I hope you all are safe and healthy, as we all come back to a changed Seattle.
Continue readingInterview with Council member Morales: on protests, police, oppression, and sweeps
Editor’s note: last Friday morning I was asked by the Council’s communications staff whether I wanted to speak with Council member Tammy Morales about her proposed legislation restricting the removal of homeless encampments, because in the aftermath of last Wednesday’s committee hearing she felt that there was more that needed to be said. I agreed to speak with her, and the interview was scheduled for midday today (Sunday). Obviously a lot has transpired between then and now, and after thanking her for still doing the interview in the midst of so much else happening, I gave her the option to …
Continue readingThis week in Council Chambers (updated)
It’s been an extraordinary past 48 hours in Seattle. We know some, but probably not all, of the effects of it on the Council’s planned activities this week.
Continue readingFriday news roundup
I’ll be on “The Week in Review” on KUOW at noon today… here’s the news.
Continue readingThursday news roundup
Car-free streets, passenger-only ferries, and more.
Continue readingMarathon Council meeting on encampment removals ends in impasse, but hints at a better path
The City Council met for five and a half hours this afternoon. The official topic was a proposed bill that would codify restrictions on the removal of unsanctioned homeless encampments, and from time to time the bill garnered a mention or two. In the end there were no votes today on amendments or on the bill itself, and for the most part things concluded right where they began. But there were the occasional nuggets of wisdom shared, and if you squinted you could see hints of a path to get the city to a better place in its attempts to …
Continue readingWednesday news roundup
The sun is back! Go get some vitamin D today. Here’s the news.
Continue readingNotes from today’s Council meetings
For a Tuesday, it sure felt like a Monday.
Continue readingTuesday news roundup
Welcome back! Here’s the news.
Continue readingSDOT publishes analysis of “modes of failure” for West Seattle Bridge
Last week SDOT released a consulting engineer’s report that answers the question, “if the West Seattle Bridge were to fail, how exactly would it fail?” The department asked the question to help it plan for emergency procedures — including an evacuation of nearby areas — if it determined that a failure were imminent. While a failure of the West Seattle Bridge would likely not be quite the spectacle that the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was, according to the engineers’ analysis it would still be a sight.
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