Seattle Proposal Would Provide City Employees Four Weeks Paid Parental Leave The City of Seattle may soon offer its employees four weeks paid leave to take care of a new child. Mayor Ed Murray and City Council Member Jean Godden... Sara Lerner
As $15 Phases In, Can Seattle Hang On To Its Blue Collar Roots? Marcie Sillman talks with Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien about the potential impact of the $15 minimum wage on Seattle's manufacturing sector. Marcie Sillman Andy Hurst
Seattle City Hall: '31 Shades Of Liberal' Marcie Sillman talks with news analyst and KCTS contributor Joni Balter about the upcoming departure of two longtime City Council members and what that... Marcie Sillman Hannah Burn
Seeing More Car2Gos In Seattle? It's Not Your Imagination Jeannie Yandel speaks with Susan Shaheen, co-director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley,... Jeannie Yandel Kate O'Connell
Who Builds Our City? Proposal Would Prioritize Local Construction Workers Marcie Sillman talks with Seattle City Councilmember Sally Clark about a proposal that would require public construction projects to give priority to... Marcie Sillman Andy Hurst
Seattle Decides 'Words Matter' When Describing Sex Crime Marcie Sillman talks to Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes about the City Council's consideration of changing the name of the crime "patronizing a... Amina Al-Sadi Marcie Sillman
Letter From Engineers Raises Serious Concerns About Bertha They were not reassuring words. Engineers hired to rescue Bertha, the deep boring machine stalled under downtown Seattle, wrote to state officials: “If... Joshua McNichols
Waterfront Project Nearly Complete, But That Last Stretch Is A Doozy Pioneer Square sank more than an inch, and Bertha the giant tunnel boring machine is still stuck, but state officials are putting on a happy face.... Joshua McNichols
What Are The Benefits Of A Public Bank In Seattle? Ross Reynolds talks with Gwendolyn Hallsmith, executive director of the Public Banking Institute, about the benefits of creating a public bank in Seattle. Ross Reynolds Andy Hurst
Capitol Hill Is First Of Many Official Seattle Arts Districts Jeannie Yandel talks with Matthew Richter, Seattle's cultural space liaison, about the recently approved program to create official arts districts... Jeannie Yandel Matthew Streib
