Rare breed of flightless gull discovered at Ivar’s Fish Bar Seattle, WA–A rare breed of flightless seagull, Laridae Obesus, weighing up to 40 lbs, was recently discovered downtown Seattle languishing on the waterfront.[...]
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With the recent increased minimum Amazon wage to $15/hr, Jeff Bezos only earns 2.33 times as much as an average Amazon employee.
The amount Amazon (AMZN) pays to keep its master is just $81,840 in salary plus $1.6 million in security-related services. The salary is not much and even the security would not pay for a weekend of golf by Prez Trump! Not only is $81,840 modest, Amazon says Jeff has never received any stock-b[...]
February 3rd, 2020 - 4:41 pm § in The Ave Scene
SEATTLE NEEDS TO GATE TAX BROADMOOR
Now that Seattle is justly seen as being the home for America’s only socialist city council, it seems to me the Council needs to levy a tax on Broadmoor. As far as I can see the only gated community in Seattle is this gold enclave in the middle of our pinkish city. A tax on […][...]
From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs.
Pity Mark Zuckerberg. He tries so hard to be a good guy, to show that capitalism works. But then there is Vladimir Putin! We do not know what Vladimir earns but he sure doesn’t worry about being seen as a good guy. Meanwhile, poor Mark only received $22.6 million in total pay and most of [[...]
March 11th, 2019 - 9:15 am § in The Ave Scene
REMEMBER THE LID? WHY NOT EXTEND SEATTLE’S TUNNEL FROM BC TO OREGON?
Opponents of Seattle’s new tunnel kvetched … how can it be paid for? Property owners were aghast that they should pay… after all they were going to be hurt! Property owners are going to pay a LID (local improvement district tax). The $160 million tax means a one-time hit of $[...]
March 22nd, 2018 - 1:59 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle Nostalgia
“Seattle Nostalgia” is usually a symptom of about five people who claim to represent The People and protest developing new housing or replacing a rickety bar no one uses. Sadly, we rarely see such affection for such things as Lake Union, the waterfront, Pioneer Square, the Northwest arti[...]
July 2nd, 2017 - 12:09 am § in The Ave Scene
The Chowder Rebellion at Seatac
Is Sea-Tac too good for Ivar’s now? by Knute Berger I admit it. I’m an Ivar’s fan. After all, they once named a cocktail after me. But it goes deeper than that. Ivar’s is a well of Seattle culture. The place where kids get their first taste of raw oysters. The place where tourists [&helli[...]
April 5th, 2017 - 9:25 am § in The Ave Scene
BERTHA BREAKS THROUGH
Seattle, WA – Bertha, one of the world’s largest tunnel boring machines, emerged north of downtown Seattle on Tuesday shrouded in clouds of dust and chunks of falling concrete, completing the most difficult phase of a plan to build a highway under the heart of the city. The breakthrough of t[...]
Whither Pramila ? .. REPOSTED FROM May 11
Does her campaign know who lives in her district? I got called tonight from Washington ??DC?? by a Pramila Jayapal volunteer trying to get me to sign up. I told the volunteer I had been interested in working for the campaign because I have been impressed by Ms. Jayapal’s abilities in or[...]
Urban Planning in Dumbass Seattle
Who In Their Right Mind Wants a 9 Hole Golf Course in Dowth Town Seattle? The Seattle golf lobby, this is who! Seattle’s golfers are upset that the city council is reviewing our 5 golf courses. I like golf courses! I ysed to walk our dog on a public golf course in Long Beach! (I […][...]