Reporter at KUOW | NPR Seattle cmartin@kuow.org | cell/ Signal: 206-712-5315 kuow.org/authors/casey-martinhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mzg7mcbfsk2kToday's the day: you have 12 hours to get your ballot to a drop box. The new one outside the Central Library was busy yesterday. https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elections/how-to-vote/ballots/return-my-ballot/ballot-drop-boxes03 Nov 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzg7mcbfsk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mzenpdqz5k2qCM Strauss says Mayor Wilson, "promised me not to veto it and to work together to implement. Now, thirteen days after we passed it, the mayor gave me a call at 4 p.m. to let me know she was breaking that promise." Wilson is vetoeing the RV permit program https://council.seattle.gov/2026/11/02/seattle-city-councilmember-dan-strauss-response-to-mayors-veto-of-vehicle-resident-assistance-program/03 Nov 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzenpdqz5k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mz7t2dto3c24Happy Halloween. The most popular costume at my door has been Pikachu. An Ash Ketchum asked me to put his candy in a stuffed backpack.01 Nov 2026 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7t2dto3c24https://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3myzv5kks4s2vNow through Election Day (Tuesday 11/03), you can get two free 30-minute Lime rides when you use code 'VOTE26' Looks like you can third free ride with code 'HEADCOUNT' https://www.li.me/why/community/lime-to-the-polls29 Oct 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzv5kks4s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3myxlwqccek24When Washington "falls back" to standard time on Sunday, Amtrak Cascades tickets between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. will say the southbound trip is 3 hours and the northbound trip takes 5 hours. "In reality, both trips will continue to have a four-hour travel time." https://wsdot.wa.gov/about/news/2026/amtrak-cascades-please-note-daylight-savings-time-differences-when-traveling-and-canada28 Oct 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxlwqccek24https://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3myv4h5akac23Hallelujah. I've been rationing my last two cases for months. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-27/coke-s-topo-chico-returns-to-texas-with-other-states-on-horizon27 Oct 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myv4h5akac23https://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3myfwn2fh3227Setting my watch to the 1908 Colman Clock inside the ferry terminal. This spot has been a big, plywood box for months. Ferry maintenance workers say they brought the renovated clock over from Eagle Harbor in the middle of the night.21 Oct 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfwn2fh3227https://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mye3knbwqc2rSeattle's sunny Spooktober21 Oct 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mye3knbwqc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mydlft6eek2bSeattle City Council is set to vote today on RV parking restrictions on city streets. Packed council chambers. 63 people have signed up to speak so far. https://www.kuow.org/governing/2026-09-22/plan-to-discourage-rv-parking-on-seattle-streets-passes-key-committee-vote20 Oct 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydlft6eek2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mybh54l4cs2qExcited for this. "Each week, “METRO” mines a city packed with personality to bring you investigations, personal stories, essays and interviews that take the bigness of New York and make it human and relevant, no matter where you live." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/podcasts/metro-with-sarah-koenig.html [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybh54l4cs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3myb7765fgc23King County Elections says they stopped sending "I Voted" stickers out this year due to costs. But you can still pick one up at a voting event or vote center: https://cd.kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elections/how-to-vote/ballots/accessible-voting-options For drop box users: election employees in yellow vests also have them to give out. Ballots due Nov. 3 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Oct 2026 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myb7765fgc23https://bsky.app/profile/caseyworks.bsky.social/post/3mx5vhobvg227Skyline peakaboo from earlier05 Oct 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:b5hfrdp3d3i2fall6ncuctbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5vhobvg227