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2 months ago | 
cascadepbs.org | Jake Goldstein-Street |Laurel Demkovich |Josh Cohen |Sarah Menzies
Julie Masonsmith of Seattle Public Schools applies a bandage to Hayat Ismail after administering her coronavirus vaccine during a clinic hosted by the Somali Health Board at Oromo Cultural Center in Seattle, Saturday, May 29, 2021. (Lindsey Wasson for Cascade PBS) This article was originally published by the Washington State Standard.
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2 months ago | 
cascadepbs.org | Laurel Demkovich |Josh Cohen |Sarah Menzies |Nate Sanford
In their proposals to fund statewide construction and upgrades over the next two years, Washington lawmakers are prioritizing projects focused on housing, education and the environment. The capital budget proposals released Monday by the House and Senate each allocate about $7 billion in funding. The capital budget is one of three state funding plans the Legislature must pass this year, along with the operating and transportation budgets. Democrats released those proposals last week.
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2 months ago | 
cascadepbs.org | Josh Cohen |Sarah Menzies |Nate Sanford
The Nosh with Rachel Belle newsletter is a biweekly slice of the Pacific Northwest food scene, from the inimitable perspective of the host of The Nosh and Your Last Meal. Today we’re asking Rachel some questions about the forthcoming newsletter, which will hit inboxes April 9. You can subscribe here. Q: For people who aren’t already fans of your TV show on Cascade PBS or your James Beard Award-finalist podcast, could you introduce yourself?
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2 months ago | 
cascadepbs.org | Josh Cohen |Sarah Menzies |Nate Sanford
King County Executive Dow Constantine speaks before the opening of Sound Transit’s 2 Line light rail service in Bellevue, Wash. on Saturday, April 27, 2024. (Jason Redmond for Cascade PBS) The Sound Transit Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday to hire King County Executive Dow Constantine as the agency’s new CEO. Constantine has served as county executive since 2009, but announced last November that he would not seek a fifth term.
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2 months ago | 
cascadepbs.org | Sarah Menzies |Nate Sanford |Sireen Abayazid
PBS CEO and President Paula Kerger and NPR CEO and President Katherine Maher are scheduled to testify to at a hearing of the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency on Wednesday at 7 a.m. PT. The testimony comes amid criticism from Republicans in Congress about news coverage from the outlets, and calls for federal funding cuts for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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2 months ago | 
cascadepbs.org | Sarah Menzies |Nate Sanford |Sireen Abayazid
PBS CEO and President Paula Kerger and NPR CEO and President Katherine Maher are scheduled to testify to at a hearing of the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency on Wednesday at 7 a.m. PT. The testimony comes amid criticism from Republicans in Congress about news coverage from the outlets, and calls for federal funding cuts for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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2 months ago | 
cascadepbs.org | Sarah Menzies |Nate Sanford |Sireen Abayazid
Photo by Bert W. Huntoon, courtesy Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA. Logo design by Jason LaClair (Sienum). The Last Reefnetters, a five-part docuseries, centers around the innovative method of reefnet fishing developed by the Lummi Nation and other Northern Straits Salish tribes thousands of years ago.
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2 months ago | 
cascadepbs.org | Rob Dunlop |Ryan Famuliner |Sarah Menzies |Jadenne Radoc Cabahug
As a Cascade PBS news reader, you may have questions about the recent headlines regarding public media, from threats to federal funding to the closing of PBS national’s DEI office. We want to address these issues, how they impact this crucial public service, and share what you can do to protect the future of public media. The majority of Cascade PBS funding comes from the community – giving from individuals like you, grants from foundations and local underwriting.
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May 31, 2024 | 
crosscut.com | Jadenne Radoc Cabahug |Sarah Menzies |Lizz Giordano |Donna Blankinship
Mayor Harrell has considered spending $1.8 million on using live audio and video feed of gunshot detection technology and CCTV in high crime areas in Seattle. (Genna Martin/Cascade PBS) Mayor Bruce Harrell announced today that the city of Seattle will not implement a controversial acoustic gunshot locator system as part of its $1.8 million crime prevention technology pilot program after large public outcry against the technology.
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May 20, 2024 | 
crosscut.com | Sarah Menzies |Lizz Giordano |Donna Blankinship |Jadenne Radoc Cabahug
Origins grant winner Samuel Wolfe (right) and his creative partner Tyler Rowe (left) at the Seattle International Film Festival. (Arlo Ballard/Cascade PBS) The winning filmmaker for the third season of Cascade PBS’ Origins series will be Samuel Wolfe, who will create a short-form docuseries telling the story of the last reefnetters in the Salish Sea. Wolfe and his team were announced as the winners Saturday at the closing ceremony of the Seattle International Film Festival.
