设备故障致北西雅图6000户停电 肖尔莱恩(Shoreline)四校停课

Equipment failure cuts power to 6,000 in North Seattle; four Shoreline schools close

10月9号周五早上，西雅图城市电力公司(Seattle City Light)设备故障，肖尔莱恩(Shoreline)和北西雅图6000多户停电，肖尔莱恩学区四所学校停课一天，另外11所推迟两小时上课。电在上午10点前全部恢复，但停课照旧，不少家长的上班和接送安排被临时打乱。帮子女接送孙辈的长者，可以留意学区发来的短信和电话，事先和子女说好遇到临时停课由谁去接。

On Friday morning, Oct. 9, an equipment failure at Seattle City Light cut power to more than 6,000 customers in Shoreline and North Seattle; four Shoreline School District schools closed for the day and eleven more started two hours late. Power was back before 10 a.m., but the closures stood, upending many parents' work and pickup plans. Grandparents who help with school runs should watch for district texts and calls and agree with their children in advance on who picks up when school is suddenly canceled.

来源：Source: https://www.king5.com/article/news/community/shoreline-schools-closed-over-6000-without-power-north-seattle-shoreline/281-a319701a-3f62-4b63-879d-3f7da47ee836

华州流感季来得早 有药房一天打200针

Washington's flu season arrives early; some pharmacies give 200 shots a day

据KIRO 7电视台报道，华州今年的流感季来得早、势头猛，有的药房一天要打200针流感疫苗。长者是流感的高风险人群，疫苗早打早有保护。去家附近的药房或找家庭医生都能打，出门前可以先打个电话，问清楚有没有疫苗、要不要预约。

KIRO 7 reports that Washington's flu season has arrived early and hard, with some pharmacies giving 200 flu shots a day. Seniors are at high risk from flu, and the sooner the shot, the sooner the protection. Shots are available at neighborhood pharmacies or from a family doctor; call ahead to check supply and whether an appointment is needed.

来源：Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa915bMdrp4

贝尔维尤(Bellevue)拟提高销售税并加收车牌费修路

Bellevue weighs a sales-tax bump and car-tab fee for transportation

据城市生活网站The Urbanist报道，贝尔维尤(Bellevue)市议会正考虑两项新的交通经费：销售税率提高0.1%，10年约收1亿美元；每辆车加收20美元车牌费，10年约收2000万美元，市议会最快下个月表决。在贝尔维尤买东西、养车的家庭都会多一笔小开销。这笔钱该优先拓宽路口、方便开车，还是多修人行道和自行车道，商界和交通安全倡导者还在争。

The Urbanist reports that the Bellevue City Council is weighing two new transportation funding sources: a 0.1% sales-tax increase, expected to raise about $100 million over 10 years, and a $20 car-tab fee, about $20 million over 10 years, with a vote possible next month. Households that shop and keep cars in Bellevue would pay a little more. Business groups and traffic-safety advocates are still arguing over whether the money should go first to widening intersections for drivers or to sidewalks and bike lanes.

来源：Source: https://www.theurbanist.org/tug-of-war-over-new-transportation-funding-heats-up-in-bellevue/

西西雅图一所高中提醒家长 校旁帐篷营地在扩大

West Seattle high school warns families about growing encampment nearby

据西西雅图博客10月9号报道，西西雅图(West Seattle)的酋长西雅图国际高中(Chief Sealth International High School)给家长发信，说学校东边朗费罗溪(Longfellow Creek)一带的帐篷营地越来越大。学校已经通过市政府的「发现即修」(Find It, Fix It)手机程序上报，并请家长叮嘱孩子暂时别去那一带。该博客表示，周一会向学区追问为什么只能靠这个程序反映安全问题。

West Seattle Blog reported on Oct. 9 that Chief Sealth International High School in West Seattle wrote to families that the encampment along Longfellow Creek, east of the school, is growing. The school has reported it through the city's Find It, Fix It app and asked parents to tell students to avoid the area for now. The blog says it will ask the district on Monday why it has no better way to raise safety concerns than that app.

来源：Source: https://westseattleblog.com/2026/10/local-school-warns-families-about-growing-encampment/

日本连锁超市Hashi Market将在北西雅图开华州首店

Japanese grocer Hashi Market to open first Washington store in North Seattle

Hashi Market是一家日本连锁超市，卖寿司、便当、生鱼片，也卖日本零食和化妆品，店面主要在纽约和加州。据《西雅图时报》报道，商场业主发布的招租资料显示，它将在北西雅图奥罗拉购物中心(Aurora Shopping Center, 13025 Aurora Ave. N.)一家关门的亚马逊生鲜超市旧址开华州第一家店，面积近3.6万平方英尺。两家公司暂未表态，开张日期也没公布，爱买日本食品的家庭以后又多一个去处。

Hashi Market is a Japanese grocery chain selling sushi, bento and sashimi along with Japanese snacks and beauty products, mostly in New York and California. The Seattle Times reports that, according to the landlord's leasing flyer, it will open its first Washington store in a former Amazon Fresh at the Aurora Shopping Center, 13025 Aurora Ave. N., in a space of nearly 36,000 square feet. Neither company commented and no opening date has been announced; families who like Japanese groceries will have one more place to shop.

来源：Source: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/hashi-market-to-open-first-wa-store-in-former-north-seattle-amazon-fresh/

渡轮轮机人员嫌工资低 州长承诺缩小差距

Governor pledges to close ferry engine-crew pay gap

华州渡轮(Washington State Ferries)的轮机人员长期抱怨工资比甲板船员低，本周一大批船员请假，渡轮服务大受影响。州长弗格森(Bob Ferguson)致信代表417名轮机人员的工会，承诺解决工资差距，但表示预算吃紧、无法马上解决，已下令做一次新的薪资调查，供明年夏天谈判参考。常坐渡轮去岛上的长者，出门前仍宜先查一下当天航班。

Washington State Ferries engine-room crews have long complained that they are paid less than deck crews, and on Monday crew call-outs caused major service disruptions. Gov. Bob Ferguson wrote to the union representing 417 engine-room workers pledging to address the pay gap, but said budget pressures mean it cannot be fixed right away; he has ordered a new salary survey to inform negotiations next summer. Seniors who ride ferries to the islands should still check the day's sailings before leaving.

来源：Source: https://mynorthwest.com/local/ferry-crew-wage-gaps-union/4284894

西雅图历史与工业博物馆员工投票组建工会

MOHAI workers vote to unionize

西雅图历史与工业博物馆(MOHAI)是讲西雅图本地历史的博物馆。10月8号，馆内教育、活动和接待等岗位的员工以16比一投票成立工会，专业岗位员工二比二打平，不加入。据《西雅图时报》报道，这是西雅图博物馆员工组织工会的又一例，北欧博物馆和西雅图艺术博物馆的员工此前已先后成立工会。

The Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) tells the story of Seattle's local history. On Oct. 8, staff in education, programs and visitor services voted 16-1 to form a union, while professional staff tied 2-2 and will not join. The Seattle Times reports it is the latest museum union in Seattle, after workers at the National Nordic Museum and the Seattle Art Museum organized.

来源：Source: https://www.seattletimes.com/life/culture/mohai-workers-vote-in-favor-of-unionizing/