Seattle’s bike-share program manager has left the Dept. of Transportation to work for one of the bike share companies the city is partnering with. Kyle Rowe will be barred from working with SDOT on bike share issues for at least two years. (The Seattle Times)

Jenny Durkan, the next mayor of Seattle, has named her transition team – as well as two deputy mayors. “Our transition team reflects the best of Seattle. To solve our affordability, housing and homelessness crisis, we need urgent action and innovative ideas,” she said. (The Seattle Times)

Former state auditor Troy Kelley (D) faces up to 20 years in prison if he is convicted in his second trial on charges of lying to the IRS to steal up to $3 million from homebuyers. Kelley returns to federal court to begin this second trial today. (The Seattle Times)

Northwest Trustee Services, Inc has been sued for foreclosing on military homes. The Bellevue company has allegedly foreclosed on at least 28 homes without proper court orders. (The Seattle Times)

Spokane city planners are considering phasing out surface parking in downtown over the next ten years. They plan to offer businesses 10-year tax breaks if they sign a contract to build on what is currently a surface parking lot. “If you build something other than a surface parking lot, you get a tax abatement,” public policy and parking manager Andrew Rolwes said. (The Spokesman-Review)

Spokane’s Police Chief, Craig Meidl, and Police Ombudsman, Bart Logue, intend to review the use-of-force policy in the city so as to include clarity in the “sanctity of life” clause to provide specifics on de-escalation and non-lethal alternatives. (The Spokesman-Review)

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