News & City Life

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Rideshare Deal, Without Caps, in the Works

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Uber deal, pre-K funding, DelBene vs. the NSA, and a KUOW resignation.

06/09/2014 By Morning Fizz

Transportation

County Council Likely to Adopt Republican Metro Proposal

The King County Council appears poised to adopt a Republican-backed Metro cuts proposal. However, KC Executive Dow Constantine could veto the deal, and Democrats have offered an 11th-hour compromise.

06/06/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Somber Mayor Murray Addresses Gun Violence "Epidemic"

A week of violence restarts conversation on guns.

06/06/2014 By Josh Feit

Opinion

How Park District Opponents Channel Tim Eyman

A guest op/ed from one of the architects of the proposed Metropolitan Parks District: How parks district opponents channel Tim Eyman—and why they're wrong.

06/06/2014 By Michael Maddux

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Friday Likes and Dislikes

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring how we really felt about this weeks headlines.

06/06/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Pot, Peter Steinbrueck, Amazon's "Chick Magnet," and More

Our daily roundup.

06/05/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Tweets of the Day

Tweet(s) of the Day

Two important tweets about today's shooting.

06/05/2014 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Thursday Jolt: "Selfish, Short-Sighted, and Stupid."

Thursday Jolt featuring the minimum wage campaign and the anti–minimum wage campaign.

06/05/2014 By Afternoon Jolt

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Struggling within the Same Broken System

Caffeinated News and Gossip featuring Eyman, SDOT, O'Toole, and Jayapal.

06/05/2014 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

Parks District Opponents Win Parks Election Changes

Opponents of the proposed parks district ballot measure win changes to the ballot description voters will see in August.

06/04/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Carrasco Could Get $100,000 Raise

City council utilities chair Sawant critical of huge pay boost for City Light director Jorge Carrasco.

06/04/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Mount Baker Upzone Moves Forward

Over protests from neighbors opposed to density, a council committee approves a long-overdue upzone near the Mount Baker light rail station.

06/04/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: The Name of the Current Mayor

Wednesday Fizz featuring a K-12 funding solution?, public campaign finance, Seward Park sewage, an unfortunately timed announcement, and a time warp.

06/04/2014 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

Council Puts Off Microhousing Decision

A council committee puts off a decision on microhousing regulations to give stakeholders more time to weigh in.

06/03/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Mudroom

Perfect Party June 2014

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

06/03/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

Transportation

County Council Split on Metro Cuts

The King County Council splits along surprising lines on how, and how much, to cut Metro transit service.

06/03/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

One Question for Mayor Ed Murray

One question about pot for Mayor Ed Murray.

06/03/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

"I Never Believed It Would Really Fall Apart"

Tuesday Fizz featuring a victorious Mayor Ed Murray one day after the historic minimum wage vote.

06/03/2014 By Morning Fizz

Afternoon Jolt

Monday Jolt: Council Passes Highest Minimum Wage in Nation

Over alternating choruses of boos and cheers, the city council passes legislation creating a path toward a $15 minimum wage—the highest in the country.

06/02/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That...

A weird thing we noticed about KOMO's reporting on long commutes.

06/02/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Seattle Met

News & City Life

Morning Fizz: Rideshare Deal, Without Caps, in the Works

County Council Likely to Adopt Republican Metro Proposal

Somber Mayor Murray Addresses Gun Violence "Epidemic"

How Park District Opponents Channel Tim Eyman

Morning Fizz: Friday Likes and Dislikes

On Other Blogs Today: Pot, Peter Steinbrueck, Amazon's "Chick Magnet," and More

Tweet(s) of the Day

Thursday Jolt: "Selfish, Short-Sighted, and Stupid."

Morning Fizz: Struggling within the Same Broken System

Parks District Opponents Win Parks Election Changes

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