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News roundup: SODO Arena, housing, Uber, and a BIA

On 04/22/2016 By Kevin Schofield In homeless, housing, labor, news, transportation, zoning

Coverage of the SODO Arena street vacation debate and discussion of affordable housing top this morning’s news coverage.

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News roundup: Pronto vote, Chamber of Commerce lawsuit, housing levy

On 03/04/2016 By Kevin Schofield In bicycling, election, housing, labor, legal, news

Three big topics in the news this morning: the corrected vote on the Pronto bikeshare system, the Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit against the city over allowing Uber drivers to unionize, and the Mayor’s proposal for the housing levy.

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News roundup: Pronto and the Jungle

On 03/01/2016 By Kevin Schofield In homeless, labor, news, transportation

Two topics dominate the news this morning:  reaction to the idea f building a fence around the unsanctioned homeless encampment under I-5 known as the Jungle,  and the dueling plans for the future of the Pronto bike-share system.

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Uber’s extraordinary political muscle

On 01/23/2016 By Kevin Schofield In labor, transportation

Even though Uber lost its battle here in Seattle to prevent its drivers from gaining the ability to unionize, it has wielded remarkable political muscle across the United States to its great benefit.

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News roundup: it’s Debora Juarez Day

On 01/15/2016 By Kevin Schofield In housing, labor, marijuana, news, transportation

Today’s news has two features on Debora Juarez. Plus lots of other things going on as the City Council gets down to business.

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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: out with the old, in with the new

On 12/29/2015 By Kevin Schofield In labor, news, public safety, tax, transportation

With the City Council in recess until next Monday things are pretty quiet, but the big December issues (Uber/Lyft drivers union, gun violence tax, upcoming changeover in Council makeup) are still generating coverage.  

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News roundup: guns and change

On 12/19/2015 By Kevin Schofield In election, full council, labor, transportation

The city’s new tax on guns and ammunition, and the legal challenge to it, leads the news this morning. 

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News roundup: still Uber, with a little pot

On 12/18/2015 By Kevin Schofield In committee, labor, marijuana, news

Uber’s travails still dominate the news this morning. 

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News roundup: lidding I-5, plus Uber

On 12/17/2015 By Kevin Schofield In labor, news, transportation

Yesterday’s Council discussion of lidding I-5 downtown got coverage this morning. Also, the Uber driver unionization story still has legs. 

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