Yesterday’s vote on tenant protections tops the news this morning. Plus we found out that the Mayor should text when he’s jet-lagged.
Continue readingLies, damn lies, and labor statistics
Last Friday, Sejal Parikh from Working Washington dropped a statistic about a recent rise in involuntary part-time workers, based on a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report that had just come out that morning. But, as Inigo Montoya said, “I do not think it means what you think it means.”
Continue readingEthics bill postponed for two weeks
After a contentious discussion this morning, the Council decided this afternoon to postpone their final vote on the ordinance updating the ethics code as it applies to them.
Continue readingTenant protections approved by Council
This afternoon the Council unanimously approved the proposed ordinance that would delay rent increases for rental properties that don’t meet city building codes.
Continue readingNotes from this morning’s Council Briefing
A few notes from this morning’s Council Briefing session, where the Council members go around the table and talk about the Monday afternoon agenda, committee meetings coming up later in the week, and whatever else they are up to.
Continue readingSecure scheduling stakeholder conversations start to wrap up
The ongoing set of stakeholder discussion groups sponsored by the City Council and the Mayor’s office are close to their end, and last Friday’s reports show that they have settled into a constructive pattern that will hopefully lead to good policy and good law.
Continue readingThis week in Council Chamber
Lots of topics in committee meetings this week…
Continue readingNews roundup
Happy Monday. News coverage is fairly sparse this morning.
Continue readingNews roundup: gunshot detection, AirBnB
Yesterday’s announcement of a pilot gunshot-detection system in part of Seattle tops today’s news.
Continue readingNew regulations for AirBnB hosts
Yesterday Mayor Ed Murray and Council member Tim Burgess announced a proposal to regulate short-term rentals such as those made possible through AirBnB and VRBO.
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