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Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Friday. This is Seattle now. This week, holy

moly, what a week. And not just performer United States presidents, Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz is out,

replaced in the interim by a familiar face. Seattle Public Library had its system taken down by a

ransomware attack, and we check in on how San Juan County employees are enjoying their 32-hour work weeks.

Here's a hint. Some of them got some new hobbies.

Needling, editor-in-chief Lex Vaughn, and ticket editor, Chase Burns are here to break down the week.

But first, let's get you caught up.

Sound Transit riders, be warned, train service between stadium and CETAC airport stations will be

reduced this weekend. Sounds like a great time to go in the other direction. Maybe hop on the

Discovery Park shuttle. They're running around the park loop on Saturdays until September, starting at 11.

There's also a free waterfront shuttle that runs daily and has five stops downtown,

including Space Needle, Pier 69, King Street Station, Pioneer Square. That styrofoam cooler you grabbed

on the way to the beach last year is contraband now. Starting tomorrow, foam containers are banned

in Washington. The law containers are banned in Washington.

The law was passed back in 2021.

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