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9:44 PM UPDATE: Foss’s appeal document added, after coverage of 75 speakers at Port Commission meeting, followed by commissioners passing both motions – as Shell drillship Noble Discoverer arrived in Everett)
12:58 PM: Just as Seattle port commissioners are about to start their meeting on the controversial Terminal 5 lease to Foss/Shell, we received that photo of one of the Shell offshore-drilling rigs that is expected to wind up here for a while: The
Noble Discoverer, which, as we reported earlier, entered Washington waters early today.
Jason Mihok photographed the ND (and Foss tugs) as they passed Port Townsend – he was on board the Victoria Clipper. Meantime, we’re at Pier 69 (steps from the Clipper’s HQ, in fact), where the commission chambers are overflowing – we in fact are sitting on the floor in the back of the room. We’ll be chronicling the meeting as it unfolds.
Advocates for those experiencing homelessness in Sacramento have been spending the past several days work to help unhoused people stay hydrated and cool. During the hottest stretch of days so far this year, help can be found in the form of water and water bottles. "It's miserable even if you are indoors and you don't have air conditioning, so to be outdoors with absolutely nothing, it's not just uncomfortable, it's unsafe," said Samantha Corbin,.