Wednesday news roundup

And Chris Hansen is back for one more shot at getting his SODO Arena built.

Seattle Times, Seattle Weekly, Washington Post, KING, KOMO, Q13, and MyNorthwest all report on Chris Hansen’s last-ditch attempt at getting the Council to approve his petition for a street vacation to move the SODO Arena forward — including showing up and speaking at the Council’s public hearing on the Key Arena deal last night.

Capitol Hill Seattle Blog reports on Mayor Burgess’ proposed legislation setting up retirement plans for nearly all Seattle workers.

The Urbanist and Capitol Hill Seattle Blog cover the city’s deliberations on how to handle buildings with unreinforced masonry.