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<image:caption>Aaliyah Davis.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Amy Tooley.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Muhammad Appodolo.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Daria Cal.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Alicia Garcia.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Emely Perez.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>At the White Center Library, children's librarian Destinee Sutton picks through books on the shelves to find ones she'll read for pajama story time on a Wednesday night.</image:caption>
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<news:title>South End Life: It's National Library Week; Time to Check Out South End Branches</news:title>
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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/04/19/doom-loop-hot-urbanist-spring</loc>
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<image:caption>DOOM LOOP is a serialized fictional cartoon from South End author and comic Brett Hamil.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-19T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>DOOM LOOP: Hot Urbanist Spring</news:title>
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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/community/2026/04/18/seattles-upcoming-climate-action-plan-update-could-prove-critical-to-the-health-of-south-end-communities</loc>
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<image:caption>A community assembly held in late 2025 meant to connect community members' ideas and issues to the Climate Action Plan update.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A Juneau Street Resilience Pod work party in 2024 spent prepping for a summer block party. At the block party, the pod provided food for neighbors, passed out emergency kits and extreme weather prep zines, had games and art activities, and hosted a sound bath for neighbors.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A community assembly held in December 2025 and organized by the Rising Tides Indigenous Planning Group. Attendees discussed problems and solutions to present to the Green New Deal Oversight board before it makes recommendations on updates to the Climate Action Plan.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-18T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Seattle's Upcoming Climate Action Plan Update Could Prove Critical to the Health of South End Communities</news:title>
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