(Editor's note: The following article appears originally in Seattle City Council member Nick Licata's newsletter "Urban Politics.")
Last month, the Seattle City Council’s Joint Pedestrian Safety and Transportation Committee got a look at…MORE
Opinion
Delridge, others await help on abandoned houses
Mon, 06/08/09
June 8, 2009- Clarification: It's stated in this piece that thieves "held up" the Skylark Club. The club was burglarized in the past, however, it has never been robbed while customers, or employees were there.
(Editor's note: The…MORE
COMMENTARY: Housing levy should help the poorest
Thu, 05/28/09
In 1985, the City of Seattle announced plans to spend more than $5 million of the city's general-fund dollars on creation of a new home for the elephants at the Woodland Park Zoo. Such a home, it was said, was long overdue. It just wasn't humane…MORE
COMMENTARY: Madison hit, hurt by school layoffs
Mon, 05/25/09
"As we move forward, we are all concerned first and foremost with what's best for our students."
Those are the words of Seattle Schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson. What is not clear is whether that concern for "our students"…MORE
COMMENTARY: It's time to get creative with Seattle City Light finances
Wed, 05/20/09
(Editor's note: The following article appears originally in Seattle City Council member Bruce Harrell's E-Newsletter "Positive Focus.")
You may have tuned in to the Energy and Technology Committee meeting of April 1, 2009, and heard the…MORE
Economic recovery
Thu, 05/14/09
(Editor's note: The following article appears originally in Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin' s newsletter "Making it Work.")
On Monday, May 11, the council committee of the whole on economic recovery approved a resolution…MORE
Parks projects and field turf
Thu, 05/14/09
(Editor's note: The following article appears originally in Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin' s newsletter "Making it Work.")
On April 13, the council approved an ordinance moving forward $24.2 million to begin construction on…MORE
Council snow response report
Fri, 05/01/09
(Editor's note: The following article appears originally in Seattle City Council member Nick Licata's newsletter "Urban Politics.")
In the wake of reports about the city’s snow response, the Seattle City Council commissioned a study of the…MORE
How to make Seattle government as open as it claims
Tue, 04/28/09
(Editor's note: this article has been edited to reflect Seattle City Council action at its April 27 meeting of the whole.)
The openness President Obama is bringing to D.C. hasn’t reached a Seattle still in its Bush era, complete with…MORE
Youth violence, public safety, and the budget
Tue, 04/21/09
(Editor's note: The following article appears originally in Seattle City Council member Tim Burgess' newsletter "City View.")
Stopping Youth Violence
Last week I sat down with four young people in a medical school classroom at the…MORE
