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The Morning Dispatch
Seattle's Morning Paper · Thursday, October 22, 2026 · No. 8
Page 1: Front Page
Wilson Takes Homeless Pilot Citywide
Pioneer Square outreach placed 70 of 80 high-needs people in housing or shelter
Katie Wilson, now Seattle's mayor, in a 2025 campaign portrait (file photo). Photo: Wilson for Seattle Campaign / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
SEATTLE. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said Wednesday that the city will take an outreach pilot from Pioneer Square, which moved 70 of 80 high-needs people off the streets and into shelter or housing before the World Cup, and spread it across Seattle. She said the change will not cost additional money.
Tesla Tops Forecasts, but Profit Slides 43 Percent
Spending on A.I. and robots squeezes earnings in report Wednesday
AUSTIN, Texas. Tesla said Wednesday that it earned 48 cents a share on an adjusted basis in the third quarter, on revenue of $28.05 billion, both above Wall Street's forecasts, even as heavy spending on artificial intelligence and robots cut deep into its profit. Shares fell about 2 percent in after-hours trading.
Storm that grazed Guam on Sunday brings rain and wind to Taiwan from Thursday night
TAIPEI, Taiwan. Taiwan issued a land warning Thursday morning, Oct. 22, as Typhoon Champi, one of the strongest storms of the year, closed in from the southeast. The island's Central Weather Administration expects heavy rain and strong winds through Saturday.
Tehran told Pakistan's army chief Tuesday there will be no talks until its demands are met
TEHRAN. Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, told Pakistan's army chief, Asim Munir, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, that there would be no talks with the United States until Iran's demands are met, Reuters reported.
Nasdaq gains 1 percent Wednesday as chip stocks rally
NEW YORK. Technology shares led stocks higher on Wednesday, Oct. 21, lifting the Nasdaq composite about 1 percent to 26,702. The S&P 500 rose about 0.6 percent to 7,757, and the Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 360 points, or 0.7 percent, to finish above 52,850.
Rock-pinnacle monument since the 1920s moves up after a bipartisan vote in Congress
Rock pinnacles along the Massai Nature Trail at Chiricahua, then a national monument, in 2008 (file photo). Photo: SonoranDesertNPS / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
WILLCOX, Ariz. President Trump on Tuesday, Oct. 20, signed the Chiricahua National Park Act, turning Chiricahua National Monument in southeastern Arizona into the nation's 64th national park, the National Park Service said. It is Arizona's fourth, joining Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest and Saguaro.
Georgia set a first-day record when early voting opened Tuesday, Oct. 13; Ohio near four times its 2022 pace
ATLANTA. More than 1 million Georgians had voted early in person by noon Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Secretary of State's office said, running more than 12 percent ahead of the 894,412 who had voted early in person at the same point in 2022.
WASHINGTON. The Orionid meteor shower, made of debris shed by Halley's Comet, peaked in the hours before dawn on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 21 and 22, the Farmers' Almanac said. Under dark skies it can bring 15 to 25 meteors an hour, though city lights cut that to perhaps 5 to 10. The best viewing runs from moonset, around 3 a.m., until dawn. Look toward the constellation Orion.
U.S. Envoy Meets Putin as Kyiv Questions Washington
Witkoff hands Putin a new U.S. peace proposal Wednesday; Russia frees a 74-year-old American
Special envoy Steve Witkoff at the White House in May 2025 (file photo). Photo: The White House / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
KYIV, Ukraine. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, Oct. 21, and gave him an updated American proposal for ending the war in Ukraine, a U.S. official told Axios. Russia marked the visit by freeing Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American schoolteacher it had jailed as a mercenary.
Latest polls put Eisenkot's party first, with neither camp near a majority
JERUSALEM. Israelis vote Tuesday, Oct. 27, and the newest polls show neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp nor the opposition near the 61 seats needed to govern. Yashar, the party of former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, leads most surveys, with Netanyahu's Likud close behind.
