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On Other Blogs Today: Seattle is "Exporting its Poor"
1) On Crosscut, demographer Dick Morrill says Census data show that Seattle is exporting its poor people and families
to the suburbs.
2) Seattle isn't the only city with tension between transit riders and unionized transit operators. Seattle Transit Blog reports on similar tensions in Portland.
3) On his blog, Mayor Mike McGinn announces $5 million in spending on energy efficiency projects, the bulk of that from Harborview Medical Center.
4) West Coast transit blogger Punkrawker offers a compromise solution for problems with the downtown Ride Free Area: Ditch the zone, but extend the 99 waterfront route and make it free.
5) Ballard residents say a proposed new apartment development would be "a disaster" for the neighborhood---not because of new residents, but because its parking garage isn't pedestrian-friendly, the Ballard News Tribune reports.
6) Breaking: People don't like paying higher electric rates. The P-I.com reports .
7) The Seattle Times reports that the owners of a controversial gravel mine on Maury Island have reached a tentative agreement to sell some of its property, which will be turned into park land, for $36 million.
8 ) Also on the PI.com: The state Democratic Party has filed a complaint against Americans for Prosperity Washington, the conservative group that refuses to disclose its donors.
9) RH Reality Check reports on efforts by the state's pharmacy board to reverse a rule that prevents pharmacies from refusing to distribute Plan B.
10) From now on, you'll have to mix your own Red Bull and vodka: The state liquor control board has approved an emergency ban on caffeinated energy drinks, the Seattle Times reports.
2) Seattle isn't the only city with tension between transit riders and unionized transit operators. Seattle Transit Blog reports on similar tensions in Portland.
3) On his blog, Mayor Mike McGinn announces $5 million in spending on energy efficiency projects, the bulk of that from Harborview Medical Center.
4) West Coast transit blogger Punkrawker offers a compromise solution for problems with the downtown Ride Free Area: Ditch the zone, but extend the 99 waterfront route and make it free.
5) Ballard residents say a proposed new apartment development would be "a disaster" for the neighborhood---not because of new residents, but because its parking garage isn't pedestrian-friendly, the Ballard News Tribune reports.
6) Breaking: People don't like paying higher electric rates. The P-I.com reports .
7) The Seattle Times reports that the owners of a controversial gravel mine on Maury Island have reached a tentative agreement to sell some of its property, which will be turned into park land, for $36 million.
8 ) Also on the PI.com: The state Democratic Party has filed a complaint against Americans for Prosperity Washington, the conservative group that refuses to disclose its donors.
9) RH Reality Check reports on efforts by the state's pharmacy board to reverse a rule that prevents pharmacies from refusing to distribute Plan B.
10) From now on, you'll have to mix your own Red Bull and vodka: The state liquor control board has approved an emergency ban on caffeinated energy drinks, the Seattle Times reports.
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