The vote to recommend Larry Weis’s confirmation as CEO of Seattle City Light headlines the news this morning.
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Larry Weis nomination headed for full Council vote
This afternoon the Energy and Environment Committee voted by the thinnest of margins to recommend confirmation of Larry Weis’ appointment as CEO of Seattle City Light.
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 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 readingCouncil gets briefed on new 23rd Avenue response
This morning, Council member Herbold’s Civil Rights, Utilities, Economic Development and Arts Committee was briefed on how the city is responding to the ongoing mess that is the 23rd Avenue construction project.
Continue readingNews roundup: bikeshare, homelessness
With the ailing Pronto bikeshare system up for consideration again tomorrow, discussion has popped up in the news again. Also ongoing coverage of responses to the homelessness crisis.
Continue readingLarry Weis confirmation hearing, round 2
The second public hearing on Larry Weis’s confirmation as CEO of Seattle City Light took place tonight.
Continue readingSawant’s opposition to Larry Weis
While she hasn’t explicitly said it yet, it’s now clear that Kshama Sawant opposes the appointment of Larry Weis as the new CEO of Seattle City Light.
Continue reading23rd Avenue project: “These businesses are being choked.”
The big conversation at this morning’s Council Briefing was, as expected, the 23rd Avenue construction project.
Continue readingHelp the City of Seattle map broadband speeds
The City of Seattle is attempting to map actual broadband speeds throughout the city. You can help them by running the test.
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