December 24, 2009
By Teodora Popescu at 1:53 pm
West Seattle Blog compiled a great list of restaurants that are open on Christmas eve and Christmas day here. Open table also has a list for Christmas eve here and Christmas day here. I’ve also heard that Jade Garden at 424 7th ave S (International District) is a really good dim sum place, and they’re [...] read more →
December 11, 2009
By Teodora Popescu at 12:22 pm
When Governor Christine Gregoire released her all-cuts budget on Wednesday, it was no surprise that it included cuts to higher education. However, the level of cuts—$20.9 million from the University of Washington and $146.4 million for the state Need Grant, which provides education funding to more than 12,000 students—are alarming, even to the pessimists. Couple [...] read more →
December 8, 2009
By Teodora Popescu at 11:48 am
Last week, I reported that some domestic violence groups were—surprisingly enough—wary about a bill that’s being proposed by Attorney General Rob McKenna that would crack down on repeat abusers. Their concern: Putting more money into incarceration could jeopardize funding for shelters and services on the victim end, especially during this year’s severe budget crunch. (The [...] read more →
December 3, 2009
By Teodora Popescu at 2:23 pm
Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna has re-written the tough-on-domestic-violence bill that he proposed last year—it didn’t make it out of committee—so he can bring it back to the legislature this January, says McKenna spokesman Dan Sytman. The bill would increase jail time for a subset of repeat offenders (whose criminal histories indicate a lethal pattern) [...] read more →
November 20, 2009
By Teodora Popescu at 3:32 pm
Today in Olympia, Governor Christine Gregoire’s office announced that Washington State will delay entering the Obama Administration’s Race to the Top ($4 billion in federal education funding) competition until the second round of funding next year. In a statement, Gregoire said the state needs “to take the time to involve our school districts and make [...] read more →
By Teodora Popescu at 12:34 pm
Yesterday, at the Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA) conference at the Westin in downtown Seattle, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn announced his new plans for math and science graduation requirements to an audience of over 1,000 statewide school board members. Dorn, elected as a reformer last year, said it was necessary to [...] read more →
