Hour 2: Seattle tire dumping, is re-gifting tacky?, plus-ones not invited to Christmas parties

What’s Trending: Seattle has an epidemic of people dumping their tires in greenbelts. Starbucks is giving parental leave for hourly/part-time workers. The EPA is granting $8.4 million to Washington State to buy electric vehicles. Is it acceptable to re-gift a present during the holidays? // Big Local: Bonner County has paid a resident $200,000 to settle claims of unlawful arrest, imprisonment, and battery. Lynnwood is is building new low income apartments near its light rail station. // Plus-ones are increasingly not being invited to office Christmas parties. A new study from UW found that psychedelic mushrooms can reduce depression among healthcare workers.