Mayowa Aina
Mayowa Aina is a former KNKX reporter and producer who covered cost-of-living and affordability issues in Western Washington. She was part of the team that reported and produced The Walk Home. Mayowa started her public radio career at KUOW in Seattle. She's worked at NPR in Washington, D.C., producing and reporting stories across the network including for Code Switch and Weekend Edition.
Mayowa spent two years at Alaska Public Media, covering education and producing a nightly news magazine before moving back to her hometown of Tacoma. Mayowa enjoys live music, taking road trips, and watching fridge organization videos on TikTok.
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The Low Income Housing Institute will be converting the Oasis Inn in Tacoma into a mix of permanent housing, shelter units, and medical recovery rooms for unhoused people.
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Boeing factory workers will remain on strike after voting Wednesday to reject the plane maker's most recent contract offer. Workers are holding out for one specific item. -
Longtime sheriff’s department employee Patti Jackson is racing against Seattle Police Department vet Keith Swank to lead one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the region. -
Washington’s Department of Commerce has a new plan for reducing homelessness in the state over the next five years.
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The Tacoma Urban League announced it has appointed a new CEO. Desireé Wilkins Finch will take over at the end of the month.
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The city is projecting a $24 million shortfall in its general fund. This is the fund that pays for fire and police response, homelessness services, and other resources.
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At $16.66 per hour, Washington will again have the highest state level minimum wage in the country. But some advocates say that’s still not enough.
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This week, Boeing cut off company-paid healthcare coverage for tens of thousands of striking Boeing machinists and their families. But, a new Washington state law could fill the gap.
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While the machinist's union and Boeing return to the negotiating table, workers are manning picket lines across the Puget Sound region.
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An apparent cyberattack disrupted internet, phones, email and other systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Port of Seattle officials are working to investigate the outages and restore full service.
