That Guy Who Made the Massive Video Request to SPD Last Year Now Wants (Almost) Every E-mail State Employees Have Ever Sent: Tim Clemans, who last year requested all of the Seattle Police Department's dash-cam footage, is back. Now, he's asking 60 state agencies to release all employees' e-mails on "all subjects" except those that have to be redacted, KOMO reports. Meanwhile, a new report from the state's chief information officer says departments across the state government are using software made in the '70s and '80s—one program doesn't even have a back button—making government slow and expensive.

Officer Wanted Harsher Charges for Elderly Man She Arrested While Walking with a Golf Club: Officer Cynthia Whitlatch, who's under investigation for arresting a 69-year-old black man using a golf club as a cane, was unhappy prosecutors didn't charge the man with obstructing an officer, calling him "one of the most obstinate, uncooperative, and obstructive suspects I’ve dealt with in my 17+ years in patrol," according to e-mails obtained by the Seattle Times.

Idaho Legislators Consider Making It Even Easier to Carry a Gun Wherever You Want: Lawmakers in Idaho are considering allowing people to carry concealed weapons without any permit or training. Nothing to worry about, the leader of the group behind the bill told legislators, because “you will find that most gun owners in the state of Idaho are very responsible, especially those who carry."

Pierce County Settles with Family of Mentally Ill Man Who Died After Being Beaten by Police: The county has agreed to pay the family $750,000 and provide more training to officers for responding to people with mental illness. The case stems from a 2014 incident where officers "used a Taser, their fists, and flashlights to subdue him after receiving a call of a 'disturbed person,'" according to the Seattle Times. The family also says the deputies tried to cover up the beating by washing away blood before detectives arrived.

Pam Roach Argues with People Testifying at a Senate Committee Meeting, Then Tells Them They "Are Not Here to Argue with Me": In classic form, the Republican senator from Auburn made a scene yesterday when she continually interrupted people who'd come to testify on a bill requiring more disclosure from companies that hire paid signature gatherers. She criticized grocery store owners testifying in support of the bill for presenting only "unproved anecdotal evidence" that customers are harassed by signature gatherers. Those opposing the bill "play in politics," she told viewers watching the meeting, and supported her opponent in her last election as "a punishment" for her previous opposition to a bill like this. "You know what? I won," she said. The Seattle Times has the video here.

West Seattle Council Candidates Meet in First Election Forum: Four candidates running for the city council's newly created District 1 in West Seattle answered questions last night at a forum hosted by West Seattle Blog. The questions, culled from the blog's readers and the audience, focused on transportation and development, and most of the candidates' answers were pretty vague. They all promised to bring the district's needs to the council in a way they haven't been in the previous citywide elections system. But the question that stuck with me the most was one about whether they would support the tent encampment legislation currently being considered by the council. (That bill would allow up to three new tent cities on public or private land only in non-residential zones.) Just one candidate, Chas Redmond, was supportive. Two of the others—George Capestany and Phillip Tavel—said no, and Amanda Kay Helmick was a hesitant "probably," saying she may support allowing encampments, but only as part of a larger strategy geared toward providing permanent housing. That was the argument echoed in the no answers, too, that "we have to do better" for people living on the streets. We have been over this before.

Have You Been Screwed by a Rent Increase? Kshama Sawant Wants to Hear from You: The city council member's office is collecting stories about rent increases to "build momentum for expanding tenant rights in our city." Call (206) 684-8018 or leave a comment here.

The City Wants to Replace Current Bus Shelters with New Ones Covered in Advertising: The city's transportation department and Metro are behind an idea to remove old bus shelters and benches and allow advertising on new ones to help pay for "cleaner, more architecturally unified street furniture."

Chris Pratt and Chris Evans Raise $27,000 for Sick Kids After Super Bowl Bet: Two nice, handsome dudes made a bet on the Super Bowl and then both held up their ends of the bargain, raising $15,000 for Seattle Children's Hospital and Christopher's Haven, a home for kids with cancer.

A Rare Type of Syphilis Has Left Two Gay Men Blind in King County: More people are infected, and health officials are working to learn more about the strain.

Look! A Developer Who Is Okay with Linkage Fees to Raise Money for Affordable Housing: Unlike a lot of other developers, this real estate developer named Jonathan Rose, who builds projects focused on connections to transit, says he's not totally against the idea if it provides developers a grace period. Linkage fees are a way to collect money for affordable housing from developers. Way more about how they work here.