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Group Floats Minimum Wage Proposal of Their Own: $12.50 Now.

Extra fizz on the minimum wage debate.

04/02/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Byzantine and Frankly Baffling

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring confusion at city hall and irony in state government and in the U.S. Congress.

04/02/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Slide Denialists, Food Deserts, and More

Our daily roundup.

04/01/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

The C Is for Crank

Seattle Times Says "No" on Parks Levy. Crank Says "Yes."

The C Is for Crank on why Seattle's proposed parks district is a smart long-term investment.

04/01/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Urbanism

Why Kids are Good for Cities

The city's latest urbanist white paper focuses on kids instead of "Creative Class" hipsters.

04/01/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Inslee May Veto Bill Regulating Government Drones

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring drones, cables boxes, and loans.

04/01/2014 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

Complaint: Ridesharing Referendum Isn't Revealing Finances

A complainant alleges that the pro-ridesharing referendum campaign isn't disclosing its financial data.

03/31/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: A Precautionary Pre-K Measure

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Pre-K pay, Safeway, and clear cutting.

03/31/2014 By Morning Fizz

Afternoon Jolt

Friday Jolt: Congressional Investigation and Initiative Irritation

Today's winners & losers.

03/28/2014 By Afternoon Jolt

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That: The Eastside and the Seattle Police

Some weird things we noticed about transit opposition on the Eastside and the former interim police chief's retirement announcement.

03/28/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

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Morning Fizz: "Elevating the Experience of Both Democracy and Independent Cinema"

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03/28/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: A Bridge Too Far, Republicans vs. Parks, and More

Our daily roundup.

03/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

One Question

One Question About Ridesharing for Mayor Ed Murray

One question about ridesharing services like UberX and Lyft for Mayor Ed Murray.

03/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

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Isn't It Weird That ... Minimum Wage v. Living Wage

Some weird things we noticed about the minimum wage debate vs. the "living wage" debate.

03/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

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Isn't It Weird That: Mudslides and Urbanists

A weird thing we noticed about the mudslide and the urbanism debate.

03/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Unjustified Optimism

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Mayor Murray on ridesharing, previous forecasts on current forecasts, and traffic on the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

03/27/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Increasing the Minimum Wage, Enforcing the Minimum Wage, and More

Our daily roundup.

03/26/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Urbanism

Pedestrian Chronicles: 10 Microparks Chosen for Summer Debut

Developer Greg Smith hopes to energize the gloomiest stretch of downtown with his new parklet.

03/26/2014 By Josh Feit

Transportation

WSDOT Says September Tunneling Date Only "Tentative"

WSDOT says the projected September date for restarting tunnel construction is only "tentative." "We want to make sure [a Bertha breakdown] doesn't happen again."

03/26/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

Swedish Tells Anti-Prop 1 Web Consultant to Stop Using Their Logo

GOP firm behind anti-Metro funding web site forced to remove Swedish logo.

03/26/2014 By Josh Feit

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