Council Carves Out Exception for Prostituting Yourself to Big Business
After wide public criticism of recent legislation that criminalizes sex workers again instead of just their pimps and johns, today the conservative majority Seattle...
SPS Warns Parents That Students with School Lunch Debt Will Be Forced to Face Off in Hunger Games
In a districtwide email titled “New Student Meal Debt Policy,” Seattle Public Schools informed parents that any student with school lunch debt will be...
Ample White Space on Candidate’s Yard Signs Demonstrates Love of Community Input
In a testament to how much the Seattle City Councilmember and homeless shelter-fighting landlord who just proposed the idea of no-protest zones this week...
Parents Mortified as Kids Turn Elf on the Shelf Into Snitch in the Ditch
A pair of Seattle parents awoke to an alarming scene today when they discovered the festive Elf on the Shelf perched on their fireplace...
How We Brought Civility Back to City Hall by Breaking Tammy Morales’ Spirit Every Chance We Possibly Could
Guest Column by Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson
Today was a big win for bringing civility back to Seattle City Hall after we learned...
SPD Sweeps Homeless Encampment
Seattle police reclaimed another green space tonight, sweeping an encampment that had sprouted up on the lawn of Capitol Hill’s Central Lutheran Church.
“We had...
Mayor Harrell Proposes Surveillance Technology to Better Monitor Nudist Beach
Immediately after the Seattle City Council approved an expansion of a surveillance camera system for the Seattle Police Department, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced he’s...
Danny Westneat Praises 100% Reduction of Homelessness In His Immediate Line of Sight
This week Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat lauded the city for achieving a 100% reduction of homelessness within Westneat’s own immediate line of sight.
“From...
Sound Transit Studies Proposal to Create Task Force for Development of Framework for Reducing Bureaucratic Overhead
The Sound Transit Board announced today a new effort to reduce their red tape budget by strongly considering a new whitepaper on the benefits...
Archaeological Dig Reveals Roadwork on 520 Underway Since Early Seventeenth Century
Today a local archeological dig revealed that roadwork on 520 dates back to at least the early 17th century.
“Excavation of the upper layers turned...
