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One Question for Council Member Bruce Harrell

One question about who's in and who's out of the city's minimum wage discussions for council member Bruce Harrell.

02/18/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Mobilizing in Advance

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring drones, neighborhood droning, and oil spills.

02/18/2014 By Morning Fizz

Transportation

Tunnel Update

A couple of updates on the deep-bore tunnel machine (spoiler alert: Still stalled!)

02/17/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Opinion

Isn't it Weird That: Incentive Zoning Edition

A weird thing we've noticed about the city's incentive zoning policy to spur affordable housing.

02/17/2014 By Josh Feit

City Hall

Ridesharing Update

Council's taxi committee will vote on new (and improved?) regulations on ridesharing companies, for-hire cars, and cabs in just under two weeks.

02/17/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Claiming Victory

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring Kumbayas, victories, boycotts, and announcements.

02/17/2014 By Morning Fizz

Afternoon Jolt

Friday Jolt: Westlake Bike Lane Back on Track

The day's winners and losers.

02/14/2014 By Afternoon Jolt

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Torturous Practice

Cafffeinated News & Gossip featuring borderline child abuse, last-minute concerns, money, and sunsets.

02/14/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Ridesharing, the Minimum Wage, and Comcast

Our daily roundup.

02/13/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

One Question For Mayor Ed Murray

One question for Mayor Ed Murray about ridesharing.

02/13/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

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This Washington

MCC Says It's Finally Ready to Talk Transportation

Republican transportation leader Sen. Curtis King sends letter to Democrats.

02/13/2014 By Josh Feit

Transportation

Tunnel Plans Due Tomorrow. Maybe.

The state DOT says it hopes to hear an update from the tunnel construction firm on its plans to fix the stuck tunnel-boring machine tomorrow.

02/13/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Perhaps the Tunnel News Hasn't Sunk in Yet?

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring a rideshare rally, an odd alliance, a troubled alliance, and a rosy outlook.

02/13/2014 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

Council Stalls, But Can't Prevent, Surcharge

The council's City Light committee approves legislation to stave off a surcharge on ratepayers ... but only until later this year.

02/12/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Wednesday Jolt: Poll Shows Strong Support for $15 Minimum Wage

Sixty-eight percent of Seattle voters say they support raising the minimum wage to $15.

02/12/2014 By Afternoon Jolt

This Washington

WSDOT Says Contractors Have to Pay for Tunnel Overruns, Can't Estimate Length of Delay

The state DOT claims taxpayers won't end up paying if the tunnel costs more than expected, and can't predict the length of the ongoing construction delay.

02/12/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Urbanism

The Pedestrian Chronicles: The Offline Conversation

You can leave comments on the street too.

02/12/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: "Artificially Capping UberX is Not the Answer."

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring polling, biking, capping, and the streetcar.

02/12/2014 By Morning Fizz

Isn't it Weird That

Isn't It Weird That the Democratic House Can't Pass the Minimum Wage Bill?

Deadline passed, Democrats fail to move Democratic priority bill to raise minimum wage.

02/11/2014 By Josh Feit

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: The Future

Our daily roundup.

02/11/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

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