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Council Leans Toward Legalizing Ridesharing

The City Council leans toward taking a lenient approach toward legalizing and regulating ridesharing companies like Lyft and UberX.

09/27/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

One Question

One Question For the Taxi, Ride-Share, and For-Hire Industries

THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH COMMENTS FROM LYFT. Is compromise possible in the car service debate?

09/05/2013 By Shirley Qiu

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Reportedly, Apparently, Supposedly, Maybe

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring local urgency, state discrepancy, and pot money.

08/30/2013 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

New Pot Rules: The Uncharted Territory of Brownies, Free Samples, and the "Hash Issue"

As the city prepares for legal recreational pot sales, plenty of questions remain.

07/08/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Tiny Apartments and Public Spaces: This Week in Urbanism

Tiny apartments and public spaces: The week in urbanism at City Hall.

06/24/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning FIzz

Morning Fizz: The Highest Bidder

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring: Developer dollars, missing lobbyists, a power couple, self-interest, and socialists.

04/05/2013 By Morning Fizz

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Public Campaign Finance Plan Is Moving Forward

The city's elections commission votes next week on a public campaign-finance recommendation to the council.

03/15/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

One Question

One Question About aPodments

One question about density and aPodments for city council member Sally Bagshaw.

03/08/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

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City Could Put Moratorium on aPODments

City council member Tom Rasmussen may propose legislation that could halt development of so-called "aPODments," the modern version of boarding houses.

03/07/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

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Mayor, Council Spar over Parking Rate Change in Chinatown

In a duel over data, council members spar with the mayor over his decision to lower parking rates in Chinatown.

03/07/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Afternoon Jolt

Wednesday Jolt: The Pacific Place Garage

The day's winners and losers.

02/06/2013 By Afternoon Jolt

City Hall

City Plans to Sell Pacific Place Garage

The city plans to unload its money-losing Pacific Place parking garage.

02/04/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Council Could Separate Controversial Vulcan Deal from Larger SLU Rezone

City Council members lean toward separating a controversial development deal proposed by Vulcan from a larger rezone of South Lake Union.

02/01/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

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Public Campaign Finance Proponents Make Case to Council

A group of representatives from cities that have passed public campaign finance laws relate their cities' experiences to a largely skeptical Seattle City Council.

01/31/2013 By Erica C. Barnett