Week in Review: Elections, downtown, and blue angels

Guest host Zaki Hamid discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times' Amanda Zhou, Seattle Met's Allison Williams, and KUOW's Joshua McNichols.

Tuesday was the Primary Election in Washington, also known as the most exciting day of the year. Although that must have been lost on most voters, since the turnout is around 30%. KUOW Editor Catharine Smith described the results this way:

"If I could compare this primary election to Christmas morning — everyone is getting socks ... kind of boring, nothing fancy, no big drama. Just socks."

That's right. No Xbox, or TV, or official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time. Just brown socks. There are still thousands of ballots that have yet to be counted, but we’re starting to get a clear picture of the results, and the conclusions we can draw.

There are a number of important projects happening in and around Seattle that illustrate how our concept of downtown is changing. Two of those projects involve revitalization on the waterfront, from newly finished pedestrian spaces, the new Colman Dock, to expansion of the Seattle Aquarium. Joshua McNichols has been covering the development, as well as new pedestrian spaces on 3rd Avenue designed to bring more walking spaces to those living downtown.

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It’s Seafair weekend in Seattle, full of fun activities like live music, food, a car show, a boat race, and the most well-known of Seafiar activities: the U.S. Navy Blue Angels' aerial performance. This year’s show will feature the first Blue Angels woman jet pilot, Amanda Lee. Some people love the Blue Angels; some people hate them. Our panelists discussed the divide.

Lastly, a roundup of stories, including division among farmers in Skagit County as the community discusses whether to prohibit farms from hosting weddings and other celebratory activities. Then, we discuss recent news that ticks are on the rise in Washington State as climate conditions become more favorable to their survival. And lastly, we touch on the controversy surrounding the Seattle Kraken and its use of Tik Tok.

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