Legal marijuana ‘will reduce crime,’ Seattle Mayor McGinn declares
Will legal marijuana reduce crime? That’s still an open question because neither Washington nor Colorado, which is also in the process of making legal pot available, has fully permitted legal marijuana...
View ArticleCity council using billions to pressure banks on social responsibility
With a roughly $20 $3 billion* billy club, the Seattle City Council today took a swing at making banks more socially responsible. In a unanimous vote, the council today directed the city’s finance...
View ArticleMcMcGinn not allowed to concede at his own party
Saying the past four years have been the happiest in his life, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn all but conceded several times to state Sen. Ed Murray in his election night speech to a packed tavern on...
View ArticleState of city preview: A boring year for Seattle? Less trouble downtown,...
The only thing that’s got at least one Seattle city councilmember looking for a fight in the coming year for Seattle is keeping our buses on the road, for crying out loud. “We’ve been working on this...
View ArticlePaul Schell, Seattle mayor during 1999 WTO riots, has died
Former Seattle Mayor Paul Schell has died, reports mayor Ed Murray. Schell was 76. Schell’s time in the mayor’s seat is probably most known for the WTO protests and riots and aggressive police response...
View Article‘CIVIC Fix': Democrats should vote down Washington state taxes
Time for a reality check in Washington state: Give ‘em what they voted for. Right now, the Legislature is limping toward failure while state agencies are preparing for closures and layoffs. However, if...
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