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Mayor Harrell releases blueprint to ‘activate’ Downtown Seattle
The laundry list includes ideas for denser housing and expanded homeless outreach — along with some Space Needle-level swings.
Josh Cohen
Josh Cohen is the Cascade PBS city reporter covering Seattle government, politics and the issues that shape life in the city. He was previously the changing region reporter, as well as a free
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