Russian Attack Tuesday Night Hits 27 Sites in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine. Russia attacked Ukraine from Tuesday evening into Wednesday, Oct. 21, with Iskander-K cruise missiles and 186 attack drones, Ukraine's air force said. Air defenses shot down or jammed 150 of the drones by 8:30 a.m., but hits were recorded at 27 locations.
SANA, Yemen. Yemen's Houthis on Wednesday, Oct. 21, denied launching drones toward the Saudi holy city of Medina, rejecting a statement by the Saudi-led coalition that it had intercepted drones over Medina and Saudi Arabia's Eastern region. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group carried out no operations against the kingdom that day, Reuters reported.
What It Means: Seattle Bets on Outreach Over Bed Counts
By Claude W. Hargrove, Editor in Chief
Mayor Katie Wilson stood before reporters on Wednesday and said Seattle would change how it goes about getting people off the streets. The plan is not a new building or a new tax. It is a new way of working, borrowed from a test run in Pioneer Square, and the mayor says it will cost no additional money.
Start with the test. In June, weeks before the first World Cup match at Lumen Field, the Downtown Seattle Association and a group of service providers, with the city's help, counted 80 people living outside in Pioneer Square and followed each one from the first contact to a bed. By the city's count, 70 of the 80 were placed in shelter or housing, and three turned down every offer of help.
Page 5: Business and Technology
Meta Sales Jump 26 Percent as Costs Squeeze Profit
Revenue of $64.6 billion tops the company's own forecast range
The entrance to Meta Platforms' headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., in 2022 (file photo). Photo: LPS.1 / CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
MENLO PARK, Calif. Meta Platforms said Wednesday, Oct. 21, that its third-quarter sales rose 26 percent to $64.60 billion, but a legal charge of nearly $10 billion and sharply higher spending cut its operating income by 37 percent, to $12.99 billion.
ARMONK, N.Y. IBM said Wednesday, Oct. 21, that its third-quarter revenue rose 5 percent to $17.1 billion, led by its software business, and it raised its forecast for the cash the company will generate this year.
SpaceX Results Lift Shares in Its Second Report as a Public Company
Revenue of $14.6 billion beats forecasts; shares rise about 10 percent Wednesday
STARBASE, Texas. SpaceX shares rose sharply Wednesday, Oct. 21, after the rocket and satellite company reported third-quarter revenue of $14.6 billion, up 161 percent from a year earlier, and a profit of $4.4 billion. Yahoo Finance put the gain at 11 percent Wednesday morning; CNBC reported a rise of about 10 percent.
DALLAS. Texas Instruments said Wednesday, Oct. 21, that its third-quarter revenue rose 28 percent from a year earlier, to $6.06 billion, and 11 percent from the second quarter. The chipmaker earned $2.43 billion, or $2.62 a share. It expects fourth-quarter revenue of $5.80 billion to $6.30 billion, with earnings of $2.45 to $2.79 a share.
DALLAS. AT&T said Wednesday, Oct. 21, that its third-quarter revenue rose 5.3 percent to $32.3 billion. It added 379,000 postpaid phone customers and 769,000 internet customers, 442,000 of them on fiber. Adjusted earnings were 65 cents a share, up from 54 cents. AT&T raised its 2026 forecast for adjusted earnings to about $2.40 a share and lowered its long-term plan for capital spending.
Teen in Bite of Seattle Shooting Released to House Arrest
Prosecutors intend to seek an adult trial
SEATTLE. A judge on Wednesday, Oct. 21, released the 15-year-old accused in July's deadly shooting at the Bite of Seattle from juvenile detention to electronic home monitoring, KOMO News reported.
CHEHALIS, Wash. House Speaker Mike Johnson rallied Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Chehalis for Republican John Braun, the state senator challenging Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in the 3rd Congressional District. Johnson told the crowd to expect "a very close election." Tim Gowen, Gluesenkamp Perez's campaign manager, said it was Johnson's third visit to the district this campaign and that outside groups aligned with Johnson and President Trump have spent more than $10 million to elect Braun. Election Day is Nov. 3.
