Morning Fizz

Former Starbucks President Howard Behar Blasts City Council

Former Starbucks head protests secured scheduling proposal, U.S. Supreme Court affirms Washington pharmacy rules.

06/28/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Jayapal Scores Progressive Endorsement

Fuse for Jayapal, Times for Shih, Supreme Court for choice.

06/27/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Campaign Themes Emerge as Sound Transit Sends $54 Billion Measure to Ballot

Sound Transit sends light rail measure to voters.

06/24/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Internal Sound Transit Emails Reveal Confused Parking Strategy, UW Acknowledges U-Pass Not Working

PubliCola public records request shows how Sound Transit thinks about parking estimates, and UW outlines troubled U-Pass program.

06/23/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Walkinshaw, Macri, Housing Levy Strong in 43rd District

Influential Seattle district makes primary endorsements.

06/22/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

U-Pass Program in Jeopardy?

Transit cuts, transgender rights, and tricky wording.

06/21/2016 By Josh Feit

2016 Election

Transforming the Democratic Party

Transgender rights and delegates take stage at this weekend's state Democratic Party convention.

06/17/2016 By Josh Feit

Power Lines

Seattle’s Transgender Activists Want to Transform the DNC

Progressive language from the 1970s is marginalizing today's LGBTQ community. Meet the activists who want a rewrite.

06/17/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Sawant to Speak at Chamber Breakfast

A political first, a taxing discrepancy, a new model, and an old column.

06/17/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Surprise Testimony at City Hall: Please Tax Us

Airbnb hosts tell council to tax them rather than regulating them out of business.

06/16/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Community Council Full of S— with Poop Concerns?

City reacts to sewage "canard" and housing affordability advocate reacts to Airbnb proposal.

06/15/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Neighborhood Council Freaked Out About Extra Poop that Comes with Density

SPD blast balls, neighborhood poop, new campaign ads, and neck to neck contributions.

06/14/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Republicans Target Transgender Rights Again

Tense hearing slips into campaigning for antitransgender initiative.

06/13/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Republican State Senator Rejects Parent's Suggestion to Close Tax Breaks and Consider Capital Gains to Fund Education

Republican task force member shuts down funding recommendation.

06/10/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Sanders Delegates Plan to Take Over State Convention

Sanders delegates, Clinton superdelegates, and trans delegates.

06/09/2016 By Josh Feit

Pedestrian Chronicles

Money from Parking Garage Should Go to Pedestrian Investments

City's rosy spin on parking garage downplays ill-advised choice to subsidize parking.

06/08/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Seemingly Modest New Renters' Rights Law Represents Major Victory and Significant Tactical Shift for Sawant

By taking an iterative approach, Sawant may have her biggest impact yet.

06/07/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Boasting, Endorsing, Streamlining, and Taxing

Walkinshaw claims polling shows him ahead, Macri to get key endorsement, Seattle weighs streamlining light rail process, and the tax factor.

06/06/2016 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Uh-Oh, City Planners Are Challenging Seattle Neighborhood Traditions Again

Saying they don't match the city's changing demographics, Department of Neighborhoods memo questions reliance on District Councils.

06/02/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Staff Shake-Up in Mayor's Office, Murray's Chief Lobbyist Out

Murray's lobbying director out, plus Bernie or Hillary, Brady?

06/02/2016 By Josh Feit