TEN QUESTIONS FOR PRAMILA Sawant’s opposition to the Democrartic Party, Raises Questions Jayapla should answer. Kshama Sawant Showed Up at the DNC to Tell Bernie Sanders Supporters to Vote for Jill Stein. Sawant’s supporter, Pramila Jayapal is running for Congress. Pramila Jayapal [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Seattle Scene’
July 17th, 2016 - 11:07 pm § in The Ave Scene
Somebody should ask Pramila Jayapal: Why do you support Sawant?
July 17th, 2016 - 4:01 am § in The Ave Scene
July 17: The Potlach Riots in Seattle
As Seattle Yacht Club celebrates its annual Potlach, perhaps our good citizens may want to remember the events of a century ago .. The Great Potlach Riots. One hundred years ago this week in downtown Seattle, a riot broke out that would dramatically alter the way the city saw itself politically. Com[...]
June 7th, 2016 - 9:42 am § in Misc.
Seattle water is great but how come Tech City has creepy slow Internet?
While Seattle mumbles about housing and the Zonian invasion. the Tech world is saying pfehh. Gigabyte data is coming to less glitzy cities while we wallow in our bubble. [...]
May 24th, 2016 - 9:37 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle’s Housing: Where to put the mother in law?
Erica C. Barnett A compromise in the works would bring back the requirement that property owners who build backyard cottages or basement apartments must live in one of the units for at least one year after construction. The proposal, which comes from city council member Mike O’Brien, is intend[...]
May 13th, 2016 - 1:07 am § in Misc.
Self Confessional: Seattle style
Red Mill Burgers An Open Letter from John Shepherd I am writing this letter to apologize for my offensive language and behavior in addressing a number of issues concerning our community, and those who have opinions with which I disagree. For example, I am passionate about our city’s inability to a[...]
May 9th, 2016 - 11:08 am § in The Ave Scene
It’s rather ridiculous to name something as phallic as a tunnel boring machine after a woman.
Over at Crosscut, Knute Berger writes abut the role of the Washington State Department of Transportation We have another candidate for a Knowsitall award. Knute Berger is the self appointed guru of Seattle journalism, a relic actually of the glory days when David Brewster fostered good writing as [...]
David Preston: Under the Bridge
. This muh man, Lantz. He lives under a bridge somewhere in Seattle. Which bridge? Doesn’t matter, does it? Could be any bridge, really. We got hundreds of ’em. . Lantz is treasurer of an organization that’s gotten millions of dollars in grants from Seattle over the years. Or at le[...]