Morning Fizz

Bagshaw Pushes Back on Sawant

Caffeinated news featuring city council fisticuffs

04/28/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Is Districting Challenging the Incumbent Lock on Council? The Numbers Say Otherwise.

Caffeinated news featuring fundraising, organizing, and housing

04/13/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Harrell Says Sawant Challenger Needs to Be Elected, Sound Transit Committee Says 130th Station Needs to Be in Mix

Caffeinated news featuring taking sides and picking stations

04/10/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Seattle State Senator, ACLU Call for Tougher Body Cam Guidelines than in SPD Pilot

Caffeinated news featuring competing body cam bills in Olympia.

02/09/2015 By Josh Feit

Power Lines

Bruce Harrell's Fight For Body Cams

For council member Bruce Harrell, the fight for police body cameras was personal. But now the real debate begins.

02/02/2015 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Bruce Harrell Wants Seattle to Apply for New Fed Body Cam Grant

The day's winners and losers.

12/01/2014 By Josh Feit

City

A Second Night of Protests in Seattle

Peaceful marchers hit streets for second night to protest the decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson.

11/26/2014 By Casey Jaywork

City Hall

Committee Ends Neighborhood Veto on Internet Utility Boxes

In a win for broadband providers, a council committee voted today to end a rule allowing residents to effectively veto new utility boxes on city-owned planting strips.

09/23/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: The Campaign Spirit

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Harrell's electioneering, Kubly's urbanism, food deserts, and microparks.

08/13/2014 By Morning Fizz

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: School Supplies

Today's picks for civic nerds

08/05/2014 By Ezra Parter

City Hall

Mountain Bike Trail in South Seattle Greenbelt Moves Forward

A controversial mountain bike trail system in Southeast Seattle's Cheasty Greenspace gets the nod from a city council committee.

07/22/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Harrell's Committee Debates Municipal ID

Why do I need ID to get ID? If I had ID, I wouldn't need ID.

07/16/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: A Tax Preference Logic Chain

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring the Boeing tax break, your city ID card, and a Democratic gambit.

07/15/2014 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

Council Adopts Mount Baker Upzone, with Harrell Dissenting

After months of heated hearings, the city council votes 8-1 to increase heights around the Mount Baker light rail station.

06/23/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

One Question

Harrell on Sawant and that Acrimonious Council Vote

Harrell says Sawant is helpful to the process.

06/23/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: The Name of the Current Mayor

Wednesday Fizz featuring a K-12 funding solution?, public campaign finance, Seward Park sewage, an unfortunately timed announcement, and a time warp.

06/04/2014 By Morning Fizz

Morning FIzz

Morning Fizz: Understandably Upset

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring last night's public safety meeting in the South End.

05/08/2014 By Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: "Literally the 11th Hour."

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Democrat vs. Democrat?, no comment, emergency transportation, and a minimum wage deal?

04/17/2014 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

The Politics (and Aesthetics) of Broadband

Mayor Murray and Council Member Harrell pushing pilot project to upgrade broadband service.

04/02/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Taken Out of the City's Hands?

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring: polling ridesharing regs, ejecting unruly citizens, and disagreeing on technology.

03/12/2014 By Morning Fizz