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On Other Blogs Today: The Mapping Edition

Our daily roundup.

05/07/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: The She-Was-Asking-for-It Edition

On Other Blogs meets the C Is for Crank, or, even supposedly upstanding citizens can commit horrendous crimes.

05/07/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Public Campaign Financing Back on Table

City council takes up public campaign financing again after a close loss in last year's election.

05/07/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Fundamental Principles

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring polling, recanting, and surveillance.

05/07/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: The Minimum Wage, Sneaky Density, and the Worst Bike Lane in the City

Our daily roundup.

05/06/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

CIty Hall

Council Committee Passes Small-Lot Compromise

The council's land-use committee passes an amended version of controversial, and complicated, legislation restricting development on "undersized" single-family lots.

05/06/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That... Bus Cuts and Affordable Housing

Some weird things we noticed about bus cut rhetoric and affordable housing arguments.

05/06/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Afternoon Jolt

Tuesday Jolt: Bad News Equals Good News for Inslee; Seattle Bus Measure Picks Up Endorsements

The day's winners and losers.

05/06/2014 By Afternoon Jolt

City Hall

Mount Baker Upzone Draws Critics, Applause

A proposed upzone around the Mt. Baker light rail station, including a new 125-foot zone at the Rainier Valley Lowe's, draws a crowd with plenty of opinions.

05/06/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: GiveBIG Day

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring non-profit donations and political donations.

05/06/2014 By Morning Fizz

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On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Zipcar, Landslides, Parking, and Farewell to a Northwest Icon

Our daily roundup.

05/05/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Council Takes Up Murray's Minimum-Wage Proposal

The city council gets a first bite at the minimum wage proposal Mayor Murray announced last week.

05/05/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That ... Bikes and Cars

Some weird things we noticed about bikesharing and SDOT's Twitter feed.

05/05/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: The Global Environmental Impact of Not Building the Project

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring: housing, biking, and predicting.

05/05/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Pay, Parklets, P-Patches, and More

Our daily roundup.

05/02/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Extra Fizz

Extra Fizz: Politicking, Public Disclosure, and Pre-K

Friday Fizz: Ethics Complaint Dismissed, Public Disclosure Requests Examined, and "Early Education" Redefined

05/02/2014 By Erica C. Barnett and Josh Feit

City Hall

Committee Announces Three Police Chief Finalists

The co-chairs of the city's police chief selection committee announce three finalists for the position, with a final announcement expected in mid-May.

05/02/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Our Friday Likes and Dislikes

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring radical politics, parking lots, education funding, lesbians, math, and U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene.

05/02/2014 By Morning Fizz

Opinion

A New Kind of Seattle Process. In a Good Way.

Mayor Murray makes good on campaign pledge to come up with $15 minimum wage agreement, and more important, to collaborate.

05/01/2014 By Josh Feit

City Hall

With Labor and Business Support, Murray Announces Minimum Wage Plan

Murray announces a minimum-wage proposal that would phase in a $15 minimum over three, four, five, or seven years, depending on the size of a business and what benefits they provide.

05/01/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

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