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Archive for the ‘The Ave Scene’ Category
February 20th, 2017 - 12:04 am § in The Ave Scene
Housing in Seattle: What you get for 1/2 million dollars
Patty Murry, Democrat Superstar!
WASHINGTON ― A few weeks after the 2013 government shutdown, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) compared the Republicans in the House to the preschoolers she once taught. To deal with a bunch of fractious, obstreperous 4-year-olds, she said, you need a plan. When Murray made her comparison, she was about[...]
February 15th, 2017 - 1:59 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle Real Estate As An Investment For Wealthy Chinese
When Anna Riley, a Seattle-area real-estate agent, held an open house for a new $2.3 million listing in the tony city of Bellevue late last month, the pool of prospective buyers was different from the usual assortment of tech magnates, sports stars and chief executives. Twenty groups of buyers visit[...]
February 13th, 2017 - 9:41 am § in Donald Trump, The Ave Scene
Will Silicon Valley Migrate to Vancouver?
In Silicon Valley, curbs on immigration could lead to a brain drain. Canada stands to benefit. Vancouver — just a two-hour flight from San Francisco — already has 75,000 tech jobs and one-third of its office space devoted to the industry. And with foreign-born tech workers worried their U.S. vis[...]
February 13th, 2017 - 2:28 am § in The Ave Scene
The State Bank
Here’s a video of the committee hearing Thursday on SB 5464-Creating the Washington Investment Trust (State Bank). Please contact members of the FII committee and ask them to pass the bill out of committee: Sen. Bob Hasegawa – Washington State Senate Democrats – VIDEO: Public hearing for b[...]
February 12th, 2017 - 1:45 pm § in The Ave Scene
Harming Seattle’s Homeless
David Preston The ACLU is making good on an earlier threat and suing the City of Seattle and the WA State Department of Transportation to prevent them from removing homeless camps. People are being seriously abused in these camps, but for the ACLU and the ideologues on the City Council who suppo[...]
Emperor’s New Clothes: The Ain’t Art Scene
I love the ORIGINAL Seattle Art Museum, the ORIGINAL SAM. The collection of “Asian” art is a wonderful statement of both the divers art of what is not Europe but of the taste of Dr. Fuller. I am, therefore. offended by the way the folks who run the Seattle “”Art” Mu[...]
February 9th, 2017 - 1:40 am § in America, The Ave Scene
JOIN US: Join Zach, Next Monday’s Guest at Drinking Liberally Fremont
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How Much Are Teachers Paid??????????????????
TEACHER PAY IS CONFUSING Teacher pay becomes a major issue because of the right of teachers to strike and because parents depend on teachers for that most precious thing, their kids’ futures. And because, in this state, teacher pay is the major part of the tax money the state is supposed to pa[...]
What is an “unauthorized” immigrant
David Preston Not trying to start a fight, but what’s with this new term “unauthorized”? That makes it sound like they’re trespassing or something. . I like “illegal immigrants” because it’s both descriptive and neutral. They are immigrants and, yes, they[...]