Tuesday news roundup

The Aquarium expands, Sawant pitches a ban on winter evictions, and more.

The Seattle Times, AP, KING, and Q13  report on yesterday’s Council approval of an agreement to build a new Ocean Pavilion for the Seattle Aquarium.

KIRO, Q13, Patch, and the Seattle PI cover Council member Sawant’s proposed legislation banning evictions from November through March.

Crosscut goes behind the scenes of Amazon’s late $1 million contribution to the Chamber of Commerce’s PAC.

The Stranger kicks off a five-part series on rent control.

The Seattle Times, KUOW and West Seattle Blog cover the Mayor’s announcement of new affordable-housing projects.

The Seattle Times reports that SDOT will anounce today that it is lowering speed limits on arterials to 25 miles per hour, due to the recent uptick in traffic fatalities.