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Homeless Encampment By Jungle Swept During Meeting About How Homeless Encampments In Jungle Aren’t Being Swept
Some campers likely returned to the Jungle — the area the mayor wants council’s permission to evict.
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Council Weighs Plan to Evict the Jungle, But Advocate Bill and Other Proposals Loom Large
At 2 p.m., council will weigh Murray’s plan to evict the Jungle amid a flurry of related proposals.
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Can Coders Hack the Homelessness Problem?
In Seattle and San Francisco, people with tech know-how are grappling with the issue. But progress can be…
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Did Che Taylor Have to Die?
New documents raise troubling questions about the Wedgwood police shooting.
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We Can Make Police Truly Accountable. Here’s How.
A ballot measure led by the brother of a man killed by police is a sensible step toward…
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Opioid Addicts Say Kratom Helps Them Kick the Habit. So Why Is the DEA Banning It?
At the end of the month, the Vietnamese botanical goes bye-bye (in the legal market, at least).
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Committee Vote Today on Secure Schedule Bill
CRUEDA chair Lisa Herbold says she doesn’t “expect any opposition” to the final bill.
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Why Vote for a Clinton When You Could Vote for a Kennedy?
Third-party candidates won’t rock the two-party boat. But Washington can afford to go rogue.
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Council Majority Votes to Introduce Bill to Curtail Homeless Encampment Evictions
Business groups and some neighbors oppose the bill, saying it will ‘tie the city’s hands.’
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Larry Gossett Looks Back on the Legacy of the Four Amigos
With the passing of activist “Uncle” Bob Santos, Gossett is the last surviving member of the powerful civil-rights…
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City Council Should Pass the Anti-Eviction Ordinance
When you drill down on it, blocking routine encampment evictions is the only sensible policy until enough shelter…
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The Little Camera Shop That Grew With Its Neighborhood
Challenged by an industry and a neighborhood in constant flux, Glazer’s Camera widens its scope.
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PAX Makes Space for Diversity
“It’s still a cis-het-white guy club, but it doesn’t have to be that way.”
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Murray Asks Council to Greenlight Mass Homeless Eviction in ‘the Jungle’
Murray’s plan would relocate Jungle campers to an ad hoc encampment on an adjacent field.
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Luxury Housing is Becoming More Affordable for Rich Seattleites
Any reduction in demand may help reduce rental prices across the city, according to a Zumper data geek.
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Freedom School Aims to Teach What Public Schools Don’t
Seattle’s long-running workshop for teens has a lofty goal: dismantling systemic racism.
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Donald Trump’s Deep, Mystifying Appeal
It’s not simply that his supporters can’t stand Hillary Clinton. Those inside the Xfinity Arena really like Donald…
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Why Are Some Servers Joining Industry in Opposing Safe Scheduling Legislation?
Complicating the worker-vs.-boss narrative at City Hall.
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Giving Labor Its Due
In a era of declining union influence, organized labor is making big strides in Seattle.