Firlands giant sequoia for another six months despite objections from the owner who is trying to sell the property.
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July 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Gotta keep the donors happy, even if it means not really making a clear distinction or choice.
July 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Odd to see Progressive Voters Guide repeating racist smears against Lynnwood's Josh Binda. Citing “concerns among many progressive leaders” as sources, @fusewashington.org suggests maybe his inexperienced, white, and not-progressive challengers are fine progressivevotersguide.com/washington/2...
A screenshot from the Progressive Voters Guide says, Lynnwood City Council, Position #3 Three progressive candidates are running for Lynnwood City Council, Position 3. Josh Binda is the most progressive candidate in the race, but his repeated ethics and judgment issues have raised concerns among many progressive leaders in Snohomish County. Read the full descriptions below to find the candidate who best fits your values and priorities for Lynnwood." and shows a picture of Joshua Binda, Lynnwood's city council vice president.
July 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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LFP council approved a ballot measure to fund police. Despite cuts, the city still faces a deficit saying police costs have increased. Similar to other Sheriff contract cities, neighboring Shoreline and Kenmore spend 40% less per-capita on police than LFP
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Lake Forest Park council sends police levy to voters
In a 4-to-3 vote, the Lake Forest Park city council approved a ballot measure asking voters to fund police and public safety services
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July 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Two Democratic state lawmakers are set to clash in 2026 in one of the party’s strongholds in western Washington. #waleg #waelex
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WA House member looks to unseat senator from her own party • Washington State Standard
Two Democratic state lawmakers are set to clash in 2026 in one of the party’s strongholds in western Washington.
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July 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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A market hall is very on our radar in Bothell
July 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM