🏢 Does everyone have a second job now?

How Many Jobs Do You Have, Seattle?

Living in Seattle isn’t cheap. Just last week, we highlighted an article about how a single person needs to make $135K to live comfortably. That’s why lots of Seattleites have two jobs. But two-job living can be tricky for low earners owing to long-standing regulations that are slowly being unwound. [Seattle Times]

• Moonlight Bans Ruled Unreasonable: In January, the WA Supreme Court loosened the bans on moonlighting, saying that a total ban on employees working, directly or indirectly, for a competitor was too broad.
• Lawsuits Filed Against Bigger Companies: Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against many of WA’s largest employers over the right to moonlight. The list includes Amazon, Alaska Airlines, Costco, and more. The goal is to help economic mobility, especially for those who make the least.
• Juggling Jobs Isn’t Limited To Low Earners: The high cost of rent or mortgages, childcare, and flexibility are leading people across all income levels to seek additional forms of income to meet the demands of living in a place like Seattle. Self-employment is growing consistently, and some prefer multiple jobs to just working one. [Seattle Times]

Some Seattle Clinics Plan To Take Care of Uninsured ⚕️

As some 380,000 Washingtonians are set to lose their health insurance due to the elimination of federal subsidies, local clinics like Health Point plan to seek donations to treat everyone in the community, ‘regardless of their ability to pay.’ [KUOW]

South Park - Do You Smell That? 👃

Residents of South Park have been complaining of a terrible smell similar to sulfur or rotten eggs. It is causing headaches and itchy eyes. The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has identified the smell as hydrogen sulfide, which can cause irritation at low levels and much more serious symptoms at higher levels. [Seattle Times]

Jaxon Smith-Njigba Is Really Good at Football 🏈

Losing DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett had everyone nervous going into this current Seahawks season, but it allowed JSN to step up and shine in their absence. In fact, he just set a Seahawks single-season receiving yards record, impressing not just his own team’s fans, but the NFL as a whole! [Seattle Times]

Apply for the City of Seattle’s Technology Fund Grant 💻

If you are a nonprofit or community organization focused on digital literacy, applications are now open for a matching grant worth up to 45K. [Front Porch]

yəhaw̓ Indigenous Creatives Collective Awarded Food Equity Fund 🌱

The community of interdisciplinary Indigenous was awarded a grant to restore an on-site greenhouse, expand public access to green space in Rainier Beach, and engage local Indigenous and BIPOC communities through gardening, planting events, and ecological workshops. They offer free arts and cultural programming that centers on Indigenous Traditional Knowledge. Interested in learning more? Check out their weekly Open House Volunteer Days. [Seattle Department of Neighborhoods]