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Music So listen to the Fresh Air podcast from NPR and WHYY. Hey, good morning. I'm Paige Browning. It's Monday. This is Seattle now.

Opening the light rail across Lake Washington over the weekend was an historic moment.

Trains go across bridges regularly, but never before has there been a train over a floating

bridge.

Engineers worked on the challenge for years.

In a minute, we'll hear why it's so complicated and how engineers pulled it off.

But first, let's get you caught up.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's plan to rapidly expand shelter beds is before the City Council today. She wants to use nearly $5 million in unspent funds to provide more emergency shelter space. She also wants to raise the cap on how many

people can live in a tiny house village from 100 to 150. A council committee will hear the idea

at 9.30 this morning. The Seattle Convention Center finally turned a profit last year for the first time

since 2019. The Puget Sound Business Journal reports, it took

in about $1.4 million in 2025, a few years after its major expansion in downtown Seattle.

The Convention Center CEO told the paper, their profitability is due to a significant pickup

in-person gatherings.

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