Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Murray Takes on Sawant, Indirectly This Time

Caffeinated News & Gossip. Mayor Murray's inaugural speech.

01/07/2014 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

Notes from the Inauguration

Socialist Sawant steals the show at inauguration.

01/06/2014 By Josh Feit and Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: The Problem Surfaced on the Left and the Right

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring secret donations, regulations, inaugurations, and Boeing.

01/06/2014 By Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Mystery Donors

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring Citizens United and Socialists united.

12/31/2013 By Morning Fizz

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

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Free to Bring Up Those Issues

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring text messages, Whole Foods, diversity, and an olive branch.

12/18/2013 By Morning Fizz

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

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Keynote Speaker

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring Mike O'Brien (kinda) and Kshama Sawant (really).

12/06/2013 By Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: "However, If Corporate Resistance Results in the Ordinance Getting Watered Down..."

Caffeinated news and gossip: raising the minimum wage, taking out Rodney Tom, and making it easier for police.

12/05/2013 By Morning Fizz

One Question

One Question for Ed Murray: The Minimum Wage & Sawant

What are Murray's plans re: raising the minimum wage?

12/02/2013 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Sawant Won Because...

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring this year's election map.

12/02/2013 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

Sawant May Upstage Murray on Minimum Wage Effort

The next battle: Murray vs. Sawant?

11/27/2013 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Afternoon Fizz: Startup Support, a Spat Over a Socialist, and More

Afternoon Fizz update featuring an odd Facebook spat, (unfair?) support for startups, and funding for Northgate pedestrian improvements.

11/19/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Special (Treatment) Session

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring: McGinn, Murray, Conlin, Sawant, Pedersen, and Boeing.

11/07/2013 By Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: An Unprecedented Feat

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring big butts, soccer stars, and bullying.

11/04/2013 By Morning Fizz

Post

Perfect Party

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

11/01/2013 By Allison Williams

Election 2013

Sawant Claims "Blow" To Conlin Campaign After Labor Vote

Socialist challenger Sawant touts a favorable vote by labor; incumbent Conlin's campaign accuses her of falsely implying a labor endorsement.

10/30/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Sawant, Conlin Duke it Out at SCCC

City council incumbent Richard Conlin and his socialist challenger, Kshama Sawant, debate at Seattle Central Community College.

10/17/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: The Main Attraction

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring mistakes, developers, fundraisers, totals, and polls.

09/24/2013 By Morning Fizz

Seattle Mayor's Race 2013

Eight Questions for Tonight's Candidate and Transporation Forums

Eight questions for the mayoral candidates, Richard Conlin and his socialist opponent, and Republican senate transportation leaders.

09/17/2013 By Erica C. Barnett