This afternoon in the Energy and Environment Committee meeting, the climate-action group 350 Seattle presented their plans for their Break Free PNW “mass action event” involving civil disobedience in Anacortes, May 13-15. Committee chair Kshama Sawant, who invited them to present, closed the session by saying “We will try to promote the protest action as much as possible.” And that presents a problem, because the participants in Break Free PNW fully intend to break the law.
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News roundup: tenant protections
The team-up of Mayor Murray and Council member Kshama Sawant over protections for tenants tops the news this morning.
Continue readingNews roundup: SODO Arena, and yeah, some other stuff
Yesterday’s committee hearing on the SODO Arena street vacation dominates the news this morning.
Continue readingNews roundup: Arena, Kubly ethic probe, homeless issues, and more
News coverage is all over the map this morning.
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