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City of Seattle faces wage theft lawsuit over problems with new payroll system
The City of Seattle is facing a wage theft lawsuit over errors from a new system that handles payroll for its more than 13,000 workers. The new suit alleges the city’s implementation of the ...
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Broadway business owner enters Seattle mayor’s race as — gasp — a Republican
Broadway business owner and Capitol Hill character Rachael Savage has entered the Seattle mayor’s race. The Savage campaign joins a flurry of Capitol Hill-flavored longshot challenges to ...
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Capitol Hill burger bar Sam’s Tavern has new owner
Sam’s Tavern is not changing its name to Inderpaul’s Tavern. But it does have new ownership. Permit paperwork shows the E Pike at 11th hangout is changing hands along with the South ...
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Love art: Check out tonight’s February Capitol Hill Art Walk
Thursday night is the February edition of the Capitol Hill Art Walk and Retail Therapy has the idea when it comes to love and art: Come share space with us. Come be in community. Find your part ...
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Capitol Hill’s state senator pisses off right wing social media — by explaining Washington law
Capitol Hill’s state Sen. Jamie Pedersen (D-Seattle) is finding out that simply telling some people about the rule of law in 2025 is enough to set off controversy. The veteran Washington lawmaker, ...
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A decade of development, affordability, and theater at Capitol Hill’s 12th Ave Arts
By Domenic Strazzabosco A decade ago, 88 affordable apartment units above office space for nonprofits, and a street level theater complex opened along 12th Ave on land that had been a barbed ...
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Friends of Madison Park files appeal of Seattle growth plan proposal’s Environmental Impact Study
As chair of the Seattle City Council’s comprehensive update committee, District 3 representative Joy Hollingsworth is leading the city’s push to get the new growth and zoning proposal ...
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Strong Election Night tallies show Seattle set to approve new business tax for Social Housing plus two school levies
A low turnout February election apparently won’t stop Seattle from making progress on funding its new Social Housing ...
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Pike/Pine Business Improvement Area would take on litter, graffiti in Capitol Hill’s core nightlife neighborhood
Efforts to create a new Pike/Pine Business Improvement Area are moving forward in 2025. The city’s Office of Economic Development has continued to push for the zones where assessments on ...
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Amid ICE raids and bluster, ‘routine’ Student and Exchange Visitor Program inspection at Garfield High School raises concerns
If fear and uncertainty are part of the goals around the activities of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the first weeks of the second Trump administration, mark another success ...
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911 | Pedestrian to hospital in Melrose hit and run
See something others should know about? Email CHS or call/txt/Signal (206) 399-5959. You can view recent CHS 911 coverage here. Hear sirens and wondering what’s going on? Check out reports ...
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Seattle setting new rules for how police use crowd control weapons like pepper spray, blast balls, and tear gas
The Seattle City Council is set to approve new rules for how the Seattle Police Department can use crowd control weapons. CHS reported here on the legislation needed to replace SPD’s crowd control ...