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Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Tuesday. This is Seattle now. A King County

department that's responsible for $1.5 billion in grant money received a scathing audit last week. Among the

findings, the agency failed to conduct basic financial monitoring of grantees that received

public tax dollars. We'll learn more from KUOW reporter and Dornfeld in a minute, but first,

let's get you caught up.

If you're wondering why the Seattle City Council's been a little quiet lately, well, they've been on summer recess.

They are back this week and on the agenda, parks, specifically potential improvements and concession changes at Golden Gardens, Magnuson, and Westlake Parks.

The meeting starts at 2 p.m.

Time to get that pencil box in order and pull the backpack out of the closet.

Tomorrow is the first day of classes for first through 12th grade students at Seattle Public Schools.

No early release this week, but families don't get caught out.

Every Wednesday after today is a shorter school day. And welcome to September. The first week of a new month means first Thursday. You can head to Pioneer Square for their monthly art walk,

or you can hit up the Seattle Art Museum, the Museum of Flight, Mojai, or even the Burke for free. Whatever you do,

enjoy it because it's the final first Thursday of the summer. Check back for more headlines on

tonight's episode of Seattle Now. King County voters will frequently raise their own taxes through levies.

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