Category Archives: Seattle government

The tunnel sinking Seattle, and other holiday tales

Posted on by December 25, 2014
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Taxes, trash also roil the local landscape

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Are Seattle protests a good time–or biding time?

Posted on by May 30, 2015
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Light actions may mask deeper tensions

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Fake no-parking markings fester across Seattle

Posted on by November 18, 2014
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Call it another variation on the city’s theme of poor signage.

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Don’t call Seattle cops unless there’s blood

Posted on by November 13, 2014
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Crimes against property are a low priority

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Seattle has Mickey Mouse elections–really

Posted on by October 22, 2014
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Officials ask voters not to write in fictional names while a disbarred lawyer is running for the state Supreme Court

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Seattle ducks racial blame again by nixing Columbus Day

Posted on by October 13, 2014
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City that ousted Indians changes holiday to Indigenous Peoples’ Day

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In Seattle, Comcast track record hurts merger bid

Posted on by September 25, 2014
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Poor service, high prices are poor reasons for $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable

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Will Seattle voters raise the nation’s highest big-city sales tax?

Posted on by May 30, 2015
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Officials ask for increase to 9.6%

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Seattle embraces high tech–except for the Internet

Posted on by May 30, 2015
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Online outtages belie city’s image.

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Seattle’s $15-an-hour minimum wage captures wide fancy

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Media far and wide cover the story

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Bad public signage continues to plague Seattle

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Problems include unmarked forks, missing markers and cryptic symbols

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Is the USPS still exaggerating in new Seattle dog bite count?

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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The feds certainly did last year

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Seattle liberals choose pocketbook in rideshare debate

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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They force a public vote on rules to limit unregulated–and cheaper–car services

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Government agencies in Seattle yuk it up on social media

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Official blogs and tweets are sources of mirth

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Seattle quietly becomes clear No. 1 in big-city sales tax

Posted on by May 30, 2015
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Pending vote could hike up the rate even more.

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Seattle is no stranger to landslides, either

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Since 1890, more than 1,500 have occurred within the city limits

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Seattle’s incredibly shrinking jaywalking tickets

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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If “official” records are to be believed, pedestrian infractions have dropped nearly 90% in two years.

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Seattle cops don’t know how many jaywalking tickets they write

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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After run-around, police department says it doesn’t know how many jaywalking tickets are issued.

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Seattle is world-class in many ways–including problems

Posted on by July 5, 2014
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Flawed floating bridge, stuck tunnel machine lead list of municipal woes

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