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A Formal Effort

By Morning Fizz November 27, 2009


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We were actually posting yesterday: Anand had a MusicNerd tip for tonight (Hella Dope at Nectar Lounge in Fremont). I flagged some excellent true crime reporting in the Seattle Weekly.

And you were actually here reading. Check out the rambunctious comments thread on yesterday's Morning Fizz where we got into this year's legislative agenda in Olympia, ridership numbers for light rail, and transportation taxes.

2. An outgoing nod to Mayor Greg Nickels? An incoming hello to Mayor-Elect Mike McGinn (that the City Council is setting the city's work plan)?

On Monday City Council Member Bruce Harrell is introducing legislation that commits the council to take an active role in working on Nickels' Race and Social Justice Initiative (outlined here)—a formal effort to hire more minorities at the city, expand minority contracting, improve access for immigrants to city services, educate city employees about institutional racism, and push the education effort out into the community as well.

3. The popular Columbia City farmers market is looking for new space. The Post Globe has the story
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