The first weekend of August saw another Seafair come and go. For it to return, drastic changes are in order.
As I write, we are exiting the longest heat wave in Pacific Northwest history. Last year, we watched freeways buckle from the heat. BIPOC elders died in South End homes with no air-conditioning. Millions of shellfish cooked to death at low tide. In four short years, we’ve added “Fire Season” to our calendars, witnessed historic and devastating floods across the state and watched an endangered Southern Resident orca whale carry her dead calf for 17 days. ...