City asking you to use less water. Here's why ( westseattleblog.com )
Seattle City Council changes course, passes drug enforcement bill ( www.seattletimes.com )
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Seattle Should Pay People Not to Shoplift ( www.thestranger.com )
Digital reading soars in Seattle, creating problems for local libraries [KUOW] ( www.kuow.org )
WA liquor board suspends ‘lewd conduct’ enforcement after LGBTQ+ bar inspections ( www.seattletimes.com )
“Nightmare Tenant” Story Amplified by Seattle Times Crumbles Under Scrutiny ( publicola.com )
First day of Seattle’s new drug law brings push by police, arrests ( web.archive.org )
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The Needling: Fashions to Keep You From Being Run Over By Speeding Police Cars ( theneedling.com )
Last week KING5 shared with you what fall fashions are totally out and not what to wear this season by being the first local news outlet to show you video of a young woman’s last moments of life before being smashed by a Seattle Police Department cruiser going three times the posted speed limit without a siren on. Hint: Black...
Green Jacket Lady from Fox News Interview Already Leading in Polls for Seattle’s Next Mayoral Election ( theneedling.com )
'Devastating' death of Seattle woman stabbed over 100 times highlights domestic violence statistics ( www.king5.com )
Hundreds of WA students walk off campuses to protest U.S. aid to Israel ( www.seattletimes.com )
Hundreds of high school and college students across the Puget Sound region walked out of school Tuesday to protest Israel’s fighting in Gaza....
Seattle Police Knew Officer Who Struck and Killed Pedestrian Had "Checkered History," But Hired Him Anyway - PubliCola ( publicola.com )
Police Contract Offers Big Raises, No Significant Accountability Improvements - PubliCola ( publicola.com )
The tentative contract, which runs through the end of 2023, is dated retroactively to January 6, 2021—the day of the national insurrection and attempted takeover of Congress by rioters attempting to overturn the election for Trump.
Controversial clean energy law takes effect in Washington ( www.columbian.com )
Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill to hasten Puget Sound Energy’s shift from natural gas to clean energy. Critics contend it will lead to higher energy bills for ratepayers.
Seattle takes public feedback ahead of surveillance systems purchases for crime fighting ( komonews.com )
WA attorney general sues to block Kroger, Albertsons merger ( www.seattletimes.com )
Washington state has asked a judge to block a proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons, arguing the $25 billion deal would harm consumers and raise prices.
Seattle office building is set for apartment conversion ( www.seattletimes.com )
We should be doing more of this.
Seattle-area electric bills are about to go way up ( mynorthwest.com )
Prosecutors say Washington state man charged in 4 murders lured victims with promise of buried gold ( apnews.com )
The SIFF Cinerama has reopened! ( www.siff.net )
Now called the SIFF Downtown.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Washington state ‘conversion therapy’ ban ( www.nbcnews.com )
Over the objection of three conservatives, the court left in place a state law that bars therapists from counseling minors to change sexual orientation or gender identity, a practice favored by some conservatives.
New owner leaves Capitol Hill’s HoneyHole shuttered — and employees in the lurch ( www.capitolhillseattle.com )
[Opinion] Why the Shirtless Man Shouting on the Street Isn’t in the Hospital ( southseattleemerald.com )
“Follow the money” helps us figure this out. Inpatient hospital beds generate two bills: facility fees and professional fees. In most public hospitals, both go to support the whole operation. But not at UW Medicine, which operates a separate company, UW Physicians (aka Association of University Physicians), that uses the...