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Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. If you've

been living in Seattle long enough, you might remember a time when the city had more unsubsidized

affordable housing. That was years ago, before the tech might remember a time when the city had more unsubsidized affordable housing.

That was years ago, before the tech boom, a time of limited housing and intense bidding.

Now the city is getting more housing more quickly.

Seattle Times reporter Greg Kim is here to tell us what comes next and where all that naturally

affordable housing went.

But first, let's get you caught up.

Reminder to keep your ORCA card loaded up, King County Metro Fair Enforcement officers will start boarding buses today.

If you don't pay, you'll get a friendly verbal reminder. Keep it up and you could get a fine. Officers will start giving out tickets May 31st.

Metro estimates about 34% of riders don't pay the fair. The Seattle City Council will get a briefing

this afternoon from members of FIFA, the governing body behind

the Men's World Cup. The clock is ticking. The first match in Seattle is June 2026. Visit Seattle

anticipates about 750,000 visitors to the region that month and more than $900 million in revenue.

And spring is finally beginning to spring. That means it's time for the

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. The decades-old celebration starts tomorrow and runs through the end of

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