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Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Tuesday. This is Seattle now. There have been

several foodborne illness outbreaks in recent months. Some have reached Washington State, including E. coli.

Coming up, we'll check in on how well our food safety system is holding up with food safety

attorney Bill Marler.

That's in a few minutes.

But first, let's get you caught up.

The Seattle Public School Board will hold a special meeting tonight.

They'll talk about potentially scrapping the plan to close four elementary schools.

As a reminder, the district initially released a plan to close 21 schools in an effort to

address a $94 million budget deficit. It then narrowed the list down to just 21 schools in an effort to address a $94 million budget deficit, it then narrowed the

list down to just four schools after protests from families. Now the board may scrap the plan

altogether. Tonight's meeting is at 5 o'clock at the John Stanford Center. It will be live streamed

on the district's website. We'll drop a link in the show notes.

And Washington counties are certifying the results of the November election today.

Total voter turnout in the state came out to 79%. That's about five points lower than the turnout for the 2020 election.

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