Seattle Drivers Not Sure if They Have Hit Everyone Yet
Who knew that a lack of rain would make Seattle drivers even worse? At midnight, record-keepers will be marking into … Continue reading Seattle Drivers Not Sure if They Have Hit Everyone Yet
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City Council to Nickelsville: Stop Being Homeless by Sept. 1 or Face Eviction
“No one wants simply to displace campers,” goes the letter, whose sole clearly articulated objective is to displace campers. Otherwise, it refers to emergency shelters (which for many of the campers, homeless for years and proud of their limited possessions, would be step backwards) and permanent housing, of which there is too little available to accommodate Nickelsville residents, even if they were granted priority. Continue reading City Council to Nickelsville: Stop Being Homeless by Sept. 1 or Face Eviction
ABC Voters (“Anyone But Conlin”) Can Now Choose Between Carver and Sawant
With the deadline for a declaration of candidacy approaching on May 17, Brian Carver, “a 33-year-old Kindle product director at Amazon.com,” has joined Kshama Sawant in the race to oust Richard Conlin, reports The Stranger’s Cienna Madrid. Conlin, who holds a Master’s in political science, was first elected to the Council in 1997, and has since then worked to legalize miniature goats and ban plastic bags at grocery stores. Continue reading ABC Voters (“Anyone But Conlin”) Can Now Choose Between Carver and Sawant
City Council Looks into Micro-Housing’s Free Lunch
“One sore spot,” admitted Richard Conlin recently, “has been the way that developers have used their ‘unit count’ in different ways depending on what City regulation they are working with.” Land use code counts units, as mentioned earlier, by kitchens. But “some developers,” Conlin says, also applied for a Multi-Family Property Tax Exemption (MFTE). Continue reading City Council Looks into Micro-Housing’s Free Lunch
Op-Ed: City Council Has Nickelsville’s Rat-Infested Floodwater on Its Hands
“I don’t think we should accept the idea that people are doomed to be homeless and live in tents,” Conlin had told Publicola in November 2010. In October 2011, the Council passed legislation making it easier for religious groups to host tent cities for longer periods of time. Continue reading Op-Ed: City Council Has Nickelsville’s Rat-Infested Floodwater on Its Hands
City Council’s Two “No” Votes on Arena Justify Their Lack of Love
Conlin, who studied history as an undergraduate, sounds like a history major still when he argues that, “Only since World War II has it become customary for local governments to be primary funders–and the current trend may be away from public finance.” That “only” refers to about 70 years. Continue reading City Council’s Two “No” Votes on Arena Justify Their Lack of Love
City Council Blogs: the Missing Jail, “Rubble Yard” Money & $80 License Fees
The Seattle City Council is all over this newfangled blogging thing the kids are always on about. No longer to they have to beg the Seattle Times for space on the op-ed page. Some are more prolific than others: Tim Burgess I think leads the way–he even has his own blog–but Sally Bagshaw is right in there. Nick Licata writes frequently, with a monthly round-up. Sally Clark writes once or twice a month, just ahead of Bruce Harrell. Jean Godden was last heard from in March, and the sporadic Tom Rasmussen has let six months go between posting. Continue reading City Council Blogs: the Missing Jail, “Rubble Yard” Money & $80 License Fees