I’ll admit it: some of the most fun I’ve had over the last year has been digging into some of the lengthy reports and PowerPoint slide decks that governments are so good at generating, and answering the question “What’s really going on?”
Here’s a collection of some of my favorite, wonkiest write-ups from the first year of the site.
A war of words over the minimum wage hike
Dissecting the AirBnB economic impact report
Making sense of Seattle’s housing data
Lies, damn lies, and labor statistics
A deeper look at the Berkshire report on police staffing
Where the NCIS billing IT system went wrong
Minimum wage impact study report
SDOT vs. Port of Seattle throwdown over the SODO Arena traffic impacts
Is there lead in Seattle’s drinking water?
Council members file their annual financial disclosures
Understanding the Mandatory Housing Affordability program
Understanding paid family leave
Understanding the proposed Airbnb regulation
Understanding recycling and plastic bag ban