On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: The CRC, a Republican Squabble, a Failed Startup, and More

Our daily roundup.

01/08/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Extra Fizz

Inside City Hall Fizz: Turnover, Bike Lanes, Broadband, and More

Extra fizz featuring turnover at City Hall and the Seattle Times, bike lanes, and more.

01/08/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Murray Announces SPD Shakeups

Mayor Ed Murray announces a new interim police chief, and a new search process for a permanent chief.

01/08/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Extra Fizz

Extra Fizz: City Hall Edition

Some extra fizz from Seattle City Hall.

01/07/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

The C Is for Crank

The C Is for Crank: Prickly, Parking, and Planning

Some weird things I noticed about double standards, "free" parking, and urban planning.

01/07/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Gigabit Squared Plans "Bust" In Chicago

Gigabit Squared, the company former mayor Mike McGinn picked to provide fast Internet to Seattle, has reportedly failed to deliver in Chicago.

01/07/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

CIty Hall

Many Ways to Calculate a "Living Wage"

Progressive groups question a study concluding that Washington state's minimum is already a "living wage."

01/06/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

This Washington

Pipe, Left by a Contractor 11 Years Ago, Blocks Bertha

Tunnel-boring machine's major malfunction: A 115-foot-long, eight-inch-wide steel pipe.

01/03/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Post

Murray Proposes $15 Minimum Wage for City Employees

At his first official City Hall press conference, Mayor Ed Murray proposed a $15 minimum wage for city employees while leaving the overall minimum-wage question open.

01/03/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That ...

A weird thing we noticed about ex-mayor McGinn's seawall price tag.

01/02/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Murray to API Group: "Neighborhoods Need to Have a Greater Level of Control"

Mayor-elect Ed Murray on neighborhoods, development, and light rail.

12/31/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Socialism, Sharing, See-I-Told-You-Sos, and More

Our daily roundup.

12/30/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Election 2013

Extra Fizz: The Old Mayor, the New Mayor

Mayor Mike McGinn starts the new year owing more than $20,000; Vulcan contributors step in to help make up the balance. And new hires at mayor-elect Ed Murray's office.

12/30/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Transportation

Latest Prognosis for Mystery Bertha "Obstruction": Early January

Seattle waterfront tunnel planners say it will be next year before they know what's blocking Bertha, the world's largest tunnel-boring machine.

12/20/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

One Question

One Question for the Taxi Industry

One question for the traditional taxi industry, as ridesharing rival Uber offers free pre-holiday rides to the airport.

12/20/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Murray Announces Business and Labor-Led Minimum-Wage Coalition

Seattle Mayor-elect Ed Murray announces a minimum-wage panel that includes socialist council member-elect and $15-an-hour crusader Kshama Sawant.

12/19/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Fair Wages, Foreclosures, and Faulty Forecasts

Our daily roundup.

12/18/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

The C Is for Crank

Don't Kill Ridesharing Innovators to Protect Taxi Industry

The city council is poised to adopt new rules that could put ridesharing companies out of business. Here's why they shouldn't.

12/18/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Transit's Future, McGinn's Legacy, Murray's Strategy, and More

Our daily roundup.

12/17/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Sawant Pushes Forward on Minimum Wage, Suggests Room For Compromise

Socialist council member-elect Kshama Sawant pushes forward on her $15-an-hour minimum wage campaign, but suggests a willingness to compromise with other supporters of a higher minimum.

12/17/2013 By Erica C. Barnett