The Stranger is reporting that Bruce Harrell is set to become the new Council President, and his office has issued committee assignments for 2016-2017.
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Amazon Alley
The City Council today considered the vacation of right-of-way for an alley in a block of south Lake Union where Amazon is building a new office tower.
Continue readingMarathon City Council meeting tomorrow
Three are 52 items on the agenda for tomorrow’s weekly Full Council meeting — the last of the calendar year, and the last for this sitting Council before the newly elected members get sworn in on January 4th. Might as well get comfy; we’re going to be here a while.
Continue readingBackyard cottages, aka DADU’s
Backyard cottages, also known as DADU’s, were the topic of a special lunchtime session of the Planning, Land Use and Sustainability Committee today.
Continue readingLots of anger at Amazon
This morning the Transportation Committee reviewed a fairly routine request to vacate an alley in a block that Amazon wants to build a new office building on. But during the public comment session, there was a lot of anger directed at Amazon for a variety of practices.
Continue readingNews roundup: Herbold, Comcast, arena, Uber
In this morning’s news: Lisa Herbold won the recount, the Council wants a better franchise deal from Comcast, the SODO arena politics get nasty, and Uber’s paid spokesperson says a union is unnecessary because working for them is a dream job.
Continue readingMorning news: SODO arena, marijuana zoning
This morning’s news coverage is dominated by coverage of the proposed changes to marijuana zoning, and the plan to build a new basketball/hockey arena in SODO.
Continue readingMarijuana zoning changes considered by council committee
This afternoon the Planning, Land Use and Sustainability Committee met to consider several items, including changes to zoning restrictions on marijuana commercial activities.
Continue readingMarijuana zoning updates to be considered
This week the Planning, Land Use and Sustainability Committee will consider an update to the city’s zoning for marijuana-related activity.
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