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Sound Transit 3 picking up speed

On 01/11/2016 By Kevin Schofield In council briefing, transportation

Sound Transit 3, the latest phase of planning for the regional mass transit system, is moving forward at an accelerated pace, as the City Council heard this morning.

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Marijuana zoning, possibly the final showdown

On 01/11/2016 By Kevin Schofield In full council, marijuana, zoning

This afternoon the full City Council will take up changes to marijuana zoning in the Seattle. This time they might actually pass an ordinance.

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News roundup: bicycles, needles, RV’s

On 01/11/2016 By Kevin Schofield In crime, cycle track, needle exchange, news, police, public safety, transportation

Turn off the Bowie albums and the replays of that missed field-goal kick for a minute. This morning’s City Council news discusses the new lane for bicycles along Westlake, along with a plan to take a needle exchange program mobile.

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Amazon Alley, revisited

On 01/10/2016 By Kevin Schofield In full council, zoning

Tomorrow afternoon the Council will take up final approval of Amazon’s request for vacation of an alley in order to build a new office tower adjacent to its South Lake Union campus.

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This week: get down to business

On 01/10/2016 By Kevin Schofield In council briefing, full council, marijuana, this week, transportation

The first full City Council meeting with substantive business takes place this week. Plus, a report from Sound Transit on ST3 planning.

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A war of words — and statistics — over the minimum wage hike

On 01/09/2016 By Kevin Schofield In labor

  Pundits are lining up to interpret 2015 restaurant hiring statistics in support of their favored positions for or against Seattle’s minimum wage.

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News roundup: warming up the engine

On 01/09/2016 By Kevin Schofield In labor, news, tax, transportation

As we approach the first week of substantive legislative business for the City Council, you can feel the engine warming up: the press is starting to report on bills that will be discussed in the coming week. Plus, the national media continues to report on recent progressive legislation in Seattle.

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News roundup: elections old and new

On 01/08/2016 By Kevin Schofield In election, news, transportation

This morning’s news includes talk of all the new faces in local political offices and more speculation on who might run for Jim McDermott’s seat in the US House of Representatives.  Plus concerns over property crime, and the revival of the Amazon alley vacation request.

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News roundup: police scrutiny

On 01/07/2016 By Kevin Schofield In marijuana, news, police

Increasing scrutiny of the Seattle Police Department leads the news this morning.

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News roundup: it’s Mike O’Brien Day

On 01/06/2016 By Kevin Schofield In election, labor, news, transportation

There’s a little bit of everything in today’s news coverage of the Seattle City Council, but a lot of Council member Mike O’Brien.

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