The campaign for King County Proposition 1 - the Veterans and Healthy Communities Levy - was officially launched last week.
Proposition 1 would increase funding for health and human services - an estimated $13.3 million a year for six…MORE
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1997 Port pact replaced
Wed, 10/19/05
Times/News
SeaTac lawmakers decided Oct. 11 to replace a controversial 1997 agreement between the city of SeaTac and the Port of Seattle with a new 10-year pact.
In the 1997 Interlocal Agreement (ILA), the city agreed not to oppose…MORE
Levy lid lift on Des Moines ballot
Wed, 10/19/05
Des Moines Proposition 1, which appears on November's general election ballot, would lift the city's property tax levy lid to raise additional funds for police services.
Backers of Proposition 1 state that, unlike other levy lift measures…MORE
Creighton adds endorsement
Wed, 10/19/05
With election day less than a month away, John Creighton added another endorsement last week in his race for Seattle Port Commission Position 1.
Creighton was endorsed by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302, the…MORE
DM Council hopefuls offer different priorities for city
Wed, 10/19/05
Times/News Correspondent
Des Moines council candidate Ed Pina said at a candidate's forum last week that, if elected, he will give budget priority to critical city services such as police and street improvements.
The former…MORE
Some High Point units open
Wed, 10/19/05
The architect who designed the newly completed rental housing units at High Point has a valuable perspective on how to design low-income apartments.
"I lived in public housing," he said.
Tyrone Jordan-Oliver is an architect with the…MORE
Normandy Park cops make endorsements
Wed, 10/19/05
The Normandy Park Police Officers Guild recently endorsed candidates running the Normandy Park City Council.
Based on the results of interviews with the candidates, the police officers guild endorsed John Wiltse, who is running for council…MORE
'Mystery odor' not health hazard, just a nuisance
Wed, 10/19/05
Results from a Puget Sound Clean Air Agency study reveal emissions from Lafarge Cement are the likely source of an odor that has plagued and puzzled many residents of south Seattle for years.
Since 2001, residents in Highland Park, South…MORE
Business favors monorail
Wed, 10/19/05
Next month marks a turning point in the history of the Junction, when Seattle voters will decide whether to kill or continue the monorail project.
The business district could return to its roots as a transportation site. After all, it's…MORE
