News & City Life

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Championing Women's Rights, Changes to Health Care, and Champagne with Democrats

Our daily picks for civic nerds.

04/16/2013 By Carryn Vande Griend

Opinion

Guest Editorial: Handicapping the Mayoral Primary

Guest editorial: Handicapping the August mayoral primary.

04/16/2013 By ElectionNerd

This Washington

Tuesday Jolt: Seattle House Delegation Adds Protect Seattle Clause to Transportation Budget

Rep. Jamie Pedersen adds Seattle 520 funding requirement to transportation budget.

04/16/2013 By Afternoon Jolt

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: He Doesn't Want to Go There

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring legislative brinkmanship, Planned Parenthood, and tasteless jokes.

04/16/2013 By Morning Fizz

Afternoon Jolt

Late Afternoon Jolt: Council Goes Back to Drawing Board on SLU

With too little support for any of three options for creating affordable housing in South Lake Union, the city council goes back to the drawing board.

04/15/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: The Budget, Bus Transfers, Gun Control, and More

Our daily roundup.

04/15/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Article

A "Ninth Order" is in Order, Senate Democrats Say; Spotlight on Tom and Litzow

Democratic push for DREAM Act and Reproductive Parity Act puts Tom in political hot seat.

04/15/2013 By Carryn Vande Griend

City Hall

Bleu Bistro Charging 1.9 Percent Sick Leave Surcharge

Bleu Bistro on Capitol Hill has started charging customers a 1.9 percent surcharge, ostensibly to offset the cost of Seattle's paid sick leave law.

04/15/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Changes in Health Care, Changes in Neighborhoods, and More

Our daily picks for civic nerds.

04/15/2013 By Carryn Vande Griend

Opinion

A Tale of Two Buildings: Why the Council Should Ask for More in South Lake Union

As the council debates how much affordable housing to require from developers in exchange for taller buildings in South Lake Union, the Tenants Union argues that most of their proposals fall short.

04/15/2013 By Eliana Horn and Stina Janssen