WA Ranks 42nd for Love of Green Bean Casserole & More News

According to a study conducted by DelMonte, Washington state ranks 42nd in the U.S. for our love of green bean casserole. DelMonte surveyed 3,000 Americans and asked them to divulge whether or not they would serve this time-honored classic at their Thanksgiving feast this year. Ranking just ahead of West Virginia, the survey showed that 21 percent of Washingtonians will enjoy this dish for the holiday. Louisiana stacked up as the green bean champion this year with 60 percent, while the casserole will only grace the tables of 17 percent of Hawaiian residents.

Seattle City Council swore in Lorena Gonzalez, its first Latina council member, on Tuesday. According to KING 5, this marks the first female majority council since 1998. Gonzalez explained that the new female majority is “going to be a huge step forward in making sure we pass things like paid parental leave and pay data transparency and other family-friendly, women-friendly policies.” Other priorities for Gonzalez moving forward, include improving policing strategies and social inequities.

A study of GPS data confirms that Seattle’s I-5 bottleneck between Madison Street and Lakeview Boulevard is the 17^th worst in the nation. We’ve all been there. Staring at the miles of red brake lights ahead of us as we agonizingly inch slowly to our destination. According The Seattle Times, a study conducted by the American Highway Users Alliance (AHUA) found that people waste 1.6 million hours each year on this stretch of highway, costing approximately $45 million. But don’t despair Seattleites. The study found nine bottlenecks that ranked worse than Seattle in cities such as Chicago and Los Angeles.