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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/09/22/cid-businesses-say-they-received-little-notice-before-four-nights-of-power-outages</loc>
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<image:caption>Historic Chinatown Gate at the Chinatown-International District in Seattle, Washington, on Aug. 6, 2022.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Seattle City Light door hangers announce planned overnight power outages on Sept. 14 and Sept. 17, 2026, in the Chinatown-International District. Identifying information has been blurred for privacy.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-22T20:04:03.997Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CID Businesses Say They Received Little Notice Before Four Nights of Power Outages</news:title>
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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/09/21/how-do-you-heal-contaminated-soil-people-who-work-in-south-end-community-gardens-have-ideas</loc>
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<image:caption>Lynda Wong at the Beacon Food Forest.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Vedika Bhat at the Wa Na Wari garden.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Maps of soil contamination for arsenic and lead in King County neighborhoods.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A slide on ways to protect yourself while gardening in contaminated soil.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Dr. Melanie Malone.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The classroom and greenhouse at The Heron's Nest.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Joselynn Tokashiki picks beans at The Heron's Nest.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>BLOOM started a garden at Wa Na Wari, now called the Goldyne Green Garden.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>C. Davida Ingram.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Christina Chambers.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Daelen Gates in the BLOOM garden at Wa Na Wari.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>STACK for J partners with several community gardens, including the Beacon Food Forest.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Lynda Wong at the Beacon Food Forest.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-21T15:46:01.324Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>How Do You Heal Contaminated Soil? People Who Work in South End Community Gardens Have Ideas</news:title>
<news:keywords>South End Life, News, Lynda Wong, Yuko Kodama, Seattle Soil Contamination, Vedika Bhat, Wa Na Wari, Beacon Food Forest, The Heron's Nest, Stack for J</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/09/21/opinion-stop-surveillance-pricing-on-groceries-before-it-starts</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-21T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>OPINION | Stop Surveillance Pricing on Groceries Before It Starts</news:title>
<news:keywords>Voices, Opinion, UFCW 3000, Fair Pricing and Transparency Ordinance, Grocery Surveillance Pricing, Katie Wilson, Seattle City Council, Kristen Wilder</news:keywords>
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