News coverage is dominated by op-ed pieces this morning, especially related to Larry Weis’s confirmation vote tomorrow.
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The Pronto vote — oops!
The City Council has announced a correction on the final vote on Pronto in the Sustainability and Transportation committee on Tuesday.
Continue readingCouncil deeply divided on Pronto
As advertised, the Sustainability and Transportation Committee had a long discussion on whether to bail out the ailing Pronto bikeshare system, with a deep division emerging and in the end no consensus.
Continue readingPronto bikeshare: dueling amendments
The future of the Pronto bikeshare system will play out tomorrow in the Sustainability and Transportation Committee Meeting through a set of dueling amendments.
Continue readingThis week: it’s all about the committees
All the fun is in the committees this week.
Continue readingNew building energy regulations moving forward
This morning the Energy and Environment Committee moved forward three new pieces of legislation that address energy efficiency of large non-residential buildings in the city.
Continue readingHomelessness response, part 2
This afternoon the Human Services and Public Health Committee received the second part of a briefing on the city’s overall response to the homelessness crisis. Part 1 was focused on the immediate, emergency response; today’s presentation was about the long-term investments being made.
Continue readingSawant delays committee vote on Larry Weis confirmation
Energy and Environment Committee chair Kshama Sawant has put off “for a week or so” the confirmation vote on Larry Weis for CEO of Seattle City Light, on the request of a group of environmental activists.
Continue readingThis week: busy busy busy
Lots going on this week.
Continue readingCouncil deliberates further on Pronto bikeshare program
This afternoon’s discussion of the ailing Pronto bikeshare system had a little bit of everything: split opinion in public comments, financial wonkiness, city staff being grilled, and one eyebrow-raising revelation.
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