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Seattle council upholds mayor’s veto on homeless RV permitting
(The Center Square) - The Seattle City Council rejected a vote on Thursday to override a mayoral veto of an RV permitting system for homeless individuals that the dais had passed just a few weeks earlier. Councilmember Rob Saka joined Councilmembers Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Eddie Lin and Dionne Foster in opposing the override after voting for the bill last month. Mayor Katie Wilson vetoed Councilmember Dan Strauss’ program last week with Saka’s support despite his criticism of her proposed budget cuts. When asked Tuesday why they were holding the vote, Rinck said the council believed it must act on a veto within 30 days under the city charter, regardless of the outcome. Councilmember Bob Kettle, the public safety chair, argued Thursday that they must address the impact of RVs on the community. “Voting to sustain the veto is voting for the status quo; it's voting to plan for a plan, and a vote to delay taking action,” Strauss said before the override failed to meet the required six-vote threshold. The bill Wilson vetoed was just one of six that made up Strauss’ Vehicle Resident Assistance Program. Wilson signed the other parts of VRAP, but the one she rejected included most
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King County Metro planning service changes for new Renton Transit Center
As part of the Stride S1 line, Sound Transit is building a new transit center in Renton, adjacent to the existing South Renton Park and Ride. When it opens in 2028, it will be known as simply Renton Transit Center, and will replace both the existing Renton Transit Center in downtown Renton, and the adjacent South Renton Park and Ride. Commuters need not fret over lack of parking, as the new transit center will include a new garage dedicated for commuter parking that is larger than the parking at both current facilities that are reserved for transit commuters. With the transit center moving, bus service has to move with it, and Metro has made its first service proposal on what that may look like in its Renton Area Mobility Project (RAMP). Details below the jump.
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Washington sells Husky Stadium naming rights to Columbia Bank
By Jonathan Wagner, On3: The name Husky Stadium will be no more starting in the 2027 season. Instead, the Washington Huskies will play in what will now be known as Columbia Bank Stadium after agreeing to the largest naming rights partnership in the history of college sports, according to On Montlake’s Christian Caple.
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You Could Spend All Day Inside Washington’s Biggest Used Bookstore With 500,000 Books
Somewhere in Tacoma, Washington, there’s a red brick building with one word on the side, and that word is “BOOKS,” and honestly, that’s all it needs to say. Tacoma Book Center is the largest independent used bookstore in Washington State, and it’s holding over 500,000 books inside, waiting for you to show up.