Ike’s warning about the “military-industrial complex” was not only prescient for the sector he took aim at, but it was a foreshadowing of how an eagerness to privatize other government services has led to pathological outcomes.
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News roundup: affordable housing
Affordable housing tops the news this morning.
Continue readingNews roundup: taking sides on Larry Weis
News coverage is dominated by op-ed pieces this morning, especially related to Larry Weis’s confirmation vote tomorrow.
Continue readingNews roundup: potpourri
A little bit of everything this morning.
Continue readingHarrell holding meeting tonight on Othello encampment
Council President Bruce Harrell has announced that he is hosting a meeting tonight to discuss the recently announced third sanctioned encampment in Othello.
Continue readingNews roundup: Pronto split decision
The headline this morning is the deep divide that appeared in the City Council over the fate of the Pronto bike-share system.
Continue readingNews roundup: Pronto and the Jungle
Two topics dominate the news this morning: reaction to the idea f building a fence around the unsanctioned homeless encampment under I-5 known as the Jungle, and the dueling plans for the future of the Pronto bike-share system.
Continue readingNews roundup: homelessness, police reform, and much more
Discussion of the homelessness crisis in Seattle and what to do about “The Jungle” encampment, as well as police reform in the aftermath of the Che Taylor shooting, top the news this morning. But lots more too…
Continue readingNews roundup: homelessness, minimum wage, Airbnb
Yesterday’s council committee hearing on the city’s homelessness response is in the news this morning.
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.
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