Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: King County Voters Rejecting Metro Funding Measure

Caffeinated News and Gossip featuring last night's special election results.

04/23/2014 By Morning Fizz

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Morning Fizz: Podlodowski "On Leave"

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring shakeup at the mayor's office?, campaign finance reform on the ballot, and a school downtown.

04/04/2014 By Morning Fizz

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Morning Fizz: A Series of Hypothetical Situations We Do Not Understand

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring vacancies, complaints, deals, and quotes.

03/18/2014 By Moring Fizz

City Hall

Council's New Planning Chair Talks Small-Lot Housing

Mike O'Brien, the city council's new planning committee chair, talks about plans to regulate small-lot housing.

03/06/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Mike After Mike

City Council member Mike O'Brien emerges from ex-mayor Mike McGinn's long shadow.

02/25/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Power Lines

Mike O’Brien Rising

Mike O’Brien, the longtime ally of former mayor Mike McGinn, is poised to set his own course on the Seattle City Council.

02/24/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Simultaneous Fiasco

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring: devastating cuts, powerful unions, incompetence, and cautious optimism.

02/24/2014 By Morning Fizz

One Question

One Question for Mike O'Brien on Incentive Zoning

Mike O'Brien says the new data suggest it's time to "reevaluate" incentive zoning, but maintains that the anecdotes he hears tell a different story.

02/18/2014 By Josh Feit

City Hall

O'Brien Definitive on $15 Now

THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH A QUOTE FROM MIKE O'BRIEN City Council Member O'Brien commits to $15 campaign.

02/06/2014 By Josh Feit

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: 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

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Morning Fizz: Helping the Industries that Helped Us

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Metro funding Plan B, Realtor Association heroes, editorials, and donations.

08/23/2013 By Morning Fizz

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Morning Fizz: "My Inner Nate Silver"

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring surprise donors, long-shot candidates, and pho-eating contestants.

08/20/2013 By Morning Fizz

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Morning Fizz: Outright Ban

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Seattle Times contradiction, study bias, and more poll numbers.

07/19/2013 By Morning Fizz

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Morning Fizz: The Political Fray

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring digs, donations, and a sense of irony.

07/02/2013 By Morning Fizz

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Morning Fizz: After Evaluating the Remaining Challengers

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring bearded hippies, 70s tennis stars, smart aleck contrarians, and abortion.

06/12/2013 By Morning Fizz

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Morning Fizz: Wonkiness Aside

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring Mike McGinn, Ed Murray, regionalism, and new age transit.

05/22/2013 By Morning Fizz

Afternoon Jolt

Tuesday Jolt: Norm Stamper and Mike O'Brien

The day's winners and losers.

05/14/2013 By Afternoon Jolt

Morning Fizz

Morning FIzz: Local Options

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring more campaign money, more transportation money, and more Chris Hansen money.

05/13/2013 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

One Question for Mike O'Brien

The debate over affordable housing in South Lake Union heats up, with an unlikely cast of characters.

03/04/2013 By Erica C. Barnett