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Posted by Eli Sanders on Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 8:13 AM
New rule: Don't bust legal medical marijuana users, says the Obama administration.
Held by the Taliban: David Rhode's story, part one and part two.
Settlement problem solved? The Israelis say so, suggesting peace talks soon.
Sudan plan: Obama now has one.
Hoax: The balloon man is expected to be charged with, among other things, contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
It's the writing, stupid: Robert Draper on why Obama's written words are the key to understanding him.
Is a boa constrictor a service animal? Yes. But maybe not for long. (Related: Is a pit bull a service animal? Sometimes yes, and sometimes no.)
Elliott Bay Book company's move: You heard it here first. The iconic bookstore is thinking of relocating.
Public schools: Yet another part of Washington State that would be left staggering in a post-apocalyptic I-1033 world.
Mallahan vs. McGinn: Last night's debate.
Beware the butterfly ballot: Washington State edition.
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OMG!!!!!!!!
Public schools WILL be left STAGGERING after (that's right- after. not "if"...) 1033 passes.
State government will be DEVASTATED!!!
Cities RAVEGED by MOBS and CONSUMED in FIRE!!!
Gay Asses will LEAK all over the LINOLEUM!!!
Cats will VOMIT on the nice SOFA!!!!
You'll drop your favorite BONG in the TOILET while STONED!!!! (but use it anyway...)
Public schools WILL be left STAGGERING after (that's right- after. not "if"...) 1033 passes.
State government will be DEVASTATED!!!
Cities RAVEGED by MOBS and CONSUMED in FIRE!!!
Gay Asses will LEAK all over the LINOLEUM!!!
Cats will VOMIT on the nice SOFA!!!!
You'll drop your favorite BONG in the TOILET while STONED!!!! (but use it anyway...)
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@ item #1: Perhaps if the head of the federal government suspended or removed enforcement of marijuana laws, it would make more of a point about not going after "legal" users, as there are no "legal" users as long as marijuana use and possession is a federal crime. Stop federal enforcement, and it's easier to put pressure on local enforcement as well.
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UH OHHHHH'
You mean we have no story yet about R 71 HEADING TO THE US SUPREME COURT?
Really Stranger? really?
Ohh no! What is going to happen when this goes down?
You mean we have no story yet about R 71 HEADING TO THE US SUPREME COURT?
Really Stranger? really?
Ohh no! What is going to happen when this goes down?
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We have to answer two questions:
1. Would like to become California?
2. If the answer to Question 1 is affirmative, would we like Mr. Eyman to take us there.
Because that is where he's taking us.
1. Would like to become California?
2. If the answer to Question 1 is affirmative, would we like Mr. Eyman to take us there.
Because that is where he's taking us.
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Looks like those signature won't be released as soon as you all thought! :)
I guess people DO have a right to privacy when signing a petition! Wasn't I told otherwise by the soothsayers here?
This will cause an injunction on the names being released and you won't have an opportunity to have coffee and a crumpet with all those misguided signers.
No chance to "politely confront" them with your views....
OUCH.
I guess people DO have a right to privacy when signing a petition! Wasn't I told otherwise by the soothsayers here?
This will cause an injunction on the names being released and you won't have an opportunity to have coffee and a crumpet with all those misguided signers.
No chance to "politely confront" them with your views....
OUCH.
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@6
We thought winning the Florida 2000 recount was sweet but it was NOTHING compared to the neverending (literally...) joy of redfaced furious Liberals pissing themselves everytime they think about it (which they evidently do quite often).
Can't wait for the movie!
We thought winning the Florida 2000 recount was sweet but it was NOTHING compared to the neverending (literally...) joy of redfaced furious Liberals pissing themselves everytime they think about it (which they evidently do quite often).
Can't wait for the movie!
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So, on Friday, Elliott Bay's rumored move to Capitol Hill was the greatest thing that ever happened. Now we find out that they're broke, and probably moving to a much smaller space on the Hill, which has no use for another small new bookstore, but destroying one of the great institutions of the city downtown. That doesn't sound so great to me. It sounds shitty. It sounds like a death knell for an already troubled neighborhood (and yes, downtown/pioneer square/international district, Elliott Bay's walkable catchment, is a neighborhood). A neighborhood which is critical to the identity of the city, which the city has apparently decided is the property of the homeless and the drunk.
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But there's no parking there and in fact it's a bunch of old weird looking buildings and gloomy overhead trees, not Grennwixh Village or Bloomsbury Square. "European" -- ha!
And, no transit either. Too bad we preserved that idiotic garage on 2d it would have been awful to have a monorail bringing 45,000 people a day thru pioneer square, remember? because some owner had a dream of building a chique hotel at the sinking ship ?
No parking, no transit = no mobility = death.
Greenwich Village and old style urban neighborhoods have parking garages and transit.
