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Council Rejects Full 2024 Funding for Youth Mental Health, Calls Previous Council Lazy and Irresponsible publicola.com/2024/08/14/cou…

Council May Wait Until Next Year to Roll Back Renter Protections; Community Police Commission Dismissed Consultant Who Advised Them to Fix Harms They Caused publicola.com/2024/08/16/cou…

This Week On PubliCola: August 17, 2024 Catch up on what you missed this week, right here: publicola.com/2024/08/17/409…

Moore Says SOAP Zones Won't Apply to Sex Workers; Former Chief Diaz Back at Work, Still Making $28,000 a Month publicola.com/2024/08/19/moo…

Lowering the Amount People Can Drink and Drive Would Save Lives. So Why Hasn't the State Done It? One reason: The restaurant, beer, and wine industry, which argues that the proposed new limit would harm business while having a minimal impact on crashes. publicola.com/2024/08/22/low…

Community Police Commission Hires Acting Director, Burien Plans Closed-Door Police Chief Selection Today's Morning Fizz: publicola.com/2024/08/23/com…

Listen: PubliCola on KUOW and Hacks and Wonks ICYMI last week, Erica C. Barnett ericacbarnett on all platforms was on KUOW (with my Seattle Nice co-host Sandeep Kaushik) and Hacks & Wonks to discuss the latest state and local news. publicola.com/2024/08/26/lis…

Focusing on "Johns" Doesn't Reduce Street Sex Work, Disproportionately Targets Men of Color, PubliCola Analysis Shows There’s no evidence that banishing sex buyers from Aurora and other “areas of prostitution” has had any impact, either. publicola.com/2024/08/26/foc…

Seattle Nice: Is Downtown "Revitalized and Transformed" Yet? And will forcing workers back to the office save the downtown economy, one lunch at a time? We discuss on this week's podcast! publicola.com/2024/08/27/sea…

CPC Loses Acting Director, SPD Tries Recruiting Via Podcast, MLK Labor Condemns Council Efforts to Punish Sex Workers, Drug Users Today's Afternoon Fizz: publicola.com/2024/08/28/cpc…

County Council Commits to “Maintain Operations” at Youth Jail Until Someone Comes Up with a Better Solution publicola.com/2024/08/28/cou…

Top Fire Official Helped Concoct Hoax Against Department, Targeting "Woke" Policies Like Vaccine Mandate The Signal messages include homophobic slurs, conspiracy theories, and pictures of monkeys. publicola.com/2024/08/30/top…

This Week on PubliCola: September 1, 2024 SOAP zones, Renter Protections, Firefighters vs. "Woke" Department, and More publicola.com/2024/09/01/thi…

Three Fun Things for September 2, 2024 A timely book, a seasonal recipe, and a podcast about getting things wrong. publicola.com/2024/09/02/thr…

Updated and Improved: The City of Seattle’s Employee Directory, Only On PubliCola publicola.com/2024/09/03/upd…

Back from Recess, Council Takes Up Design Review Downtown, Continues Delay on Social Housing Measure publicola.com/2024/09/05/bac…

PubliCola exclusive, by Andrew Engelson: Jaahnavi Kandula’s Family Sues City for $110 Million Plus $11,000, In Direct Reference to Officer’s Callous Comments publicola.com/2024/09/06/jaa…

Maritza Rivera Said She Never Intended to Gut the Equitable Development Initiative. Records Tell a Different Story. The councilmember's complaints that the city's planning director repeatedly canceled meetings with her doesn't hold water, either. publicola.com/2024/09/06/mar…

Council Wants To Expand Drug User Banishment Zones, Complaint Against SPD Attorney Dismissed, and Ex-Councilmember Pedersen Denounces Transportation Levy Today's Afternoon Fizz. publicola.com/2024/09/06/cou…

Seattle Nice is hosting a City Council forum at Town Hall, and you're invited! Sandeep Kaushik, David Hyde, and I will be hosting a debate between the two candidates for Position 8, Tanya Woo and Alexis Mercedes Rinck. Find out more and submit your questions: publicola.com/2024/09/07/com…