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    People Thought the New City Council Would Take...
    By Casey Jaywork • December 21, 2016 1:30 am

    At the start of the year, a slate of new councilmembers elected by district took office. Then they got busy.

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    Yeah, 2016 Definitely Sucked, But At Least…
    Yeah, 2016 Definitely Sucked, But At Least…
    By SW Editorial Board • December 21, 2016 1:30 am

    The Sounders won! Light-rail expanded! And even Bertha had an OK year.

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    Plaintiffs celeberate a temporary win at a hearing in November 2015. Photo by Sara Bernard.
    Kids’ Climate Lawsuit Gets Even Bigger, Heads to...
    By Sara Bernard • December 20, 2016 1:00 pm

    This time, Governor Inslee and the state of Washington will be named as defendants.

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    The Many Santas (And Frosties) Of SantaCon
    The Many Santas (And Frosties) Of SantaCon
    By Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren • December 19, 2016 8:30 am

    The worldwide event took over Pike Place Market Saturday.

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    Meet the Washington Electors Planning to Go Rogue
    Meet the Washington Electors Planning to Go Rogue
    By Jerry Cornfield • December 15, 2016 1:30 am

    They are part of a longshot effort to deny Trump the presidency.

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    Cyber-Thinker Minh Nguyen on Political Art in 2016 and the Nature of Digital Resistance
    Cyber-Thinker Minh Nguyen on Political Art in 2016...
    By Kelton Sears • December 14, 2016 1:30 am

    Talking electronic civil disobedience with Town Hall’s artist-in-residence and creator of Chat Room.

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    City Councilmember Brenda Fincher poses for a portrait at Holy Spirit Parish in Kent, Washington on December 9, 2016.
    Searching for a New Central District in Suburban...
    By Daniel Person • December 14, 2016 1:30 am

    Kent’s African-American population is booming. Will community follow?

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    What Seattle Will Lose, and What it Could Gain, After Burgess
    What Seattle Will Lose, and What it Could...
    By SW Editorial Board • December 14, 2016 1:30 am

    The council stalwart won’t run for re-election next year, almost assuring another leftward shift at City Hall.

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    Valve-turners speak at a fundraising event in Seattle on Monday.
    Activists Who Closed the Emergency Shutoff Valves on...
    By Sara Bernard • December 14, 2016 1:30 am

    Five activists now face steep felony charges for temporarily closing five pipelines in four states.

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    Sounders Fans Sound Off at the MLS Cup Victory Parade
    Sounders Fans Sound Off at the MLS Cup...
    By Sofia Lee • December 14, 2016 1:30 am

    GIFs from yesterday’s sea of blue and green soccer fans streaming through Seattle’s streets.

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    Republican Senator Vows Bill Blocking Safe Drug Sites
    Republican Senator Vows Bill Blocking Safe Drug Sites
    By Casey Jaywork • December 13, 2016 10:27 am

    Mark Miloscia wants the state government to stop Seattle and King County from opening a pilot site.

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    Council to Vote on Limits to Renter Move-In Fees
    Council to Vote on Limits to Renter Move-In...
    By Casey Jaywork • December 12, 2016 12:24 pm

    The bill will likely pass at Council’s 2 p.m. meeting today.

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    As Expected, Libertarian Party Denied ‘Major Party’ Status in Washington
    As Expected, Libertarian Party Denied ‘Major Party’ Status...
    By Daniel Person • December 8, 2016 9:30 am

    Party name-checks Harambe in lament over Secretary of State’s decision.

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    Statehouse Republicans Pre-File ‘Genitalia of a Different Gender’ Bill
    Statehouse Republicans Pre-File ‘Genitalia of a Different Gender’...
    By Casey Jaywork • December 8, 2016 7:00 am

    Voters just rejected transgender discrimination, so now Republicans are legislating it.

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    Uber Is Still Fighting Unionization
    Uber Is Still Fighting Unionization
    By Casey Jaywork • December 7, 2016 7:00 am

    City bureaucrats are deciding how much you have to drive before you get a union vote.

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    The Sounders’ Are-You-F***ing-Kidding-Me Season: A Timeline
    The Sounders’ Are-You-F***ing-Kidding-Me Season: A Timeline
    By Gavin Borchert • December 7, 2016 1:30 am

    It was the best of seasons, it was the worst of seasons. But on Saturday, it could become the best ever.

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    How Microsoft Can Resist, or Assist, Trump
    How Microsoft Can Resist, or Assist, Trump
    By SW Editorial Board • January 18, 2017 1:30 am

    Tech companies could have an outsized role in how far the president-elect gets with his destructive agenda.

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    Illustration by Barry Blankenship
    The Double Bind
    By Sara Bernard • December 7, 2016 1:30 am

    Allegations of rape will get you an audience with the King County Prosecutor’s office. But justice is more elusive.

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    Earth, WEEED and So Pitted Rock the Boats at the Ballard Shipyard
    Earth, WEEED and So Pitted Rock the Boats...
    By Sofia Lee • December 6, 2016 1:30 am

    GIFs from Filson Ballard’s very Filson-y launch party.

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    Seattle residents gather on December 4 to discuss next steps after Trump. Photo by Emma Cassidy, Survival Media Agency.
    Seattleites Form Neighborhood Groups to Resist Trump
    By Sara Bernard • January 18, 2017 5:30 pm

    Signs of an anti-Trump movement: All of the city’s districts now have Neighborhood Action Councils.

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