Seattle Marched in Solidarity with the Charleston Nine Last Night: The march was hundreds strong, beginning at First AME Church on Capitol Hill, where Macklemore, the mayor, and a whole bunch of city council candidates joined the proceedings, and winding through the Central District to MLK Memorial Park. "We have not yet rendered a final verdict on our original sin... of slavery and racial discrimination. It's time to make a 21st-century assault on 21st-century racism," said Leslie Braxton, a pastor at New Beginnings Christian Fellowship. Dylann Roof was indicted on nine counts of murder today.

Vigil for Murdered Central District Man: "Members of Seattle's black clergy mourned the recent shooting death of a black man in his 30s in Seattle's Central Area," reports Liz Jones. "The man, identified by those at the vigil as Torrence Phillips, was killed on Thursday afternoon." A former teacher described him as a gentle soul.

Council President Wants to Tax Gun and Ammunition Sales: Tim Burgess is introducing bills that would tax firearms sales and "require owners to tell police about lost and stolen firearms." Revenue would be used to fund gun-violence prevention. Burgess says Harborview Medical Center spent more than $17 million on treating hundreds of gunshot victims and that taxpayers covered 70 percent of those costs. “It’s time for the gun industry to help defray those costs," he told the Seattle Times, "and this is a very reasonable way to do it.”

Leaked Draft Housing Report Recommends Getting Rid of Minimum Parking Requirements: The cochairs of the mayor's housing committee say the draft report is outdated, but that hasn't stopped people from poring through it. Erica C. Barnett notes that the report calls for “reforming parking policies” to acknowledge the fact that car ownership is declining, by reducing parking requirements for all multifamily housing.

The Rich Are Having Trouble Buying Houses in Seattle: KUOW reports that Allison Dunmire, a Kirkland stay-at-home mom whose husband works for Microsoft, hasn't been able to outbid wealthier families who are buying the homes they want to purchase. "When I stop to think about it too much, it makes me so mad,” Dunmire said. "What we’re looking at here is just stuff I don’t even want to live in. So it can be a little bit depressing at times." Another home-buyer said she bid on three houses in Rainier Valley, but didn't get any of them. She eventually paid $45,000 over sticker price for a Beacon Hill home with "pink carpeting."

Microsoft Cutting 7,800 Jobs: The company is eliminating more than 6 percent of its workforce, mostly in its phone section, according to the New York Times.

A Seattle Transit Activist Writes a Letter to Amazon's CEO: You should go read this piece from the Transit Riders Union's Katie Wilson right now:

Until our state’s notorious tax system gets the overhaul it desperately needs (and next time, Mr. Bezos, we’d appreciate it if you didn’t actively oppose this effort), it’s up to local governments to step up and do what they can. Portland’s Tri-Met and New York City’s MTA are funded partly by a tax on employers, based on their gross payroll. Here in Seattle, the city could pass an Employee Hours Tax on businesses to help fund public transit. Amazon’s public support for such a measure would be a great boon... While you're pursuing the goal of “making spaceflight more affordable and accessible”, how about helping to ensure that all of us here on the ground in Amazon's home city can afford the most basic kind of mobility

Marshawn Lynch Biopic Has Been Shelved: Seattlish has the lowdown. NOOOO! The trailer was amazing.

Federal Judge Affirms Cancellation of Redskins' Trademark: "Native American plaintiffs had argued that the trademark was derogatory," NBC News reports, "and therefore was ineligible for trademark protection under federal law."

It's Been One Year Since Israel Bombarded Gaza: The attack killed more than 2,000 people, 69 percent of them civilians, including 495 children, according to the United Nations. The Nation looks at the impact that chronic violence has had on Gaza's surviving youth.