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• Mayor Harrell Sacrifices $200 Million Of Affordable Housing Rather Than Taxing The Rich

  24-09-2024 23:16 via thestranger.com
  
  Harrell chose to appease his wealthy donors at the expense of affordable housing and his workers.by Hannah KriegMayor Bruce Harrell may pat himself on the back for balancing a $250 million shortfall in his newly unveiled 2025-2026 budget without levying any new taxes, but a broad coalition of 35 community advocacy and labor groups say it's not the flex he thinks it is. The Mayor cut 159 City jobs, $80 million in City programming, and most audaciously, Harrell raided $330 million from JumpStart r
  
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• What Are Ya Readin’ This Season?

  24-09-2024 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  We asked some of our favorite local authors and booksellers what they’re reading this season.by Megan SelingWell, the weather outside is… wait. It’s too early for that. But shit is about to get gnarly. Seattle may have experienced a record-breaking streak of 80-degree days this summer, but now we’re entering the rainy season, the gray season, the time of year when the best thing to do is stay home and read. (And watch Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. But also read.) Novembe
  
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• With Esther Perel

  24-09-2024 20:09
  
  A new Savage Lovecastby The StrangerShe slept with a lad who didn’t wear a condom when he said he would, came inside her, and wouldn’t help pay for Plan B. The hitch? He’s great in bed, and she is hard up. Should she sleep with him again, if he promises to be a good boy?
  A caller challenges Dan on his personal dislike of massages. “How can this possibly be?” asks the caller.Our guest this week, is the brilliant psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author E
  
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• LISTEN: Savage Lovecast With Esther Perel

  24-09-2024 20:09
  
  A new Savage Lovecastby The StrangerShe slept with a lad who didn’t wear a condom when he said he would, came inside her, and wouldn’t help pay for Plan B. The hitch? He’s great in bed, and she is hard up. Should she sleep with him again, if he promises to be a good boy?
  A caller challenges Dan on his personal dislike of massages. “How can this possibly be?” asks the caller.The Lovecast's guest this week is the brilliant psychotherapist and New York Times bestsellin
  
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• The Republican Ideology Driving Seattle’s Budget

  24-09-2024 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Tell me again how this is moderate? How is it anything but Republican tax ideology?by Ron DavisThis post also appears in Rondezvous. 
  Seattle currently dedicates less of its economy to public spending than did in the famously austere recession-era of 2012, but you sure wouldn’t think so based on the histrionics from the Seattle Times Editorial Board, or all the talk from the conservatives on the Seattle City Council about waste and bloat and audits. 
  That’s because they app
  
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• Home Scream Home

  24-09-2024 18:30
  
  Watch 'The Influencer' on Vimeo and see 'Dream Creep' at the Gig Harbor Film Festival September 26–29.by Chase HutchinsonFrom Twin Peaks to The Ring, horror filmmakers have long been drawn to the Pacific Northwest’s moody, fickle, gray backdrop. It’s a region that can do foggy, rainy, and dreary dread, just as it can be unexpectedly bright and sunny, making it a malleable setting that can twist your expectations and keep you delightfully unsettled through an entire film. 
  
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• Slog AM: School Closures Put on Pause, Macklemore Said "Fuck America," Council President Sara Nelson Advances Permanent Cop Hiring Bonuses

  24-09-2024 17:45
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigGood morning! Cloudy and hot today, not my favorite combo. We'll see a high of 74 degrees and a very slight chance of rain later tonight. Also, today is the last 7 pm sunset. RIP vitamin D. 
  School closure plan halts: After a bunch of parents rallied against Seattle Public Schools' (SPS) plan to close between 17 to 21 elementary and K-8 schools,  Superintendent Brent Jones has backed off, according to the Seattle Times. The plan wou
  
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