News & City Life

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: How to Reclaim Your Privacy in a Surveillance State

Today's picks for civic nerds

03/09/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

Morning FIzz

Democratic Amendment Forces Issue on Climate Change

Caffeinated news featuring amendments, endorsements, and conversation starters

03/09/2015 By Josh Feit

One Question

One Question: Is There Any Common Ground on Affordable Housing?

A conversation with King County Labor Council leader David Freiboth

03/06/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Jen Pahlka on Strengthening Our Digital Infrastructure

Today's picks for civic nerds

03/06/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

Morning Fizz

Friday Likes and Dislikes: Oil Trains, Megaphones, and Street Uses

Caffeinated news featuring the statehouse, the city council, and the Department of Planning and Development

03/06/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Unlikely Allies: Sawant and Developers?

Caffeinated news featuring a letter to the housing affordability task force

03/05/2015 By Josh Feit

One Question

One Question for the Mayor: Did He Send Godden to Shut Down Sawant Amendment?

Murray's awkward alliance with Jean Godden

03/04/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Breaking Down LGBT Inequities

Today's picks for civic nerds

03/04/2015 By Darren Davis and Atoosa Moinzadeh

Morning Fizz

Council Candidate Advocating Foreclosure Protections Bought Foreclosed Home

City council candidate Jonathan Grant lives in a home that his parents bought on the foreclosure market.

03/04/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Developer Group Directly Challenges City on Housing Fee

Caffeinated news featuring a developer challenge, a car sharing expansion, and a big-deal ruling

03/03/2015 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Democrats Win a Big One and Lose a Big One

The senate president throws out the two-thirds rule, but Republicans pass the transportation package.

03/02/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Sawant Addresses Capitol Hill Hate Crime

Today's picks for civic nerds

03/02/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

Morning Fizz

Democratic State AG Schools Democratic Sponsors of Payday Legislation

Caffeinated news featuring payday lending, two-thirds voting, deal making, and driving.

03/02/2015 By Josh Feit

Explainer

The First Hill Streetcar Delay

We should all be able to ride the rails from Capitol Hill to Pioneer Square by now, but like that other downtown transit project that shall remain nameless, the First Hill Streetcar has hit a few snags. Okay, several snags. Here’s how it happened.

03/02/2015 By Matthew Halverson

Quote Unquote

Robert Nellams and KeyArena Prep for the NCAA Tournament

After more than a decade, March Madness is finally returning to Seattle. And Seattle Center’s director couldn’t be happier.

03/02/2015 By Matthew Halverson

Rainmakers

The JuJu Joint Enterprise

Marcus Charles’s budding e-joint business isn’t just blowing smoke.

03/02/2015 By Angela Cabotaje

Afternoon Jolt

Democrats Test Republican Two-Thirds Rule, Shut Down Senate Transportation Vote

A Vancouver Democrat forces a decision on the Republicans' new rule requiring a two-thirds majority to raise taxes.

02/27/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Queer (In)Justice

Today's picks for civic nerds

02/27/2015 By Darren Davis and Atoosa Moinzadeh

Morning Fizz

Friday Likes and Dislikes: Undoing Payday Loan Regulations

Caffeinated news featuring payday loans, gas taxes, housing, and crime

02/27/2015 By Josh Feit

The City

Downtown by the Numbers

More numbers on income, race, parking, and rents

02/26/2015 By Josh Feit