On Tuesday's roster: The eviction of Occupy Seattle from the Seattle Central Community College campus; the high cost of Rob McKenna; the belated creation of checks and balances to the Seattle Police Department; and unions strike back at 1-1183. more ›

Most people currently living in Seattle are not from Seattle. One of the ways this plays itself out is in Seattle's landscape, where it seems that developers can write policy directly without the need for actual legislation. The city is their playground, to graft, raze and recreate as they see fit, largely because no one cares. So it is somewhat heartening to see Mayor Mike McGinn sign the new resolution creating a Downtown Historic Theatre District. more ›

In today's headlines: another foot, a creeper, a fired deputy and more details in the case of the missing Bellevue toddler. more ›

SHARE, a local, self-organized, democratic organization of homeless and formally homeless individuals, re-opened its 15 indoor shelters last night. The group had cited the loss of a $44,000 FEMA grant as the reason for their shelter closure, beginning their 11-day encampment outside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which they say usually involved around 70 people. The grant, they say, was restored, in addition to $25,000 from a successful auction. But despite their efforts, they saw no sweet, sweet Microsoft money. more ›

Breaking news from Westlake Center: Police are threatening to arrest all protesters who remain in the park and are urging everyone to relocate to City Hall. more ›

Mayor McGinn took criticism last week for his response to the "Occupy Seattle" movement. The last two days have seen a shift in his administration's stance on the protests away from active discouragement, and towards something approaching support. more ›

The Mayor's shameful Wednesday night response to the Occupy Seattle protests at Westlake Park represent a betrayal of his political base and a rejection of the spirit in which he was elected. more ›

Fuzzy liberal environmentalist Mayor Mike McGinn has teamed up with law-and-order Republican Attorney General and (part-time) Tea Partier Rob McKenna in a crusade against child prostitution at Backpage.com. more ›

The City now mandates that employers give their workers paid sick leave! Most seem pretty excited, but a few are still skeptical. Is mandatory sick leave a boon for Seattle's workforce and necessary to our public health, or another burden on business owners already strained by a damaged economy? more ›

The City Council has put their stamp of approval on an agreement between the City and the County over the King County Jail -- one that would put the County's space to use, and sparing the City from having to build a new one. more ›

Seattlest hung out with the Mayor at his house last night. Talking points, highlights and photos from Mike McGinn's own summer barbeque at his house in Greenwood. more ›

A year into the Mayor's jobs program, McGinn updated the city on the plan's progress. With elements of the plan failing, and only 3,270 of a promised 10,000 jobs created, the Mayor remains bullish on his plans to fight unemployment. more ›

Teachers take one for the team, the Washington Division of Child Support screws up, and an internet rating site becomes the focal point for a local lawsuit. All this and more in today's headlines. more ›

While King County's proposed $20-a-year licensing fee has been a very, very public debate topic this election cycle, another, larger licensing fee has been brewing in the city of Seattle. The City Council is considering putting a city car tab fee on the ballot to support transit improvements through the Seattle Transportation Benefit District, and this one is much larger: anywhere from $60-$80. $40 was proposed, but apparently will not raise enough money and is off the table. An $60-80 fee would double, or more than double, what drivers currently pay yearly when you factor in the $20 Seattle drivers just started paying, but would go to fund much-needed transit improvements. But living in a state with one of the most regressive tax structures in the nation, a lot of concern has been raised as to whether a fee this high goes too far. This is a pretty complicated issue. Good thing there's a public meeting tomorrow! more ›

The bottom line is this: if you do want the deep-bore tunnel to replace the viaduct, you check "APPROVED." If you do not, hit "REJECTED." But there are a lot more details, which we cover here, as part of our voter's guide series. more ›

Throughout all East Link Light rail negotiations and arguments concerning Downtown Bellevue, the City Council, pro- and anti-transit alike, could agree on one thing: they would all like to have the train run through a tunnel. The only hurdle was a big one -- an additional $329 million added to the project's price tag. At the beginning of negotiations a few years ago, the idea seemed like a pipe dream, even with the City of Bellevue kicking in $160 million. Sound Transit's governing board decided Thursday that the East Link Light Rail Downtown Bellevue route the Bellevue City Council could agree on, i.e., that tunnel, can go forward. We just still don't know how Sound Transit is going to pay for it. more ›

As we reported this last month, Mayor Mike McGinn, along with Seattle Police Chief John Diaz and other city officials, are pushing for later last calls as part of the Mayor's Nightlife Initiative. Yesterday the City Council put its seal of approval on the measure, putting it in the hands of the Washington State Liquor Control Board. They have until September 23 to respond. more ›

A meeting that some expected to patch up the spat between Mike McGinn and Village Voice Media seems to have only sharpened the Mayor's position as the City Government's war on underage prostitution marches on apace. more ›

Like kids on Christmas, we waited for Mayor McGinn to make the announcement we've been hoping to hear since he was elected. more ›

A letter from Mayor McGinn to The Village Voice has put the Mayor squarely in the middle of a no-holds-barred fight between the star of Punked! and a hip, New York newspaper/massive media conglomerate. more ›

Smaller mass transit, a heck of a bad cop, Margaret Witt wins, and a dispensary gives free relief to cancer patients, in this edition of Extra Extra. more ›

Seattle loves its parks. And now it has another. more ›

Mayor McGinn comes through on some pretty cool night-life improvements. Get ready to park it, drunks. more ›

The Mayor and the Executive get all kinds of friendly, as they agree to share the jail. Aww. more ›

The city budget? Bike lanes? Some other problem that you need to get off your chest? Now's your chance to ask the Mayor all about it. more ›

Were you burned by the demise of the Monorail Project and, with it, the Green Line from West Seattle to Ballard? Fear not - McGinn won't let it drop. more ›

Low -- very, very low -- levels of radiation found in milk in Spokane [NWCN] more ›

After a long search, the city has hired Illinois native and Austin transplant Vincent Kitch as its new director of its Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs. Pending City Council approval, he starts as acting director on April 4. more ›

Yesterday, the Seattle City Council voted to cooperate with the Washington State Department of Transportation on three agreements concerning the tunnel to replace the Highway 99 Viaduct, keeping the ball rolling on the controversial project. This vote is one of two approval votes; this one during the design phase, with one more before groundbreaking. Mike O'Brien was the sole dissenter. Another dissenter, one not on the city council, is Mayor Mike McGinn. more ›

One of the most contentious decisions of last year was Mayor Mike McGinn's proposal to increase parking in downtown areas to a whopping $4 an hour, with a 50-cent increase in certain other areas. more ›