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Who will face off Democratic debates round two: Andrew Yang and Jay in the general Inslee highlights election?
Sam Cho
Compiled by staff from the King County elections website The first vote count in the Aug. 6 King County primary is in. And there was a big surprise in the race for Port of Seattle Commissioner, Position 2, with Sam Cho coming up on top. King County’s Proposition 1 (parks levy) is passing, as well as the City of Seattle’s Proposition 1 (library levy).
In the Seattle City Council races, Tammy Morales and Mark Solomon will advance to the general election for the district 2 seat. Incumbent Bruce Harrell is not running for re-election. Another surprise in the King County Council race for the district 2 seat. Newcomer Girmay Zahilay garnered 52.1 percent of see ELECTION RESULTS on 11
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“My message that creating a Port of Seattle that works for all people of Seattle, not just big corporations, really resonated. If I win, I will be the only person of color on the Commission and it’s time that the Commission is more diverse.” — Sam Cho Port of Seattle Commissioner Position 2 candidate
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens as Andrew Yang speaks during the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN on July 31 in the Fox Theatre in Detroit.
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Presidential candidate Andrew Yang said that “immigrants are being scapegoated” for reasons that have “nothing to do with our economy” during the second night of the Democratic debates on July 31. The son of immigrants himself, Yang, 44, said, “My father immigrated here as a graduate student
and generated over 65 U.S. patents for G.E. and IBM. I think that’s a pretty good deal for the United States. That’s the immigration story we need to be telling.” According to a new analysis by the New American Economy, a pro-immigration research and advocacy group, Yang is right. It found that 223 companies see DEM DEBATES on 16
Jeremy Lin in tears, on Taiwan TV Jeremy Lin has hit a low point after winning a championship. This is our top story in this edition of The Layup Drill. In June, Lin was at the top of his basketball career with the Toronto Raptors. As many NBA players dream, Lin won an NBA Championship—the culmination of a career and to earn a ‘ring’ is something special that even some Hall of Fame players have not
obtained. Notwithstanding the career high, Lin now faces uncertainty in finding another team to play for as his time with the Raptors seems to be at an end. Lin barely got off of the bench in the NBA Finals and was nonexistent throughout the playoffs. He had signed with the Raptors from the Atlanta Hawks as insurance in case starter Kyle Lowry got injured or needed time to rest during games. But the emergence of second-year
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