AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoWildlife Crime: A Covington man accused of throwing a coconut-sized rock at Hawaii’s endangered monk seal “Lani” was arrested by federal agents and is set to appear in Seattle court, with prosecutors saying the rock narrowly missed the seal’s head and caused her to change behavior. Public Health: Seattle-area beaches are closed after bacteria levels spiked—Madison Park, Seward Park, and Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park are off-limits until further notice. Local Planning: Everett grad students pitched a vacancy tax aimed at keeping large big-box storefronts from sitting empty for years, following a recent Fred Meyer closure. Transportation: WSDOT warns of another heavy-construction weekend across Puget Sound (May 15–18), with major I-405 and I-5 impacts and longer, less predictable commutes. Tourism Watch: Seattle is rolling out World Cup crowd-movement rules, including match-day transit push and vehicle-free pedestrian zones around Lumen Field.
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