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Seattle man gets two years in prison for role in drug ring targeting homeless
A 46-year-old Seattle man was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking ring that distributed cocaine and fentanyl in homeless encampments and the Chinatown-International District, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington.
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Three West Coast Thanksgiving walk-offs: a 2.8-mile loop in Seattle, a 1.3-mile paved cliff trail in California, and a roaring rock bowl in Oregon
Three short walks, one in each West Coast state, to take before or after the turkey. Here's the mileage, the catch at each one, and the one that needs a parking permit. The post Three West Coast Thanksgiving walk-offs: a 2.8-mile loop in Seattle, a 1.3-mile paved cliff trail in California, and a roaring rock bowl in Oregon appeared first on PNW is for Adventure .
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Seattle's Newest Progressive City Councilwoman Wants To Make Building Easier
In Seattle's only city council election this year, voters in District 5 elected progressive urbanist Nilu Jenks over moderate Julia Kang, according to The Seattle Times. Jenks' victory may be an unexpected win for both homebuilders and renters. Much of the campaign centered on public safety, affordability, and city taxes....
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The Spar Tavern Changes Hands in Old Town Tacoma
The Spar Tavern, at 2121 N. 30th Street in Tacoma’s Old Town, has changed ownership. A Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board application lists Spar Pub Old Town as the new business name. The family behind the business announced the November 1 transition on social media, saying it had...
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‘Even local government in WA is being polarized’: Former Burien mayor links Tacoma housing debate to party pressure
Tacoma’s Safe Homes for All initiative would expand tenant protections, increase penalties for rental-law violations, and establish additional licensing and enforcement requirements. The proposal appeared on the Nov. 3 ballot as Initiative Measure No. 1, building on tenant protections voters approved in 2023. The initiative led in early election...
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Major refugee aid group in Tacoma and Spokane is ending amid financial hits
A Washington-based nonprofit that worked to help asylum-seeking refugees will no longer exist at the end of the year. Thrive International, which was founded in Spokane in 2021 and later expanded its work to Western Washington in Tacoma, formally announced this month it is ending operations as a result of its receivership case, filed in March of this year in Pierce County Superior Court. Thrive provided transitional housing for refugee and immigrant families. In the Nov. 4 announcement, Thrive stated that the receiver, Shelly Crocker, had “determined to pursue the dissolution of the organization following a thorough review of its financial and operational circumstances.” The announcement also noted that all residents living at Thrive’s residential sites were in the process of being “transitioned into safe, stable, and appropriate housing arrangements.” Crocker, in an interview Thursday with The News Tribune, said that 83 Tacoma families would be rehoused across Pierce County and some in South King County. “We have plans for all of them,” she added. A series of financial hits added up ultimately to the latest action. The main factor that triggered the receivership, according to court documents and Crocker, was litigation in Spokane over rent and insurance payments involving
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‘Last place you want to go is government housing’: Curley warns about Tacoma’s direction after tenant measure vote
Tacoma voters backed a sweeping tenant rights measure on Election Night. KIRO host John Curley said the people who wrote it see it as a first step toward something he thinks renters should be wary of: government-owned housing. Curley, host of “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio, reacted a...
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Mayor Wilson expects to select Seattle’s next police chief in coming months
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson released an update on the search for a new police chief on Friday, stating that the search is “on track” for her selection to be made in the coming months. Wilson noted that she reviewed more than 40 applications from qualified internal and external...