Seattle Fire receives over $70k for critical thermal imaging cameras ( www.kiro7.com )
Harrell Considered Hiring Ceis to Embed in Homelessness Authority, Council Starts Government 101 Briefings - PubliCola ( publicola.com )
'It's definitely backfiring': Seattle ordinance intended to help app delivery workers is 'hurting' them ( www.king5.com )
Who could have foreseen that delivery drivers wouldn’t actually get paid $26.40 an hour?
Police find military grade air-to-air rocket in Bellevue man’s garage ( www.kiro7.com )
WA liquor board suspends ‘lewd conduct’ enforcement after LGBTQ+ bar inspections ( www.seattletimes.com )
Townhomes, 90 SFH, retail, hotel and food hall planned for Chateau Ste. Michelle property ( archive.ph )
I was joking about a free Uber service, but Bellevue’s gone and done it ( www.seattletimes.com )
In a recent column about riding the empty ghost trams of Seattle’s streetcar, I noted that the one in South Lake Union is costing taxpayers more than $20 per ride. I cracked: “It would have been cheaper for the city to pay for me to hire an Uber.”...
Seattle Voters On Board with Big Transportation Levy, New Polling Shows ( www.theurbanist.org )
The survey of 1,000 Seattle voters, conducted by EMC Research in December, polled respondents on a hypothetical renewal measure for Move Seattle, a nine-year $930 million levy which funds about 30% of SDOT’s budget and expires at the end of the year. Pollsters asked about a $1.2 billion version, essentially the same amount as...
A Foregone Conclusion: Tanya Woo appointed to Seattle city council two months after losing election ( publicola.com )
In a vote that Councilmember Tammy Morales called a “foregone conclusion,” the city council appointed Tanya Woo to fill the vacant Position 8 council seat on Tuesday. Woo—a Chinatown-International District activist who recently led a successful campaign to stop the expansion of a Salvation Army shelter in SoDo—lost to...
Seattle City Council expected to vote for Teresa Mosqueda's replacement Tuesday ( komonews.com )
Local plumbing companies continue to get hundreds of calls over burst pipes ( www.kiro7.com )
U-District Link light rail station closes due to pro-Palestine protest ( komonews.com )
First Avenue Streetcar Cost Estimates Soar to $410 Million ( www.theurbanist.org )
‘She Had Limited Value’: Cop Caught on Bodycam Joking, Laughing About Woman Killed by Other Officer ( yt.artemislena.eu )
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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.
Multiple dumpster fires set overnight on Capitol Hill ( www.capitolhillseattle.com )
Seattle owner says they feel like they’re ‘cursed’ as sports bar closes indefinitely - Angry Beaver gone ( www.kiro7.com )
Should Seattle remove encampments? Why even advocates are split ( www.seattletimes.com )
Seattle’s Housing Construction Booms While Permitting Flashes Warning Signs ( www.theurbanist.org )
Seattle cold snap continues with temps in the teens, high of 25 ( www.seattletimes.com )
Temperatures fell to 14 degrees overnight in Seattle, ushering in a bleak and biting chill the city hasn’t seen for over a decade. Temperatures are unlikely to surpass a high of 25 degrees Saturday as a blanket of clouds settles over the city....
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.