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On Other Blogs Today: Buses, the Streetcar, and the Gender Gap

Our daily roundup.

09/26/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Federal Judge Ponders City Fee on Developers

Is the city's affordable housing fee fair?

09/26/2014 By Josh Feit

Opinion

The C Is For Crank Likes and Dislikes

The C Is For Crank piles on with her own Likes and Dislikes.

09/26/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Friday Likes (Rob Johnson) & Dislikes (The Seattle Housing Authority)

Caffeinated News & Gossip. How we really feel.

09/26/2014 By Morning Fizz

Morning FIzz

Morning Fizz: How Does That Work?

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring protest letters, random tweets, online polls, and hearing examiner hearings.

09/25/2014 By Morning Fizz

Afternoon Jolt

Jolt: Mayor Murray Housing Task Force Missing Key POV

The day's winners and losers.

09/24/2014 By Afternoon Jolt

City Hall

Sawant's Flat Rate Proposal Falls Flat

A proposal that would have the city consider moving toward a single rate for all electric customers fell flat in a council committee today.

09/24/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Law Firm Accuses City Council of Scheduling Illegal, Closed-Door Meeting

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring private meetings, Marxist theory, and competing measures.

09/24/2014 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

Committee Ends Neighborhood Veto on Internet Utility Boxes

In a win for broadband providers, a council committee voted today to end a rule allowing residents to effectively veto new utility boxes on city-owned planting strips.

09/23/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

city

Isn’t It Weird That…The Seattle Times’ Danny Westneat Doubled Down on Wish-Based Bus Funding?

Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat's magical thinking on Metro funding.

09/23/2014 By Casey Jaywork

City Hall

Extra Fizz: Council Says Compost or Pay the Price

Council adopts rules that require everyone, including tenants, to toss their food waste in a compost bin.

09/23/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Murray's Budget Proposal

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring more cops, technology, and task forces.

09/23/2014 By Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Developers Wary of aPodment Moratorium

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring compromises, budgets, polls, and parks.

09/22/2014 By Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Friday Likes and Dislikes

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring war money, housing money, and pot money.

09/19/2014 By Morning Fizz

Pedestrian Chronicles

Pedestrian Chronicles: Park(ing) Day Tomorrow. Stop by PubliCola's SwaPark

50 pop-up parks commandeer streets of Seattle tomorrow.

09/18/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Report: Tunnel Tops List of "Highway Boondoggles"

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring bus spin, classroom size, and tunnel fail.

09/18/2014 By Morning Fizz

Election 2014

Democratic Districts Take Up Divisive Preschool Measures

Last night, the 43rd District Democrats endorsed the city's plan, while the 11th voted to stay neutral.

09/17/2014 By Casey Jaywork

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: City Hall Irony of the Day

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Mayor Murray on microhousing, the council on affordable housing, a new candidate, and a SwaPark.

09/17/2014 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

Tuesday Jolt: Mayor Murray Threatens to Veto Restrictive aPodment Legislation

Murray sends letter to council warning against series of amendments.

09/16/2014 By Josh Feit