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But sometimes a single comment makes everything feel worth it. All of the episodes of Lost Patients are now out. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/los…

Yes —> “Publishers will only be able to use these employment tax credits to rebuild their newsrooms by hiring new reporters and retaining current staff.”

An early test of the new council’s approach to density, affordable housing, seconding a colleague’s motion, etc. The bill could theoretically pass on 4/30, but CM Morales said that seems unlikely.
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Loved this episode so much. Pay attention to local politics please because sometimes it’s literally Footloose.

This is so good.

“The incident was among five since February that appeared to target homeless people in Seattle, killing two and injuring two others.” seattletimes.com/seattle-news/l…

New Republican initiatives include several versions of an anti-'squatters' measure. One version would roll back WA's just-cause eviction law, which requires landlords to provide a valid reason to evict. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/p…

The vibes are weird out there. In recent WA polls, most people say they support more housing density, but in this survey most said they don't think more housing will 'help stabilize' prices. (Yes, the question phrasing is odd.) seattletimes.com/business/real-…

ok fine i am willing to trade cars in pike place for making every single lane in this city bus-only, your choice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great episode 👇👇👇👇

Inside REI's anti-union campaign.

The 'co-op' recently fired a popular manager for failing to immediately report union chatter at his store. They put it right in his termination letter.

Outraged workers tell me the company has lost its moral center.

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More details on the protest this morning, with Conrad Swanson:

The protesters are hoping to force Amazon to distance itself from a controversial natural gas pipeline project spanning from Canada, through Idaho and Washington and into Oregon.

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It happened to me: I want a bigger apartment

Includes rolling back “a directive to the city’s Office of Construction, Planning and Development and Office of Housing to collect data on rents, unit size, and other information about rental units in the city.”

As a growing number of renters in Washington face eviction, the state will soon fund more attorneys to help tenants at risk of losing their homes. st.news/4ad1z5n

NEW: A Washington lawmaker is raising concerns about Seattle’s plan for housing at least 200,000 new residents over the next 20 years, suggesting it might not comply with a law passed by the Legislature last year. st.news/3V2xqkR

Mayor Bruce Harrell is proposing a growth plan that adds density in every neighborhood, but still preserves the basic framework of Urban Villages. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/m…

Most of the Bellevue real estate co’s funds came from investors, not project returns, & most was used to pay investors, not buy real estate, a pattern one expert said is 'highly indicative of a Ponzi scheme” via ⁦Heidi Groover⁩ ⁦The Seattle Times⁩ seattletimes.com/business/real-…

'Not enough Democratic support to get the bill out of committee.' Rent stabilization dies again, Claire Withycombe reports.
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