| Excerpt: | For more than half a century, the police have treated right wing demonstrators and even terrorists differently than left wing demonstrators, a distinction that was again apparent on January 6th, 2021. |
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| Published at: | 7:27 PM on Thursday, January 7th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Nondiscrimination, Safe Neighborhoods |
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Category Archives: Public Planning
Militant right wing violence and intimidation is sadly as American as cherry pie
BNSF-operated train transporting Bakken crude oil derails in Whatcom County
| Excerpt: | There were no fatalities and no injuries were reported, though the derailment did result in an oil spill. Seven tank cars went off the tracks, with two catching fire, about twenty minutes before noon. |
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| Published at: | 8:00 PM on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Pollution, Safe Neighborhoods |
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Republican plot to dissolve joint Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department collapses
| Excerpt: | At the last minute, erratic Republican Councilmember Pam Roach thwarted a scheme by Executive Bruce Dammeier's operation to displace TPCHD with a standalone public health department. |
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| Published at: | 10:32 PM on Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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With I‑976 kaput, transit advocates focus on navigating out of the coronavirus pandemic
| Excerpt: | Tim Eyman's assault on multimodal transportation infrastructure has been nixed by the Washington State Supreme Court, but the coronavirus pandemic and the Legislature's failure to deliver progressive tax reform continue to threaten transit. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Tuesday, October 27th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation |
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HUGE VICTORY: Washington’s highest court rules Tim Eyman’s I‑976 is unconstitutional!
| Excerpt: | "Initiative Measure 976 contains more than one subject, and its subject is not accurately expressed in its title. Accordingly, it is unconstitutional," the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled. |
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| Published at: | 4:40 PM on Thursday, October 15th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Litigation |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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Despite pandemic, Sound Transit’s East Link Line 2 remains on track for 2023 completion
| Excerpt: | The agency and its contractors are now at about ninety percent of civil construction and the structural work on the Downtown Bellevue Tunnel, one of the most important segments of the line, is complete. |
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| Published at: | 4:20 PM on Thursday, August 27th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Washington State Supreme Court hears oral argument in legal challenge to Eyman’s I‑976
| Excerpt: | Appellants and respondents in Garfield County Transportation Authority, et al. v. State of Washington will field questions from the Court's nine justices. |
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| Published at: | 1:00 PM on Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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Charting a path forward after the unexpected closure of the highly used West Seattle Bridge
| Excerpt: | With the West Seattle Bridge closed indefinitely, an opportunity beckons for smart planning decisions to improve West Seattle's connections to Seattle proper. |
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| Published at: | 6:00 PM on Monday, May 4th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Tim Eyman’s I‑976 will remain frozen while State Supreme Court considers challenge to it
| Excerpt: | A panel of justices concluded that an injunction barring Initiative 976's implementation should remain in effect through the remainder of the challenge asserting it is unconstitutional. |
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| Published at: | 4:57 PM on Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Litigation |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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Sound Transit rebrands network for future expansions, braces for an uncertain future
| Excerpt: | Moving away from line names that are just colors, Puget Sound's Regional Transit Authority is going to move forward with an alphanumeric color-coded system. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 PM on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Washington, Oregon, and California unveil new alliance: Western States Pact
| Excerpt: | The United States' Left Coast governors have made it abundantly clear that they -- not Donald Trump -- will decide when to lift their Stay Home, Stay Healthy orders and allow businesses that are currently closed to fully reopen. |
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| Published at: | 12:29 PM on Monday, April 13th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, National Defense, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness, Global Health |
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Another loss for Tim Eyman: Judge rules injunction against I‑976 shall remain in place
| Excerpt: | The disgraced initiative promoter turned Republican gubernatorial candidate has suffered another defeat in court as the legal battle against his anti-transit initiative continues. |
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| Published at: | 6:30 PM on Friday, March 27th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Litigation |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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The Texas-sized politics of calamity: Disasters put a spotlight on elected officials’ negligence