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Public Health

Mayor Jenny Durkan signs the Fare Share Plan into law at city hall. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

JumpStart Seattle Passes 7-2–Will Mayor Durkan Sign It or Force Veto Override?

On Monday, the Seattle City Council voted 7-2 to pass a payroll expense tax targeting companies paying high salaries. The final spending plan is...
Protesters react with fists raised in solidarity as Nikkita Oliver takes the stage at City Hall on Wednesday June 3rd. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Council Set to Pass JumpStart Seattle Payroll Tax

The Seattle City Council is poised to pass a payroll expense tax package to fund Covid-19 relief and affordable housing at its 2pm meeting...
The stole the name of our baseball team, now they’re eating Seattle’s lunch out on a newly built restaurant patio. (City of Coquitlam)

Ideas in Open Streets: Coquitlam, B.C.

Coquitlam, British Columbia is letting its restaurants and stores spill outside and take over their parking lots. In the name of social distancing, of...

2020 Point-in-Time Report Shows Homelessness Continues to Climb in King County

Data reveals a 5% increase in people living on the streets from 2019. In the earliest hours of the morning on January 24th, 2020,...

Sunday Video: Should Cities Keep Open Streets After The Pandemic?

https://youtu.be/WWRBnDNbAR4 Dave Amos argues why open streets being rolled out during the pandemic should be made permanent.

Seattle Is Relaxing Requirements to Encourage More Outdoor Cafes and Retail on City Streets

On Friday morning, heading into the first full weekend of summer and 53 days since Governor Jay Inslee announced a phased reopening for Washington,...

CHOP’s Juneteenth ‘Black Out’ Disrupted by Shooting, One Black Man Dead

Black organizers planned a Black takeover or "Black Out" of the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) during Juneteenth. However that celebration of Blackness was...

Amid Pandemic Recovery, More Transit Service and Fare Restoration Coming to Puget Sound

Several more transit agencies in Puget Sound are adding back more transit service and fares as the region recovers from the initial Covid-19 pandemic...