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In the West Seattle Greenbelt, the Duwamish Tribe and its community partners are thinking deeply about how to care for newly acquired land that was once declared toxic by the EPA. We'll learn more about this local land back effort turned urban sanctuary in a minute.

Polling is out on the Washington state initiative that would prohibit students who are trans from girl's school sports, another orca was spotted carrying a dead calf on her nose, and a new sales tax increase is coming to King County. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

Fall colors are a visual treat before entering the depths of winter. We take a stroll through Kubota Garden with local arborist Allen Taylor who talks about what's going on with trees when they're popping with fall color. Vote for Seattle Now to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award! We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online or on the KUOW App. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FBI charges WA resident with helping a school shooter in Canada, polling shows ban on trans girls in girls' sports could pass, and SCOTUS declines Snohomish firefighters' religious discrimination lawsuit

Two years ago, the city of Seattle signed a $2 million contract with Talk Space to provide free virtual therapy to young people. The city projected that as many as 4,400 young people would use it. But a few years into the contract, it’s only reached a fraction of that. Seattle Times reporter Jayati Ramakrishnan and Rebecca Plevin with Proof News teamed up to tell this story.