Man Shot by Pierce County Deputies: After repeatedly ramming a police car. “There’s not a lot of information on the suspect yet. He’s a 31-year-old who apparently has a criminal past, officials said.”
City Gets Pissy: “City attorneys have filed court documents in a federal civil-rights case attacking the ‘reliability and trustworthiness’ of the U.S. Department of Justice report that found Seattle police officers routinely use excessive force.”
The Economy Is Growing: Says Ben Bernanke, to Congress.
A Three-Hour Tour: Is it tasteless or exciting? The Green River Killer guided tour “sparks disgust, sells out” according to the Seattlepi.com. “Customers will visit the SeaTac strip where Ridgway lured his victims, the house where he killed some of them and the isolated river road where he dumped their bodies.”
Moving Forward: The 1020 E Union project. CHS Blog:
In a session that embodied the challenges—and, at times, the opportunity—inherent in the set of rules governing Pike/Pine’s Conservation incentive program, the East Design Board agreed to move the 1020 E Union project forward in the Seattle design process Wednesday night despite concerns that the developers still aren’t doing enough to earn the preservation bonuses they plan to claim.
A 66-Foot Concrete Dock from Japan: Now in Oregon. Thanks, tsunami!
Biggest Stress on Orca Whales: Not enough food, especially salmon. (Hey, that’s my biggest stress, too!)
California’s New Elections System and Maps: Fucking it up for Democrats in Congress. “In Tuesday’s primary… the maps and the ‘top two’ rule, in wide use for the first time, produced at least [seven] same-party House contests and yielded a November ballot slot for a wealthy independent in a coastal Los Angeles County district.”
Impact of a Possible New Sodo Arena: Goldy reports (and reports, and reports, and reports).
Who Lives in a Pineapple Under the Sea an Airplane Among the Trees? This dude in Oregon.
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