News & City Life

PubliCola Picks

PubliCola Picks Prop 1B for Preschool Funding

You should vote yes on the $43 per year property tax for preschool funding.

10/27/2014 By PubliCola Picks

Election 2014

Bloomberg Puts $285,000 into Washington Gun Control Measure

Bloomberg adds his own money to gun control campaign.

10/27/2014 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Beware of the Internet

Today's picks for civic nerds

10/27/2014 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Mayor Murray's Office Spends $26,460 on First-Year Travel

Caffeinated News featuring traveling, spending, and attacking.

10/27/2014 By Morning Fizz

Feature

Light a Fire Awards 2014

Seattle Met honors the best nonprofits, volunteers, and do-gooders that make Seattle a better place.

10/24/2014 By Allison Williams With Julie H. Case, Allecia Vermillion, Seth Sommerfeld, and Angela Cabotaje

Post

Poll: Eyman Minimum Wage Repeal "Below Usual Measure of Viability"

Poll finds Eyman minimum wage repeal with shaky numbers.

10/24/2014 By Josh Feit

Election 2014

Fizz Followpp No. 2: Celis Would Have Supported Drastic Cuts to Bike/Ped Funding

Celis supports Republican party's anti–bike/ped budget.

10/24/2014 By Josh Feit

City Hall

Fizz Follow-Up #1: Waterfront Director Resigns

Director of uncertain waterfront project resigns.

10/24/2014 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Stop SHA Rent Hikes

Today's picks for civic nerds

10/24/2014 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Council Skeptical of $1.07 Billion Waterfront Project (LIKE); Celis in Bike Gear (DISLIKE)

Caffeinated News featuring our weekly LIKES and DISLIKES

10/24/2014 By Morning Fizz

Afternoon Jolt

Prop 1A Accuses Competing Preschool Measure of Having Conservative Donors

The union-backed Prop 1A campaign says city's preschool measure is funded by supporters of charter schools.

10/23/2014 By Afternoon Jolt

Urbanism

Urban Upgrade: The Bike Infrastructure Irony

Creating spaces for bikers may end up limiting them.

10/23/2014 By Josh Feit

Urban Upgrade

Changing (Bike) Lanes

Seattle’s new protected bike lanes will only succeed when bike commuters agree to use them.

10/23/2014 By Josh Feit

2104 Elections

Bloomberg Group Puts Another $360,000 into Gun Control Measure

Gun Control Measure I-594 has raised $9.7 million

10/23/2014 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Meet n' Greet at Pike Place

Today's picks for civic nerds

10/23/2014 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Trust the Mayor? "You All Have to Make That Judgment"

Caffeinated news featuring the city budget

10/23/2014 By Morning Fizz

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Cascade Bicycle Club Wants to be Your Sherpa

Today's picks for civic nerds

10/22/2014 By Darren Davis

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: "Significant Adverse Impacts"

Caffeinated News featuring the City's hearing examiner, low-income rates, and the Republican establishment.

10/22/2014 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

Who Pays for a City?

A micro policy debate over the "linkage fee" highlights a macro policy debate for the city.

10/21/2014 By Josh Feit

Power Lines

Who Pays For A City?

A new tax would require developers to pay up to $22 per square foot on new construction to help fund affordable housing.

10/21/2014 By Josh Feit