 Seattle voters have narrowly approved a measure to elect future city hall leaders through an alternate system called ranked-choice voting. How will it work, and when will the transition take place?
 In 1968, Seattle City Light introduced the world to the Electruc: a little yellow truck powered by 1,500-pound lead acid batteries that got up to a whopping 18 mph while pulling a trailer uphill. Our friends at Seattle Municipal Archives share pictures of Jetson-esque plans that became a reality–at least for a while.
 It’s been seven years since leaders in Seattle and King County declared a homelessness emergency, and the region is still struggling to solve the crisis. One year into the job, Marc Dones, CEO of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, has an update on their plan to end homelessness in five years.
How’s your day going? It’s about to get a whole lot better thanks to this–there’s no other word for it–fun performance of “Runnin’” by Marshall Law Band. It’ll have you movin’, groovin’, and buyin’ some fancy pants to match lead singer Marshall Hugh in no time flat.
 Comics aren’t always top of mind when we think about history, but as it turns out, they help tell true stories in a way no other medium can. As local historians and comic creators say in a recent History Café discussion, comics meld words and images, “doing things they can’t by themselves.”
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