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LATE SUMMER IN FULL SWING By Friends of Madison Park
When Friends of Madison Park formed in May 2023, we asked the community what the neighborhood would like to see happenfrom events to projects to public safety. Always at the top was the possibility
of a Farmer’s Market. Our committee has been exploring that possibility this past year, surveying the community and talking to our local businesses and the different Farmer’s Market organizations. Representatives from the Seattle Farmers Market
Association spoke at our meeting that it has approved a plan to open a seasonal farmers market in Madison Park, beginning on Thursday afternoons in June 2025! This would bring farm-fresh goods within an easy walk or drive of Madison Park (over 50%
of attendees at other local markets walk). The nearby businesses surveyed are excited about the additional foot traffic from the market, and the plan has gotten great feedback overall. MUSIC IN THE SUMMER Page 5Æ
Secretary Hobbs warns voters about 2024 election misinformation By Secretary of State
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs urges Washington’s voters to be wary of dubious election information, including deepfakes and other misinformation, that have already been spotted during the 2024 elections cycle. “As we move …. toward the November 5 General Election, I am concerned that a deluge of manipulated and false information may be inserted into social media from foreign actors and other sources,” Secretary Hobbs said. “Artificial Intelligence is getting easier and cheaper to manipulate for a broad
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number of malicious actors. The rest of us must be careful to verify what we see before we take it to heart.” Hobbs said that voters must understand that faked material is likely to become pervasive in some corners of social media, citing a July 26 posting on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, by platform owner Elon Musk that shared a manipulated recording of presidential candidate Kamala Harris. “If the owner of a social media platform themself is going to share misleading material, it signals to the rest of us that other materials allowed VOTING Page 5Æ
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