April 29, 2011
By Erica C. Barnett at 5:31 pm
Cognitive dissonance alert: A group of local restaurant and nightclub owners announced today that they'll be offering a 15 percent discount to all union members throughout the month of May. What the group didn't mention, was that none of the restaurants and nightclubs on the list are unionized. read more →
By Josh Feit at 4:47 pm
Inslee is good at eviscerating the GOP, but not so good at directly answering students' questions. read more →
By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 3:25 pm
Just like the headline says, the city has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the family of John Williams, who was fatally shot by former Seattle police officer Ian Birk last August. Here’s the press release: The City has reached a $1.5 million settlement of the claims brought by the Williams family concerning the death [...] read more →
By Erica C. Barnett at 3:11 pm
This post has been updated with comments from SDOT director Peter Hahn. In a letter to state viaduct replacement manager Ron Paananen today, Seattle Department of Transportation director Peter Hahn accused the state transportation department (WSDOT) the city out of the process of planning the construction of the deep-bore tunnel—canceling a series of meetings on [...] read more →
By Andrew Calkins at 1:41 pm
THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH COMMENTS FROM REP. REUVEN CARLYLE. UW students have proposed that the legislature raise the number of student regents from one to three if they grant universities local control of tuition setting authority. read more →
By Josh Feit at 1:35 pm
Eyman raised $50,000 last month for his initiative committee. read more →
By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 12:42 pm
It’s been too long (far too long!) since we mapped out violent crime around Seattle. So let’s take a look at the last few weeks, shall we? A week of violence: Two weeks: A month:What have we learned? View Ridge, Sand Point, and Windermere are fucking boring. read more →
By Erica C. Barnett at 11:39 am
The most optimistic people in the state, according to the latest poll from Stuart Elway. read more →
By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 9:30 am
ST: Gov. Chris Gregoire on Friday is expected to veto all or part of a landmark medical marijuana bill because of federal prosecutors’ threat to prosecute state employees who carry it out. That threat, delivered by the state’s two U.S. Attorneys earlier this month, has prompted concerns about federal meddling in state policymaking. Legislators, law [...] read more →
By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 8:30 am
Just in time to bum you out for the weekend, lemme tell you about how two kids got mugged last week. The first incident happened around 6:30 p.m. on April 25th. A boy was walking home from the Douglas Truth Library in the Central District when two when two men approached him near 23rd and [...] read more →
By Morning Fizz at 8:28 am
Friday Edition: Upending the budget with lawsuits; defending the budget with charts; and vetoing the medical marijuana legislation. read more →
