Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing Uber because they waited over a year to let around 57 million customers and drivers know that their data was hacked – including nearly 11,000 drivers in Washington. “Washington law is clear, when a data breach puts people at risk, businesses must inform them,” he said. (The Seattle Times)

The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council has voted to recommend Gov. Inslee reject an oil-by-rail terminal that has been proposed to be implemented at the port of Vancouver. (My Northwest)

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has now taken up the mantle in the city as the first female mayor since the 1920s after she was sworn in yesterday. (The Seattle Times)

 Seattle School District bus drivers will begin their strike today according to Teamsters Local 174, who claim they, “don’t want parents to send their kids out to the end of the street to a bus that’s not going to come.” How considerate of them to give parents less than a day’s notice to make other arrangements… (My Northwest)

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office wants to use videoconferencing for mental competency tests in order to expedite pre-trial competency evaluations of inmates at the Everett jail. They are working with the state’s Office of Forensic Mental Health Services to try to find a way to lessen the wait on mental health evaluations. (Daily Herald)

Seattle is installing a fence that costs… $1.1 million. You read that right, and just as Jason Rantz explains, it isn’t even gold plated… The fense is supposed to help prevent the homeless from camping in dangerous areas. (EDITORIAL: My Northwest)

Kennewick Mayor Steve Young is facing allegations that he violated the state code of ethics for municipal officers because of his involvement in a Hanford discrimination lawsuit. (Tri-City Herald)

Benton and Franklin counties want a new juvenile justice center in Kennewick and are asking lawmakers to provide $7 million of the estimated $10 million cost. (Tri-City Herald)

Pasco voters passed a $99.5 million bond for the Pasco School District when it earned 60.07% approval. They needed 60% to pass the bond. (Tri-City Herald)

Beginning in 2019, private employers in Spokane will not be allowed to ask about criminal history of their potential employees. “We’re going to put a stake in the ground for community reconciliation, in our city, and across the state, and across the nation,” Spokane City Councilperson Breean Beggs said. (The Spokesman-Review)

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