King County WSDOT threatens sanctions against tunnel contractor Washington state transportation officials Monday ordered Seattle Tunnel Partners to take definitive steps to include more minority- and women-owned businesses in the $1.3 billion Viaduct replacement project. WSDOT informed STP that it is in breach of its contract with the state. Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson said that…
King County Supporters pack Labor Temple at 15Now.org rally as minimum wage momentum builds An overflow crowd packed into the main hall at Seattle’s Labor Temple Sunday afternoon for a rally kicking off the launch of 15Now.org, a grassroots campaign dedicated to passing a $15 an hour minimum wage in Seattle. If today’s rally is any…
King County Legislature needs message: Don’t mess with Seattle The outward appearance in our state capital is that the shaping and fate of a statewide transportation package rests with the right-thinking, Republican-dominated Senate majority caucus. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, self-described as a “regional” politician, will hopefully change that equation. Almost like that reverse hide-and-seek kids’ game, where…
(Daily Clips will not publish Thursday January 9, so that the editor can attend the monthly meeting of the 34th District Democrats. See you there.) King County New interim chief to head Seattle Police Department Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has decided to replace Interim Police Chief Jim Pugel with a former SPD official, Harry C….
King County Murray pledges collaboration — Sawant: ‘No rotten sell-out’ Seattle’s new Mayor Ed Murray pledged “inclusiveness and collaboration” Monday in his inaugural address, and played off Ronald Reagan’s government-is-the-problem 1981 inaugural address to summarize his view of an activist, problem-solving shining city on Puget Sound. “I see government not as a problem but as a…
King County Shades of gray in union’s OK of Boeing 777X offer Many around metro Puget Sound breathed a big sigh of relief when they heard Machinists union members Friday narrowly approved a Boeing Co. contract offer, which cuts benefits in exchange for securing thousands of high-paying jobs into the next decade. The deal means 10 years…
(Daily Clips will return to publication following the New Year, and in plenty of time before the Legislature is in session. The editor, who performs these duties strictly on a volunteer basis, needs the holiday. Best season’s wishes to all, even to Republicans.) King County OSPI deal to give Seattle Times student data alarms privacy…
(Daily Clips will not publish Thursday December 19. The editor is at work on another project.) King County Sawant: ‘2014 is going to be the year of $15 an hour in Seattle’ It wasn’t so long ago that Kshama Sawant might call a press conference at which little or no press would show up. Not anymore. The…
King County County Council trashes vote of 33rd District PCOs, picks Gregerson over Kent’s Albertson for House appointment The King County Council surprised many when they chose Mia Gregerson rather than Elizabeth Albertson Monday to fill the 33rd Legislative District House seat vacated by Dave Upthegrove. Albertson, of Kent, whose City Council term expires the end…
King County High salaries, low wages Ed Murray wants experienced public servants and he’s willing to pay for them. He recently announced a gaggle of appointments and some are making more than their predecessors appointed at the beginning of the Mike McGinn regime. Their bios and service records are generally impressive. Murray’s message: you get what you pay for. If anything,…