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PubliCalendar: A Week of Meetings

Today's picks for civic nerds

06/23/2014 By Ezra Parter

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PubliCalendar: Kart for Kids, Clean a Park For Them Too

Today's picks for civic nerds.

06/20/2014 By Ezra Parter

City Hall

Carrasco's Potential Pay Raise Confirmed, With Two Dissenters

With two dissenters, the city council confirms a potential pay increase of $125,000 for Seattle City Light director Jorge Carrasco.

06/16/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Murray Proposes New Taxi/For-Hire/Ridesharing Compromise

Mayor Ed Murray announces a compromise on legislation regulating taxis, ridesharing companies like Uber, and for-hire vehicles.

06/16/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Extra Friday Fizz: Speaking of City Council Appointments

Extra Friday Fizz featuring city council appointments, Metro transit funding, and public campaign financing.

06/13/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Thursday Fizz: Still Smarting Over the Minimum Wage Deal

Thursday Fizz featuring the $15 minimum wage, the new deputy mayor, and staffing changes on the second floor of city hall.

06/12/2014 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

Council Plans Changes to Parking Rates

A city council committee considers raising some street parking rates, and lowering others.

06/10/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Carrasco Could Get $100,000 Raise

City council utilities chair Sawant critical of huge pay boost for City Light director Jorge Carrasco.

06/04/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Mount Baker Upzone Moves Forward

Over protests from neighbors opposed to density, a council committee approves a long-overdue upzone near the Mount Baker light rail station.

06/04/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Council Puts Off Microhousing Decision

A council committee puts off a decision on microhousing regulations to give stakeholders more time to weigh in.

06/03/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Afternoon Jolt

Monday Jolt: Council Passes Highest Minimum Wage in Nation

Over alternating choruses of boos and cheers, the city council passes legislation creating a path toward a $15 minimum wage—the highest in the country.

06/02/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Committee Unanimously Passes Murray Minimum Wage Proposal

A city council committee unanimously approved a compromise version of a $15 minimum wage proposal today with minor amendments; the "yes" vote included 15Now backer Kshama Sawant.

05/29/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Small Lot Amendments Likely to Include Shorter Houses, Larger Lot Requirements

Small-lot development legislation, on the city council agenda Monday, will likely include several amendments that are anathema to proponents of single-family infill development.

05/16/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Extra Fizz: A Minimum Wage Love-Fest?

Mayor Ed Murray predicts "at least five [council] cosponsors" for his minimum-wage proposal.

05/09/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Public Campaign Financing Back on Table

City council takes up public campaign financing again after a close loss in last year's election.

05/07/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

CIty Hall

Council Committee Passes Small-Lot Compromise

The council's land-use committee passes an amended version of controversial, and complicated, legislation restricting development on "undersized" single-family lots.

05/06/2014 By Erica C. Barnett