News & City Life

Afternoon Fizz

Afternoon Fizz: The NBA, the Parks District, Ridesharing, and Broadband

Afternoon Fizz: Non-minimum wage edition.

05/30/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Friday Fizz: Likes and Dislikes

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring how we really felt about this week's minimum wage news.

05/30/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Training Wages, Cop Reform, Cop Turnover, and More

Our daily roundup.

05/29/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Committee Unanimously Passes Murray Minimum Wage Proposal

A city council committee unanimously approved a compromise version of a $15 minimum wage proposal today with minor amendments; the "yes" vote included 15Now backer Kshama Sawant.

05/29/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Thursday Fizz: Substantially Intact

Thursday Fizz featuring city hall staffing decisions, minimum wage decisions, and oil train demands.

05/29/2014 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

SPD Patrol Officers File Civil Rights Suit Against DOJ-Imposed Use of Force Policies

126 SPD officers have filed a federal lawsuit against the city and the Department of Justice, charging that federally-mandated use of force policies violate their rights and endanger officers and civilians.

05/28/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

No Business-Backed Minimum Wage Initiative from OneSeattle

OneSeattle, the business-backed group that formed to put pressure on Mayor Ed Murray over his minimum wage proposal, will not file an initiative to compete with the Murray compromise.

05/28/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Wednesday Fizz: Worried That It Will Torpedo the Deal

Wednesday Fizz featuring the minimum wage and higher bus fares.

05/28/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Pro-Downtown, Pro-Density, Pro-Microhousing, and More

Our daily roundup.

05/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

EMC Poll Finds Support for Universal Preschool. But...

A new poll finds strong support for funding universal preschool. But there are a couple of caveats.

05/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Inslee and the Choice of a Generation

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Inslee has an opportunity to make good on his climate change rhetoric.

05/27/2014 By Morning Fizz

PubliCola Adds Life

PubliCola on Seattle Channel

PubliCola, al Jazeera, the Seattle Times, and KIRO Radio. On the Seattle Channel.

05/23/2014 By Josh Feit

Opinion

Are Greenways the Right Way?

Part of SDOT's $40 million upgrade to 23rd Ave. includes an adjacent greenway.

05/23/2014 By Josh Feit

State Supreme Court

Supreme Court Decision on Religious Freedom: Lefty Advocates Say They're "Pleased"

As the Washington state Supreme Court rules that employers are obligated to accommodate employees' religious practices, the reproductive rights group Legal Voice says they support the decision.

05/23/2014 By Erica C. Barnett