Starting tomorrow, Monday October 25, many public places in King County will be required to verify either that you have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or that you have a recent, negative COVID test. Here’s how to prepare to quickly demonstrate that you’ve been vaccinated.
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Kevin Schofield is a freelance writer and the founder of Seattle City Council Insight, a web site providing independent news and analysis of the Seattle City Council.
After graduating from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts degree, he worked for Microsoft Corporation for 26 years. That culminated in a term as Chief Operations Officer for Microsoft Research, the division of the company focused on advancing the state of the art in computing. Upon leaving Microsoft in 2014 he decided to embrace his love of writing.
Kevin volunteers at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, where he also serves on the Board of Directors. He is also Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California.
Beyond writing, his personal passions are his twin daughters, photography, cooking, and playing the guitar. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
This week in Council Chambers: October 25-29, 2021
The Councilmembers unveil their proposed budget amendments this week, and then join in the ritual “voting while not voting.”
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Remember to take a moment this weekend to clear the leaves out of the gutter, to keep all that rain runoff flowing. Here’s the news.
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The election is in full swing. Also news on City Hall Park and grants for small businesses.
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You know it’s time to break out the winter jacket when the phrase “bomb cyclone” appears in the weather forecast. Here’s the news.
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Vaccine mandates, and lots of election news.
Continue readingNotes from today’s Council meetings
Here’s what went down today in the virtual Council Chambers.
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All the news that fits, we print.
Continue readingThe 2022 budget: a recap of the “issues” discussions
Last week the City Council held three days of “issue identification” discussion on the Mayor’s proposed 2022 budget, in advance of drafting amendments starting this week. Here’s a summary of what they talked about.
Continue readingThis week in Council Chambers: October 18-22, 2021
It’s another mostly meeting-free week, as the Council continues its work on the 2022 city budget.
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