June 30, 2010
By Erica C. Barnett at 6:56 pm
Take a sip: Camden goes 2,000 words (in a blog post!) about some Democrat on Democrat action; BikeNerd says annoying bike activists, who annoy him too, are a force for good; Dan Bertolet vs. Richard Conlin; Erica on taxes; Josh on federal funding; and tons more. read more →
By Josh Feit at 5:57 pm
We found some good stuff in our survey of what the other political news sites were covering today, including a piece by Austin Jenkins on the warring patricians in the pro and anti-high-earners income tax campaigns. read more →
By Erica C. Barnett at 5:53 pm
City Council member Mike O'Brien wants to make it easier for people to opt out of getting phone books delivered to their door. As he found out himself recently, the current "opt out" system doesn't always work. read more →
By Erica C. Barnett at 5:31 pm
Over at feminist blog Shakesville, they're outraged that two Republican senators blocked Patty Murray's effort to ensure funding for homeless female veterans and homeless veterans with children. read more →
By Tom Fucoloro at 4:45 pm
A man did not want a panhandler hanging around in Madison Park, so he beat him up and yelled at him to leave. Many witnesses told police the June 25 attack was unprovoked, according to the police report. The victim was standing at 41st Ave E and E Madison St around 1 p.m., holding a [...] read more →
By Josh Cohen at 4:29 pm
With so many problems plaguing bicyclists, it can be tough to decide where to draw the line and fight. Bike Nerd is convinced that vehicles parked in bike lanes is one of those lines. read more →
By Josh Feit at 2:53 pm
It’s true that your civil liberties were thoroughly abused in 1999. It’s also true that your agenda was misguided. Today, for example, corporate statism was totally upended by a WTO ruling. The WTO found that government subsidies gave Airbus an unfair advantage over Boeing. Corporations operate transnationally (literally, across national boundaries), and so there needs [...] read more →
By Erica C. Barnett at 1:49 pm
If the King County Council stalemates again on a proposed sales-tax increase for criminal justice, the power to increase taxes could revert to the city—with a much more favorable split between Seattle and the county. read more →
By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 1:49 pm
Two weeks ago, staff in city council member Bruce Harrell’s office contacted Arizona-based Taser International about possibly bringing their cop cam technology to Seattle. While it makes sense that the city would reach out to a major producer of law enforcement tech like Taser, it would appear that a City Council approved a boycott of [...] read more →
By Josh Feit at 11:54 am
Gov. Chris Gregoire’s fight to get FMAP funding—federal medical insurance dollars that are in the state budget, but which haven’t yet been approved by Congress—has taken her to Washington, D.C. Gregoire is in the other Washington today on a lobbying mission with several other governors, including Democratic Govs. Edward Rendell of Pennsylvania and Jennifer Granholm [...] read more →
By Erica C. Barnett at 11:33 am
An unscientific poll at the Seattle Channel’s web site shows an overwhelming disapproval of Mayor Mike McGinn’s tenure so far. Eighty-two percent of respondents rated McGinn’s performance “poor”; six percent said it was “average,” and just 11 percent said McGinn was doing an “outstanding” job. I have a call in to the Seattle Channel to [...] read more →
By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 11:24 am
Nearly two years after the police department abruptly ended a test run of locally-made wearable cameras for officers—following objections from the Seattle Police Officers Guild—the city is taking another look at the technology. In a press release sent out this morning, council member Bruce Harrell says he wants to put cameras on officers out on [...] read more →
