SIFF Cinema Downtown Reopens with 'Wonka' Screening

The trial of three Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manuel Ellis is expected to go to jury deliberations today; Seattle's Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program warns it will reach its capacity for serving new diversion cases by May 2024; House Republicans pass a bill to formalize their impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden; the Senate passes a defense bill authorizing $886 billion in national defense spending; Israeli forces kill eight Palestinians in the West Bank, sparking concerns of ethnic cleansing; Governor Jay Inslee unveils a $70.9 billion operating budget for Washington state; the richest neighborhoods in King County are identified as Laurelhurst, Clyde Hill, west Bellevue, east Sammamish, North Redmond, and Mercer Island, while the poorest areas are U-District, CID/Yesler Terrace, and North Auburn; the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce reveals it tried to get Mayor Bruce Harrell to veto a tax increase to fund mental health counselors for Seattle Public Schools; conservative billionaire Brian Heywood launches six initiatives to make Washington's tax structure more hostile to working families; and the Cinerama theater in Seattle reopens as SIFF Cinema Downtown.