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.
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Perfectly normal, nothing to see here ( lemmy.world )
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Seattle takes public feedback ahead of surveillance systems purchases for crime fighting ( komonews.com )
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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.
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Seattle office building is set for apartment conversion ( www.seattletimes.com )
We should be doing more of this.
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Seattle-area electric bills are about to go way up ( mynorthwest.com )
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Prosecutors say Washington state man charged in 4 murders lured victims with promise of buried gold ( apnews.com )
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The SIFF Cinerama has reopened! ( www.siff.net )
Now called the SIFF Downtown.
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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.
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New owner leaves Capitol Hill’s HoneyHole shuttered — and employees in the lurch ( www.capitolhillseattle.com )
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[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...
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Why doesn't this community show up on Lemmy Explorer?
I noticed today that when using the Lemmy Explorer community search (lemmyverse.net/communities) to serach for Seattle, it doesn’t list this community, which seems to be more active than any that are listed....
Man hit, killed by Seattle Monorail while spray-painting graffiti ( news.yahoo.com )
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Seattle and King County councilmembers want to help reopen Cinerama theater with $2M in grants ( www.geekwire.com )
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Are you living well in Seattle? About 40% say it ‘hurts’ to live here ( www.seattletimes.com )
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Link Light Rail Lynnwood extension opens August 30 ( www.soundtransit.org )
Evergreen State staff turned off carbon monoxide alarms before student's death ( www.seattletimes.com )
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SPD officer that hit and killed Jaahnavi Kandula in crosswalk will not face charges ( www.kiro7.com )
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/6933685...
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Seattle Public Schools weighs changes to regular school hours ( www.seattlepi.com )
The proposed changes, related to the district’s shortage of school bus drivers, would have some students in school between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
KOMO 4 legend Steve Pool passes away after battle with illness ( komonews.com )
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Washington's Secretary of State calls out 'domestic terrorists' who disrupted elections ( komonews.com )
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PCC Community Markets to close downtown Seattle location in January ( komonews.com )
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ORCA Card Support Coming to Google Wallet ( blog.google )
Scroll down in the article a bit to see Seattle mentioned. Glad to see there’s finally some support for this. Would love to ditch another card.
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