News & City Life

Morning Fizz

Council Outlines Affordable Housing Priorities, School Board Suspends Suspensions, and the Mariners Speak

Revisiting the Housing and Affordability committee recommendations, the year the Mariners saved baseball, the Pike Street closure, and Sawant’s record.

09/24/2015 By Josh Feit

City Hall

Council President Burgess Questions Kshama Sawant's Record of Accomplishment

In a candid interview, Burgess defends his own progressive record and questions Sawant's.

09/23/2015 By Josh Feit

Oral History

Crazy Freaking Castoffs

The untold story of the Mariners' 1995 run, the season that saved Seattle baseball.

09/23/2015 By Matthew Halverson

Morning Fizz

Amazon and Boeing Creating 43 Percent of Local Jobs

Local economy update, council candidate push poll, and some media gossip.

09/23/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Developers Scoff at Both Sawant and Burgess

Rent resolution, neighborhood reaction, Eyman violation, and housing consternation.

09/22/2015 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Burgess Passes Rent Resolution, Sawant Claims Victory

Burgess excludes rent control language, criticizes Sawant rhetoric.

09/21/2015 By Josh Kelety

Morning Fizz

Seattle Greenways Returns to Park(ing) Day's Activist Roots

Cyrus Habib for lieutenant governor, Jon Grant for paid parental leave, and Seattle Greenways for tactical urbanism.

09/21/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Urbanism in Its Own Right

'Social justice' and 'equity' are the most overused words of the year, and environmentalists need to stop trying to justify their movement with pandering overtures.

09/18/2015 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Council Committee Splits Vote on Rent Control

Rent control resolution will go to full council despite split vote.

09/17/2015 By Josh Kelety

Morning Fizz

An Uber Economy Bill of Rights, a Candidate Forum, and Rent Control

Caffeinated news featuring candidate signatures and conflicting statements.

09/17/2015 By Josh Feit and Josh Kelety

Election 2015

Herbold Q&A Part 2: Licata Aide Redefines "Rent Control" Debate

Longtime Nick Licata aide emerges in her own right in lengthy interview.

09/16/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Teachers Support Agreement, 43rd District Endorsements, Q&A with Council Candidate Lisa Herbold, City Passes on Affordable Housing Dollars

City council candidate Lisa Herbold on affordable housing, parking, and Mayor Murray.

09/16/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

"Tentative Agreement" Reached Between Striking Teachers and Seattle Schools District

The teachers' strike, some candidate endorsements, and a letter from hookah lounge owners.

09/15/2015 By Josh Feit

Guest Opinion

The Slippery Slope of the Affordable Housing "Grand Bargain"

How social justice advocates can save the grand bargain.

09/14/2015 By Dan Bertolet

Morning Fizz

Friday Likes and Dislikes: Council Candidates Discuss Gender and Racial Inequities

City council candidates try to solve racial and gender inequities in two-minute responses.

09/11/2015 By Josh Kelety

Morning Fizz

The Silent Majority

Supporters of HALA housing recommendations turn out in force at city hall public hearing.

09/10/2015 By Josh Kelety

Morning Fizz

Rob Johnson Addresses Outside Money, Seattle Teachers Strike

City council candidate Rob Johnson says he didn't promise anything to lobbying groups, and Seattle teachers strike over wages, school day length.

09/09/2015 By Josh Kelety

Morning Fizz

Housing "Grand Bargain" Resistance and a Labor Day Protest

City council will hear comments on Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda recommendations Wednesday evening, Space Needle workers protest for job security.

09/08/2015 By Josh Kelety

Morning Fizz

Friday Likes and Dislikes Featuring Lorena González and Rob Johnson

Outtakes from our interviews with city council race frontrunners, including their opinions on the transportation levy and HALA recommendations.

09/04/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Bill Bradburd Thinks the Overall HALA Recommendations Are "Dumb"

An outtake from our general election endorsement interview with city council Position Nine candidate Bill Bradburd.

09/03/2015 By Josh Feit

Seattle Met

News & City Life

Council Outlines Affordable Housing Priorities, School Board Suspends Suspensions, and the Mariners Speak

Council President Burgess Questions Kshama Sawant's Record of Accomplishment

Crazy Freaking Castoffs

Amazon and Boeing Creating 43 Percent of Local Jobs

Developers Scoff at Both Sawant and Burgess

Burgess Passes Rent Resolution, Sawant Claims Victory

Seattle Greenways Returns to Park(ing) Day's Activist Roots

Urbanism in Its Own Right

Council Committee Splits Vote on Rent Control

An Uber Economy Bill of Rights, a Candidate Forum, and Rent Control

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