City Hall

Murray's State of the City Speech

The lowdown on Mayor Murray's inaugural State of the City speech.

02/19/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs

On Other Blogs Today: Lockers, Taxis, Bikes, and Buses

Our daily roundup.

02/18/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

One Question

One Question for Council Member Bruce Harrell

One question about who's in and who's out of the city's minimum wage discussions for council member Bruce Harrell.

02/18/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

Tunnel Update

A couple of updates on the deep-bore tunnel machine (spoiler alert: Still stalled!)

02/17/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Ridesharing Update

Council's taxi committee will vote on new (and improved?) regulations on ridesharing companies, for-hire cars, and cabs in just under two weeks.

02/17/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Ridesharing, the Minimum Wage, and Comcast

Our daily roundup.

02/13/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

One Question For Mayor Ed Murray

One question for Mayor Ed Murray about ridesharing.

02/13/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

Tunnel Plans Due Tomorrow. Maybe.

The state DOT says it hopes to hear an update from the tunnel construction firm on its plans to fix the stuck tunnel-boring machine tomorrow.

02/13/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Council Stalls, But Can't Prevent, Surcharge

The council's City Light committee approves legislation to stave off a surcharge on ratepayers ... but only until later this year.

02/12/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

This Washington

WSDOT Says Contractors Have to Pay for Tunnel Overruns, Can't Estimate Length of Delay

The state DOT claims taxpayers won't end up paying if the tunnel costs more than expected, and can't predict the length of the ongoing construction delay.

02/12/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: The Future

Our daily roundup.

02/11/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

The C Is for Crank

Gov. Inslee Declares Death-Penalty Moratorium

On Governor Jay Inslee's death-penalty moratorium.

02/11/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Yesterday: The Sharing Economy, the Minimum Wage, and More

Our daily roundup. One day late.

02/11/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

Metro Chief: Cuts Would Slash "Meat and Muscle" of Service

At Transportation Choices Coalition forum, Metro head Kevin Desmond lays out the (potential) bleak future for bus service in King County.

02/10/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Uber Fizz: Supporters and For-Hire Drivers Respond to Ridesharing Legislation

Uber supporters and for-hire drivers respond to ridesharing legislation.

02/10/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

One Question

One Question About the Tunnel

One question for the state DOT about the stalled deep-bore tunnel.

02/07/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That ...

A weird thing we noticed about microhousing.

02/07/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: The Seahawks, Sick Leave, and K-12 Funding

Our daily roundup.

02/06/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

City Shoots Down Microhousing Complaint

The city's hearing examiner rejects a complaint alleging that microhousing, commonly known as "aPodments," violates state environmental rules.

02/06/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Sea! Hawks!

Our daily roundup.

02/05/2014 By Erica C. Barnett