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• Republican City Attorney Ann Davison Throws Municipal Court into Chaos

  01-03-2024 23:50 via thestranger.com
  
  In effect, this decision means that Davison’s office has unilaterally usurped the will of the voters who elected Vaddadi to the bench to rule in these cases.by Ashley NerbovigJudges, clerks, and attorneys in Seattle Municipal Court had a hell of a day yesterday after Republican City Attorney Ann Davison’s office removed first-term Judge Pooja Vaddadi from handling more than 150 criminal cases, causing an unexpected and challenging level of new work for the court.
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• The Best Things To Do in Seattle This Month: March 2024

  01-03-2024 23:43 via everout.com
  
  Bad Bunny, Trevor Noah, and Moreby EverOut StaffJust when it seemed like winter would never end, March is swooping in with cherry blossoms and Daylight Saving Time. Whether you want to make up for all the time you've spent huddled under a blanket by spending time outdoors or you want to celebrate the holidays this month brings (including Women's History Month, St. Patrick's Day, and Holi), your options are plentiful. Below, we've compiled the biggest comedy shows, concerts, food events, and othe
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Mar 1–3, 2024

  01-03-2024 20:00 via everout.com
  
  Night of Ideas Seattle, Northwest Record Show, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffYou can hit any of the happenings we've listed in this weekend guide without your wallet taking a big hit. Fill your free time with events from Night of Ideas Seattle to the Northwest Record Show and from the Seattle Jewish Film Festival to Brittany Davis Live at Easy Street Records. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week.
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• Seattle Can Dream Bigger on the Transportation Levy

  01-03-2024 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Our mayor is rumored to be considering an austerity levy focused on street maintenance and repaving that does prioritize critical investments and is too small to address them.by Cecelia BlackA few weeks ago, I met with community members at the intersection of 33rd Ave NE and NE 125th St. After years of neighborhood advocacy, the City of Seattle is finally installing a stop light and crosswalk so community members can access the bus stop without navigating four lanes of busy traffic or a long det
  
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• Washington Wants More Deadly Police Chases, and Lawmakers Say OK!

  01-03-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Goodman said he believed rhetoric from Heywood and other proponents who tell the public that “police can’t chase criminals” would sway people to vote for the initiative in November.by Ashley NerbovigWashington lawmakers expect to pass an initiative out of committee Friday allowing police to initiate a car chase if they suspect a person in a car has broken any law, significantly loosening regulations around police pursuits. If the Legislature passes the initiative, which they lo
  
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• Slog AM: IN-N-Out Comes to Washington, More Calls for Ceasefire after Aid Massacre, Missouri Candidate Says He's Just an "Honorary" Member of KKK

  01-03-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie Graham"An unsanctioned cage fight:" The football coaches at Shelton High School ran an unplanned drill where players practiced tackling each other without pads or helmets in the school's wrestling room. Within 30 minutes, five students were injured. Some experienced concussions (one student said he witnessed someone slam another's head into a wall) while others dislocated their fingers (a doctor told one kid that his finger will "not work the
  
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• Right-Wing Media Targets Capitol Hill Comedy/Bar

  01-03-2024 01:35 via thestranger.com
  
  "There’s a big difference between saying a book should be banned, and saying, 'I prefer not to have that book in my home.'”by Vivian McCallRight-wing media outlets including Fox News, the Daily Wire, and the Post Millennial put a small Seattle comedy club called Capitol Hill Comedy/Bar on blast this week after the venue canceled shows with the four comedians Kurt Metzger, Dave Smith, Luis J. Gomez, and Jim Florentine. 
  As Jesse Watters put it with a banner across the screen on h
  
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