June 2, 2023 at 7:00 am Updated June 2, 2023 at 7:00 am A Kitsap fast ferry from Kingston takes about 40 minutes and docks at Pier 50, near the Colman Dock in Seattle. All three Kitsap Transit fast ferries will begin their summer schedules this Saturday. Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle
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Articles from around the area, including re-prints from various newspapers (provided under Fair-Use provision.) These are information only, which means that many, Many, MANY of these do not represent my point of view. (Seriously, they don’t.) I just want you to know what’s out there being discussed by electeds that concern Des Moines.
Considering an ADU? Here’s what you need to know
June 2, 2023 at 7:00 am Updated June 2, 2023 at 7:00 am 1 of 2 | With enough backyard space, a modern DADU was built in southeast Portland. (Courtesy of Neil Kelly Company) By Rob Van Houten Special to At Home in the Northwest Q: I want to add an Accessory Dwelling Unit to my
... continue reading.Fentanyl has devastated King County’s homeless population, and the toll is getting worse
1 of 11 | A candlelight vigil in December by Women in Black honors homeless people who died in 2022. Deaths by overdose have skyrocketed. (Daniel Kim / The Seattle Times) By Anna Patrick Seattle Times staff reporter Before the pandemic, most fentanyl-related overdoses reported in the Seattle area involved people with homes. They started
... continue reading.From farm to BARN: Bainbridge makerspace promotes art accessibility, eyes expansion
1 of 14 | Grae Drake uses the professional equipment at Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network to create colorful marbles and hide them around Bainbridge. (Kevin Clark / The Seattle Times) By Sara Jean Green Seattle Times staff reporter BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — Using a propane oxygen torch that emits a footlong flame, Grae Drake creates swirling
... continue reading.Seattle’s proposed tree ordinance is the legislative equivalent of a chain saw
Follow up to this: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/enforce-seattles-tree-ordinance
... continue reading.Now comes hard work of making drug treatment available in WA
Patients line up to pick up medication for opioid addiction at a clinic in Olympia in 2020. Washington’s new drug-possession law increases the penalty for drug possession from a misdemeanor to a gross misdemeanor. Public drug… (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)More By The Seattle Times editorial board The Washington Legislature needed extra innings to finally come
... continue reading.How Turner’s working to create better, more inclusive job sites
By Marc Stiles – Senior Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal May 11, 2023 Listen to this article 3 min As racist and other discriminatory actions continue to plague construction sites across the U.S., including the Puget Sound region, the industry has ratcheted up efforts to combat it often in extraordinary ways. When an incident happens on a Turner
... continue reading.Legislative report card: A mix of achievements, progress and failures
By The Seattle Times editorial board The Washington Legislature ended its 105-day session on April 23 with long-fought achievements, some misses and some incomplete work. Gov. Jay Inslee says he wants lawmakers to come back in special session to try again to reach an agreement on the state’s expiring drug possessions law. Here are The
... continue reading.Post McCleary, WA school funding doesn’t add up
By David S. Knight and Kendall Fujioka Special to The Times Washington’s K-12 school finance system remains broken just six years after an overhaul effort. And state education leaders have demonstrated a lack of urgency to address the fundamental problems. The system is not progressive with respect to student race, ethnicity or economic status. While
... continue reading.How to go birding by boat in Western Washington
1 of 7 | A passenger photographing pigeon guillemots off Cypress Island. (Bryony Angell) By Bryony Angell Special to The Seattle Times Typical of outdoor enthusiasts ready for a mid-June weekend in Western Washington, my friend Roniq Bartanen and I were dressed in seasonably appropriate rain gear and woolens. Binoculars and camera in hand, we joined
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