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Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. The city of Seattle has a

$250 million problem. That's the difference between how much the city's projected to collect next year and what it's projected to spend.

Mayor Bruce Harrell delivered his proposal to deal with that hard reality to the council last week.

Now it's up to them to finalize the plan before the end of the year.

We'll dig into how the city ended up in this position and some of the

proposals to fill the gap with Seattle now producer Claire McGrain. But first, here's what's

coming up this week. Ballots won't be in the mail for a couple of weeks, but we are deep into

election season. Vice presidential candidates Tim Walls and J.D. Vance will meet

this week for their one and only debate. This time, moderators will leave the mics on the

entire time. Unlike the presidential debate that muted candidates between responses, you can hear

the debate live on KUOW tomorrow night at 6 p.m. And visit KUOW's election page to stay up to date

on local and state races and initiatives. And the weather is supposed to be clear and cool this week.

It's also first Thursday, so why not check out the fantastic local artists participating at the

Pioneer Square Art Walk. The free self-guided neighborhood event is a fun collaboration between art galleries and local businesses.

A lot of museums in the region are also offering free admission this Thursday,

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