Seattle Decides 'Words Matter' When Describing Sex Crime Marcie Sillman talks to Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes about the City Council's consideration of changing the name of the crime "patronizing a... Marcie Sillman
Letter From Engineers Raises Serious Concerns About Bertha They were not reassuring words. Engineers hired to rescue Bertha, the deep boring machine stalled under downtown Seattle, wrote to state officials: “If... Joshua McNichols
Waterfront Project Nearly Complete, But That Last Stretch Is A Doozy Pioneer Square sank more than an inch, and Bertha the giant tunnel boring machine is still stuck, but state officials are putting on a happy face.... Joshua McNichols
What Are The Benefits Of A Public Bank In Seattle? Ross Reynolds talks with Gwendolyn Hallsmith, executive director of the Public Banking Institute, about the benefits of creating a public bank in Seattle. Andy Hurst
Capitol Hill Is First Of Many Official Seattle Arts Districts Jeannie Yandel talks with Matthew Richter, Seattle's cultural space liaison, about the recently approved program to create official arts districts... Matthew Streib
Confused About Pre-K Measures? These Daycare Directors Break It Down Seattle voters will see two competing child care initiatives on their fall ballots. A proposal from the mayor and City Council would create a subsidized... Ann Dornfeld
Seattle Hasn't Investigated Sick Pay Complaints, Report Says Rollout of Seattle's $15 minimum wage is still half a year away, and Seattle's auditor says the city is already learning lessons about how to enforce... Carolyn Adolph
Mayor Ed Murray: City Revenues Are Not Keeping Up In his first budget speech since taking office, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray laid out his priorities for the next two years, pledging a more efficient,... Deborah Wang
Compost, Seattleites! (Or Risk Being Fined) It'll be a busy day at Seattle city hall Monday. Mayor Ed Murray is proposing his first city budget since he was elected last fall. Among other things,... Kim Malcolm
The Comings And Goings Of This Week The “Columbus” in Columbus Day is under contention and may be on its way out in favor of “Indigenous Peoples Day.” Seattle-based megachurch Mars Hill... Bill Radke