A little bit of everything this morning.
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News roundup: homelessness, police reform, and much more
Discussion of the homelessness crisis in Seattle and what to do about “The Jungle” encampment, as well as police reform in the aftermath of the Che Taylor shooting, top the news this morning. But lots more too…
Continue readingNews roundup: homelessness, minimum wage, Airbnb
Yesterday’s council committee hearing on the city’s homelessness response is in the news this morning.
Continue readingBurgess fires back at Seattle Times over SODO Arena
At the end of the City Council meeting this afternoon, Council member Tim Burgess accused the Seattle Times of shoddy reporting in their recent article and editorial on planning for the proposed SODO Arena and for the future of Key Arena.
Continue readingNews roundup: SODO Arena
Happy Presidents’ Day! Government offices are closed today, so it’s a fairly quiet day on the news front. But the SODO Arena proposal is generating a bit of noise.
Continue readingNews 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.
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 readingNews roundup: Uber drivers union
In the news today: people sounding off about the City Council’s bill to allow Uber drivers to unionize.
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 readingNews roundup: SODO arena, SPD, Sawant’s book
This morning there’s news about police accountability, the SODO arena plan,
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