The South Correctional Entity (SCORE), a group of King County cities, is working on plans to build a new $80 million jail, possibly in Des Moines, to house misdemeanor offenders.
Plans for a new jail come in response to an announcement by…MORE
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Gertrude Finney was much loved White Center librarian
Mon, 10/27/08
The Second World War had recently ended when Gertrude Finney and her husband, Roy, came to White Center to live in a house her mother had found for them. The house was on the streetcar line to Seattle, so getting to and from work would be…MORE
Some crimes shifted to city courts
Mon, 10/27/08
In response to an impending $90 million budget shortfall, the King County Prosecutor announced that he has raised the limits on property and drug crimes that will be tried in superior court, passing the burden of court and jail costs to the…MORE
Matador will have to change menu items
Mon, 10/27/08
The popular Tex-Mex restaurant chain Matador will be required to change some of its d
MOREKing County retains its top AAA bond rating
Tue, 10/21/08
King County's AAA bond rating was recently renewed despite the world financial crisis.
"These ratings validate the quality of my balanced 2009 budget proposal and the six-month lifeboat we created using reserves to continue critical…MORE
Police will ticket violators in new access lanes
Tue, 10/21/08
Seattle Police are going to start enforcing the use of the so-called Business Access and Transit lanes on Elliott Way and on 15th Avenue.
The curb lanes in both directions of this corridor have been converted to access and transit lanes as…MORE
Avalon Bay gets better review from city board
Tue, 10/21/08
The city-appointed board that reviews major mixed-use projects in the area was happier with the massing of a six-story 234-unit apartment building set to replace the Sunset Bowl at the second meeting to review the project, but they had some…MORE
Council to decide next week on Interbay heights
Mon, 10/20/08
The city administration's proposal to increase some Interbay height limits from 40 feet to 85 feet has been approved by the council's Planning, Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee.
Because it in an area-wide rezoning change, it requires a…MORE
Council members support bond issue to extend Sound Transit
Mon, 10/20/08
In two weeks Seattle voters will have the opportunity to address the city's transportation crisis when they chose to approve or reject on Proposition 1.
The measure would authorize a new sales tax of 0.5 percent, costing the average…MORE
Police will ticket violators in new access lanes
Mon, 10/20/08
Seattle Police are going to start enforcing the use of the so-called Business Access and Transit lanes on Elliott Way and on 15th Avenue.
The curb lanes in both directions of this corridor have been converted to access and transit lanes as…MORE
