The Seattle City Council is proposing another tax (surprise!) to help pay for the city’s growing homelessness crisis. The tax would be directed at over 2,000 of the city’s highest-grossing businesses, costing them about $100 per year per employee. (The Seattle Times)

The proposed 100-bed emergency homeless shelter is being met with stiff resistance from Bellevue residents. “It’s divided our city,” Eastgate resident Lara Litov said. “Neighbors against neighbors.” (The Seattle Times)

After conflicting reports, Thurston County’s Canvassing Board decided that Olympia City Council candidate Lisa Parshley is legally registered to vote at an address on Olympia’s Fourth Avenue East. Her registration had been called into question when it was alleged that she actually lived in the Boston Harbor area. (The Olympian)

Washington State is sending firefighters, including an outfit from Yakima, and equipment to help fight the fires raging in California. Joe Smillie with the Department of Natural Resources said the 20-member Ahtanum hand crew left for Northern California early Thursday morning. (Yakima Herald)

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