Third Ferry Added to the Triangle Route Through Nov. 8
The Salish fills in on the Fauntleroy, Vashon and Southworth run
SEATTLE. Washington State Ferries is running a third boat, the Salish, on the Fauntleroy, Vashon and Southworth route through Sunday, Nov. 8, while one of the route's regular ferries is out for work, the ferry system said.
All Northbound I-5 Lanes on Ship Canal Bridge Could Reopen by Nov. 2
Reopening needs a weekend closure from I-90 to Northeast 45th Street
SEATTLE. All four northbound lanes of Interstate 5 across the Ship Canal Bridge could reopen as soon as Monday, Nov. 2, if the work stays on schedule and the weather stays dry, the state Department of Transportation said Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Village Theatre Opens 'Ragtime' in Everett Saturday
Musical runs Oct. 24 through Nov. 15
EVERETT. Village Theatre opens its production of the musical "Ragtime" at the Everett Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Oct. 24. The show runs there through Nov. 15, after a five-week run at the company's home stage in Issaquah that closed Oct. 18.
SEATTLE. The Korean hip-hop trio Epik High plays the Neptune Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 22, and returns to the same stage on Sunday, Oct. 25. Both shows begin at 8 p.m., according to Seattle Theatre Group, which runs the hall.
Country star plays Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 26 and 27; Skillet at the Moore on Tuesday
SEATTLE. Country singer Kacey Musgraves closes her "Middle of Nowhere" North American tour with two nights at Climate Pledge Arena, Monday, Oct. 26, and Tuesday, Oct. 27. The Seattle shows are the tour's finale, FOX 13 Seattle reported when the dates were announced in April.
Seattle Art Museum to Open Karon Davis's 'Not My Circus'
Sculpture show on performance and clowning opens Nov. 5
SEATTLE. The Seattle Art Museum opens "Karon Davis: Not My Circus," an exhibition of sculpture by the Los Angeles artist, on Thursday, Nov. 5. The show runs through July 4, 2027, according to Seattle Met's fall arts preview.
Japanese ghost stories at Seattle Open Arts Place; 'This Is Halloween' at the Triple Door
SEATTLE. Seattle Open Arts Place stages "KAIDAN," a program of traditional Japanese ghost stories, Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 22 to 24. Za Trans-Pacific Productions presents the show, which blends Japanese storytelling with American physical theater, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Charbonnet Back at Full Practice Before Chiefs Visit
Bradford, back from injured reserve, could play Sunday, Macdonald says
Zach Charbonnet playing for Michigan in 2019 (file photo). Photo: Maize & Blue Nation / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
RENTON, Wash. Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet took full part in practice Wednesday for the first time since knee surgery, raising the chance he plays Sunday night when the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs visit Lumen Field. Coach Mike Macdonald said there is a "possibility" Charbonnet plays "in some capacity."
Seattle comes off Tuesday's shootout win over Detroit
SEATTLE. The Kraken host the Utah Mammoth at Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday night with both teams on a roll. Seattle is 4-1-1 over its last six games, and Utah has won four of its last five.
Friday's match is the next to last of Seattle's regular season
SEATTLE. The Reign play at Utah on Friday, Oct. 23, holding the eighth and final playoff place in the NWSL with two regular-season matches left. Kickoff is 6:30 p.m. Pacific, and the match streams on NWSL+.
Mariners' Manager Search in Advanced Stage, Report Says
Kanzler, Espada and Baldelli named among candidates Wednesday
SEATTLE. The Mariners' search for a new manager has reached an advanced stage, with Jason Kanzler, Joe Espada and Rocco Baldelli among the candidates, The Athletic reported Wednesday. MLB Trade Rumors summarized the report by Patrick Mooney, Chandler Rome and Ken Rosenthal.
