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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

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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

City

Progressives Fight Nice in Pre-K Competition

The run-off between establishment and labor pre-K ballot measures has union leaders walking a fine line.

09/16/2014 By Casey Jaywork

Opinion

Preschool Precaution

Seattle schools blogger Melissa Westbrook raises lots of questions about the city's preschool plan.

09/16/2014 By Melissa Westbrook

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: The Big Deal Policy Proposal

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Mike O'Brien's Trickle-Up Theory and Nick Licata's aPodment amendments.

09/16/2014 By Morning Fizz

City

On Other Blogs Today: Seattlish on Westneat, Connelly on Eyman

Seattlish unpacks Danny Westneat with a scalpel and Joel Connelly reports on Tim Eyman's latest antics.

09/15/2014 By Casey Jaywork and Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Monday Jolt: Three Losers and One Winner

Mayor Murray, Sen. Murray, Clint Didier, and Coal.

09/15/2014 By Afternoon Jolt

Opinion

Isn't It Weird That: Activists Don't Want Growth, but Want the Money That Comes with It?

A weird thing we noticed about the Seattle Displacement Coalition.

09/15/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Mayor Murray Will Propose Car Sharing Expansion

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring car sharing, linking, and swapping.

09/15/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: War, Public Safety, and Tax Breaks

Our daily roundup.

09/12/2014 By Casey Jaywork and Josh Feit

City

Union Preschool Measure Will Cost $3 Million...or $100 Million

It's not clear whether Prop 1A creates mandates for city funding, so it's impossible to say how much it would cost.

09/12/2014 By Casey Jaywork

Seattle Met

News & City Life

Committee Ends Neighborhood Veto on Internet Utility Boxes

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

Extra Fizz: Council Says Compost or Pay the Price

Morning Fizz: Murray's Budget Proposal

Morning Fizz: Developers Wary of aPodment Moratorium

Morning Fizz: Friday Likes and Dislikes

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

Report: Tunnel Tops List of "Highway Boondoggles"

Democratic Districts Take Up Divisive Preschool Measures

Morning Fizz: City Hall Irony of the Day

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