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In today's newsletter:

  • How a bogus 911 call led to a stabbing at Bellevue Transit Center
  • How will Amazon’s latest Bellevue layoffs affect local tech workers?
  • Could a new $100K H‑1B fee hit Bellevue’s tech scene?

Also on today's calendar: 9 to 5 Artisan Pop-Up at the Holiday Shop and 9 more events.

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Breezy with periods of rain, with a high of 57 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 48, low: 43.
  • Thursday: Rain, with a high of 49 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man shot by Bellevue police officer lured cops with bogus 911 call, prosecutors say (seattletimes.com) — Bellevue residents are learning more about last week’s shooting at the Bellevue Transit Center, where prosecutors say a man allegedly used a false 911 call to attack two police officers with a knife. One officer suffered serious but nonfatal injuries, the suspect was shot and remains hospitalized, and charging documents outline prior contacts and an earlier complaint involving Bellevue police.
   

• Weeks after huge layoff, Amazon makes new, smaller cut to WA workforce (seattletimes.com) — Eight Amazon employees based in Bellevue are among 84 workers losing their jobs in the company’s latest Washington layoffs, separate from the massive cuts announced in October. The filing, triggered by the state’s new “mini-WARN” law, highlights how ongoing tech restructuring and AI-related spending shifts continue to affect Bellevue’s sizable Amazon corporate workforce.
   

• WA sues Trump admin over $100K H-1B visa fee, says it violates U.S. Constitution (thenewstribune.com) — Bellevue is singled out as one of Washington’s top cities for H‑1B visa job filings, reflecting the area’s heavy reliance on highly skilled foreign workers. A new multistate lawsuit led in part by Washington challenges the Trump administration’s $100,000 H‑1B fee, arguing it could hurt local employers, universities, and innovation in fields like medicine and AI.
   

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    Wednesday December 17
  • Bellevue Library Book Group
    Bellevue Library , 1111 110th Avenue NE , Bellevue
    11:00 am
  • LEGO Brick Builders
    Bellevue Library , 1111 110th Avenue NE , Bellevue
    1:30 pm
  • Afterschool Story Hour
    Newport Way Library , 14250 SE Newport Way , Bellevue
    4:30 pm
  • Garden d'Lights
    Bellevue Botanical Garden , 12001 Main Street , Bellevue
    4:30 pm
  • Tom Kellock
    El Gaucho Bellevue , 450 108th Ave NE , Bellevue
    5:30 pm
    • Thursday December 18
  • Audubon Bird Walk
    Bellevue Botanical Garden , 12001 Main Street , Bellevue
    9:00 am
  • Bilingual Kaleidoscope Play & Learn / 仁⼈双语幼⼉乐园
    Newport Way Library , 14250 SE Newport Way , Bellevue
    10:30 am
  • Mending Circle
    Bellevue Library , 1111 110th Avenue NE , Bellevue
    11:00 am
    • Sunday December 21
  • Holiday Sing-Along Concert
    Unity of Bellevue , 16330 NE 4th St , Bellevue
    12:30 pm

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