Things are looking up this week for renters in Seattle this week, thanks to Mayor Murray and Council member Kshama Sawant.
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News roundup: Minimum wage, Sawant campaigning, SODO Arena
Yesterday’s hearing on the impact of the minimum wage, and Council member Kshama Sawant’s campaigning for Bernie Sanders (and against Hillary Clinton) top the news this morning. Plus op-eds from Council members Rob Johnson and Debora Juarez.
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News roundup: Viaduct, Sawant & Sanders, open space, housing and zoning
The Viaduct closure and Kshama Sawant’s campaigning for Bernie Sanders top the news this morning.
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News roundup: RV safe lot, housing levy
Happy Monday morning…
News roundup: it’s Debora Juarez Day
Today’s news has two features on Debora Juarez. Plus lots of other things going on as the City Council gets down to business.
News roundup: Kshama Sawant in the spotlight
Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant delivered the Socialist Alternative response to the State of the Union address last night.
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Jim McDermott retiring. Who will step up?
The newswires are abuzz this morning with reports that long-time U.S. Representative Jim McDermott will announce his plans to retire later today. Continue reading Jim McDermott retiring. Who will step up?
News roundup: SODO arena, SPD, Sawant’s book
This morning there’s news about police accountability, the SODO arena plan,
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Budget committee meeting: yawn
This morning’s Budget Committee meeting — chair Lick Licata’s last — was largely routine, other than one speech by Council member Kshama Sawant.
Opinion: Sawant and Parental Leave
Kshama Sawant has a guest editorial in the Stranger this morning, in which she once again makes a case for the City Council to pass through the budget amendment she proposed related to offering 12 weeks of paid parental leave to city workers.