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Morning Fizz

Sawant: Maybe Next Year on Rent Control?

Sawant gets the bad news on rent control, city pushes pot delivery, bipartisan bill would preserve affordable housing.

01/20/2016 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Skeptical Council Evaluates Mayor's Homeless Sweeps

City policy to clear homeless encampments comes under fire from council.

01/19/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Protesters Confront Pot Shop Owner, Legislator Confronts Teens, and Council to Confront Mayor

Pot, gentrification, virginity, and homelessness.

01/19/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

School Board Set to Eliminate Nearly 20 Percent of Onsite Child Care Programs

Meeting the McCleary class size reduction mandate may jeopardize programs for kids.

01/18/2016 By Josh Feit

Urbanism

The City Canon

Finding urbanist politics in awesome movies, music, and books.

01/15/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

More Tolling Data, Another Bertha Fiasco, and a Bigger Polling Firm

Eastside Democrat Cyrus Habib signs on to GOP antitolling bill.

01/15/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Republican Anecdotes Versus Actual Stats

Despite data, Republican state senator Andy Hill denounces express lane tolling.

01/14/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

The State of the State, Pot, and Bathrooms

City expands pot industry, Inslee cheers minimum wage initiative, and conservative Republican signs on to women's rights bill.

01/13/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

It's Still an 8-1 City Council

In big Amazon vote, Herbold joins majority while leading way on workers' rights and free speech.

01/12/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

A Radical Republican Bill in Olympia and Some Guerrilla Urbanism in Seattle

The war on women and the war on cars continues.

01/11/2016 By Josh Feit

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Morning Fizz

Expediting Bad Design

The suburban office park model is disappearing, but it shouldn't relocate to the city.

01/08/2016 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Walkinshaw Announces Key Endorsements

Walkinshaw picks up González and Burgess endorsements.

01/07/2016 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Constantine Picks New Council Member Johnson to be on Sound Transit Board

Urbanist Johnson beats out lefty Mike O'Brien for Seattle seat on Sound Transit board.

01/07/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

New Polling Says Inslee Is Vulnerable, Jayapal Says She's "Seriously Considering" McDermott Seat

Inslee only leads Bryant (who?) by nine points.

01/07/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

It's O'Brien Versus Johnson for Sound Transit Board Appointment

A new Sound Transit board member and a new Elway poll.

01/06/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

O'Brien Makes Homelessness Top Issue at City Hall, Empowered Harrell Channels New Council Members

A day of speeches at the new city hall.

01/05/2016 By Josh Feit

Opinion

A City Hall Skeptic Likes the Name Changes at City Hall

Assessing the Latino Bloc at City Hall.

01/04/2016 By Roger Valdez

Morning Fizz

U.S. Representative Jim McDermott Expected to Announce Retirement Today

Veteran liberal congressman expected to retire, herd of candidates expected to run.

01/04/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

The Final Word of the Year from the Year's Biggest Winner

Calling herself an urbanist, brand new at-large city council member Lorena González gets last say on the G-word, growth.

12/31/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

The Biggest Story of 2015

With 10,000 homeless people in King County and at least 67 deaths on the streets, homelessness was the local story of the year.

12/30/2015 By Josh Feit

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