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Episodes
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More housing is on the way, but parking? Maybe not
One parking stall on small lots, two stalls on larger lots: That's all cities can require on middle housing developments, whether the project is a duplex or a six-unit building.
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Mayor Harrell targets Seattle’s fentanyl crisis response in new executive order
The two-pronged approach addresses law enforcement and addiction treatment.
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Seattle’s plan to reward people for not using drugs
This week Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell issued an executive order on drug addiction. Part of the plan is to champion a pilot program that pays people to stop using drugs. The program involves a treatment method called “contingency management.” The way it works is simple: People struggling with addiction are offered rewards such as gift cards, prizes, or sometimes cash. Then, for every clean urine sample, they’re given a reward.
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Seattle synagogue hit with hateful graffiti. Here's why they left it visible
The leaders of Temple De Hirsch Sinai found it this morning, and are leaving it visible for now.
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Eastside light rail expansion could be delayed after work along I-90 demolished
Sound Transit has announced that the light rail expansion project along I-90 may be delayed once again.
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What workers want: How industries hollowed out by the pandemic are getting folks back
We’ve all seen the help wanted signs, had slow service at our favorite restaurant, or maybe a long wait in the ER. The markers of the Great Resignation are inescapable. Nearly 100 million workers quit their jobs in the past two years. Now, employers are trying to figure out how to get them back. KUOW talked to hiring managers and workers in some of the industries hit hardest by the pandemic about what it takes to get folks back to work.
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He's studied these ‘living fossils’ for over 50 years. They’re still a bit of a mystery
UW professor Peter Ward takes us on a fabulous trip in search of a seemingly extinction-proof creature, and in doing so tells us a lot about humanity’s possible future
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WA lawmakers pass key policy deadline, head into final week of session
Time is winding down to get bills onto the governor's desk, and the clock is ticking on the big issue at hand this year: the passing of the next two-year budget.
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Can the OL Reign finally rein in a championship this year?
Writer Oliver Hunt thinks they have what it takes.
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Washington to adopt nation-leading family and medical leave for Uber drivers
Washington is poised to become the first state in the nation to mandate paid family and medical leave and unemployment benefits for Uber and Lyft drivers.
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Seattle to get garbage hauler to take down misleading green ads
After complaints from climate activists, Seattle officials say they will get Waste Management to take down the misleading ads.
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Final steps for Washington state's middle housing bill
The middle housing bill passed the Washington State Senate this week. It would allow duplexes and townhomes in neighborhoods now dominated by single-family homes. But where the density goes is still being negotiated.