Gov. Inslee has signed a bill into law that will allow property owners to request help removing squatters from their land via law enforcement. The bill goes into effect on July 21^st and will allow for a more rapid removal of trespassers who have not been registered as tenants within the past year.

Bothell City Councilmember Joshua Freed has proposed a ban on injection sites in King County. The previous model for safe injection sites, Vancouver, saw a 51.9% increase in drug overdose deaths from March 2016 to March 2017. “We must stop the push for decriminalization for drugs,” Freed said. “Standing idly by while addicts abuse illegal drugs is not compassionate, and it does not solve the problem.”

Summit Lake residents have been warned water is too toxic to drink, cook, bathe or swim in. The level of toxic algae has been reported as 360 times what is considered safe and is untreatable, although tests have been showing toxins are lessening somewhat. Thurston County will be providing clean drinking water to people who live in the area until the lake is considered safe to use for drinking water again.

Rep. Jessyn Farrell (D-Seattle) joins the long list of liberals turning out for the mayoral race in Seattle. Farrell has been representing northeast Seattle since 2012 and made her announcement last Friday.

Downtown Bellevue has begun construction a $17.5 million renovation that will transform and expand Meydenbauer Park Bay, connecting it with downtown and the Eastside Rail Corridor.

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center officials have been chosen to host a “special pathogens unit,” which is a unit that will serve as a place to hold people from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska who have been infected with highly contagious diseases. They were chosen by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and received $2.1 million to build the special unit and train staff to run the unit.

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