Thursday news roundup

More bits and pieces, as the Council heads into recess.

The Urbanist reports on the city’s announcement yesterday that it has fully funded the Lander Street overpass project.

Crosscut discusses efforts to sustain the Ethiopian community in Seattle in the face of gentrification.

SB Nation pushes for the city co complete the street vacation request process with Chris Hansen’s SODO Arena group, rather than running the clock out on their MOU.

Real Change reports on the recently passed Fair Chance Housing ordinance.

The International Examiner and the Seattle Globalist discuss the Council’s recent mistake in deleting a reference to “old Manilatown” from a resolution on the CID, and their efforts to fix their mistake.