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• One-Third of the City Council May Not Be Able to Vote on Renters’ Rights

  16-07-2024 22:35 via thestranger.com
  
  Should these council members have to recuse themselves from voting on future legislation, tenant advocates would have to convince fewer council members to break with Nelson in order to protect the rights of renters.by Hannah KriegSeattle City Council President Sara Nelson seems poised to wield the new conservative majority to claw back tenant protections, but she might not have as strong of an army as it seems. Council Members Maritza Rivera, Tanya Woo, and Joy Hollingsworth potentially carry co
  
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• Slog AM: Stranger Endorsements Drop, City Light Rate Hikes Coming, Trump Picks JD Vance as VP

  16-07-2024 17:37 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Rich SmithThe Stranger's primary election endorsements have dropped: After months of grilling candidates, yelling at the ones who refused to show up, scrutinizing public and private statements, and bickering with ourselves over who to endorse, the Stranger Election Control Board's picks for the August, 6, 2024 primary election are here. King County Elections will start mailing ballots on Thursday, so yours should be in your mailbox by Monday. Until the
  
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• Don't Sleep on Stand-up Comedian Joe Pera

  16-07-2024 01:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Joe Pera performs at Moore Theatre July 21.by Dave SegalJoe Pera is the ace knuckleball pitcher of comedy. The Buffalo-born comedian's jokes come at you slowly and unpredictably; while they may initially seem underwhelming compared to those of high-velocity comics, they invariably wind up in the strike zone and make you shake your head in disbelief and amusement at their off-kilter trajectory and the revelatory thud they make in the catcher's mitt of your mind. His deadpan, okey-dokey delivery b
  
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