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Seattle Now

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🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Mayor Wilson's plan to expand tiny home villages approved by city council, DOJ launches investigation into WA's trans policies in prison, and traffic fatalities in WA continue to decline.

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0:00.0	You know, every day on Up First, NPR's Golden Globe nominated morning news podcast, we bring you three essential stories.
0:06.8	At the heart of each story are questions.
0:10.1	What really happened?
0:11.3	What really mattered?
0:12.5	What happens next?
0:13.8	At NPR, we stand for your right to be curious and to follow the facts.
0:18.5	Follow up first wherever you get your podcasts and start your day knowing what matters and why.
0:26.8	Good afternoon from the KUOW Newsroom.
0:29.7	This is Seattle Now.
0:31.0	I'm Patricia Murphy with today's top stories.
0:33.4	It's Wednesday, May 20th.
0:36.2	Seattle mayor, Katie Wilson's plan to add 1,000 new shelter units and beds is moving forward.
0:42.5	The City Council signed off on a measure yesterday that will let tiny home villages and safe lots
0:47.3	house upwards of 150 people per site instead of just 100.
0:51.9	It will also let at least one site, Camp Second Chance in southwest
0:56.2	Seattle, have 250 beds. Council members did make some changes to the measure. Sites with more than
1:02.5	100 beds will be required to have a public safety plan. The Department of Justice is investigating
1:08.7	Washington State prisons over its trans inmate policies.
1:13.0	Casey Martin reports.
1:15.0	The DOJ says it's investigating if the rights of female prisoners have been violated since they are housed with trans women.
1:22.5	In a letter from the Civil Rights Division to the governor of Washington on Tuesday,
1:26.4	the department says Washington
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