


In this exercise we will focus on retrieving a CSV (comma separated values) dataset for you to directly download to your device as a standalone file. The Visual Crossing Query Builder is designed for both simple users as well as advanced API users to either download data or build a URL query string that can be used to access our RESTful API weather service and retrieve data dynamically through virtually any scripting language, ETL, Excel, PowerBI or other data tools. Visit to get started and follow the appropriate links to get into your account. Visual Crossing offers many different levels of subscriptions including a Free option. Start by visiting the Visual Crossing home page: and signing up for an account or simply sign in to your existing account if you have already created an account.

In fact, in a poll we commissioned late last month, the full results of which will be released later this week, a full 77% of voters agreed with the statement “Seattle’s hands-off approach to people using illegal drugs in public is contributing to rampant street crime and is making it much harder for downtown to recover”, 63% of those strongly agreed.The estimated time to complete this exercise is less than 5 minutes. At a critical time for the recovery of downtown, the use of dangerous drugs in our public spaces is a significant contributing factor to residents, employees, families and visitors feeling unsafe exploring our city or returning to the office. Our ambassador teams have been on the front lines of this epidemic, administering Narcan to 117 individuals since October 2022, including 91 people already this year. Allowing these conditions to persist is inhumane and unacceptable both for those in the throes of debilitating and life-threatening addiction and members of the public who are exposed to toxic fumes on our streets, in our parks and on our public transit systems. We see this emergency and its impacts daily in downtown. “Seattle’s drug crisis is a public health emergency that is worsening by the day and one that demands urgent action.