And, no transit either. Too bad we preserved that idiotic garage on 2d it would have been awful to have a monorail bringing 45,000 people a day thru pioneer square, remember? because some owner had a dream of building a chique hotel at the sinking ship ?
No parking, no transit = no mobility = death.
Greenwich Village and old style urban neighborhoods have parking garages and transit.
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Also news this weekend, ignored by Slog:
1. Insurers screw health reform with phony study. After weakening the bill enough to make it not work too well (you can game the system by not paying into it for 20 years then only pay laughable $750 'penalty' to get into it when you are finally sick) then they take advantage of that weakness to criticize the whole reform effort.
2. IOW Obama got fucking double crossed but good!
He sat down with insurers and this is what you get.
3. so white house ATTACKED insurers this weekend, which is actually NEWS.
4. EVEN mentioned lifting their antitrust exemption.
5. Gee, here we are after debating health care for over a year and turns out they are legalized monopolies and we want a nice moderate pro-competition reform "choice" is the hall mark, and nobody thought of .....lifting their antitrust exemption? WTF? What kind of leadership is that?
6. What kind of president and Democratic party would now continue to let them have that exemption?
Why did we win, if we can't make basic changes like this?
(credit: Elliott Spitzer).
3. it as leading to higher premiums
1. Insurers screw health reform with phony study. After weakening the bill enough to make it not work too well (you can game the system by not paying into it for 20 years then only pay laughable $750 'penalty' to get into it when you are finally sick) then they take advantage of that weakness to criticize the whole reform effort.
2. IOW Obama got fucking double crossed but good!
He sat down with insurers and this is what you get.
3. so white house ATTACKED insurers this weekend, which is actually NEWS.
4. EVEN mentioned lifting their antitrust exemption.
5. Gee, here we are after debating health care for over a year and turns out they are legalized monopolies and we want a nice moderate pro-competition reform "choice" is the hall mark, and nobody thought of .....lifting their antitrust exemption? WTF? What kind of leadership is that?
6. What kind of president and Democratic party would now continue to let them have that exemption?
Why did we win, if we can't make basic changes like this?
(credit: Elliott Spitzer).
3. it as leading to higher premiums
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Hey! Look! Down here! Move Elliott Bay to the CD! We could use you to anchor a walkable, shoppable neighborhood! We don't have one of those! We want it! Oh, did you know we're "centrally" located? Hey? (CD stands for Central District!) ... You say it's too scary for your customers? [Vomit (stupid brackem frackem...)]
Okay. Okay, um... so... OH! Team up with Fred Meyer and take another crack at the Dearborn Goodwill property! Right off the highway, on the way to Mercer Island. Lots of Nice readers on Mercer Island. Hey! Lookie here!! Look at us!! [waving frantically] HEY!!!
Okay. Okay, um... so... OH! Team up with Fred Meyer and take another crack at the Dearborn Goodwill property! Right off the highway, on the way to Mercer Island. Lots of Nice readers on Mercer Island. Hey! Lookie here!! Look at us!! [waving frantically] HEY!!!
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@12, Pioneer Square has two light rail stations within a few minutes' walk. One of the them is CALLED "Pioneer Square", in case you missed it. Greenwich Village also has its subway stations on the periphery, not in its heart (except for the PATH, which is limited). We don't have New York's subway system, but Pioneer Square is nowhere near as isolated from transit as Capitol Hill is.
@14, in case you haven't noticed, Dearborn isn't on the way to Mercer Island anymore. Hasn't been since they finished off the stub of I-90 all the way to I-5. I well remember that drive from I-5 down past the Goodwill, Andy's burgers, and then back up to the tunnels.
The real problem with your suggestion is that Elliott Bay can't possibly afford to move into new construction; the rents are way too high. I don't know what kind of a deal they're getting down in Pioneer Square, but it's definitely far less than any kind of new construction would be for the same square footage. They're looking to reduce rent, not increase it. This is the whole reason why old buildings are necessary. Read your Jane Jacobs, man.
@14, in case you haven't noticed, Dearborn isn't on the way to Mercer Island anymore. Hasn't been since they finished off the stub of I-90 all the way to I-5. I well remember that drive from I-5 down past the Goodwill, Andy's burgers, and then back up to the tunnels.
The real problem with your suggestion is that Elliott Bay can't possibly afford to move into new construction; the rents are way too high. I don't know what kind of a deal they're getting down in Pioneer Square, but it's definitely far less than any kind of new construction would be for the same square footage. They're looking to reduce rent, not increase it. This is the whole reason why old buildings are necessary. Read your Jane Jacobs, man.
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@12 - No parking? No transit? Are you fucking kidding me?
Pioneer Square is one of the easiest neighborhoods to get to via transit, there is ample street AND garage parking in a three block radius from Occidental Park.
I bet you only go down there during sports events when everything is rerouted and clogged up with out-of-towners driving in for the event.
It's, hands-down, my favorite neighborhood to work in.
Pioneer Square is one of the easiest neighborhoods to get to via transit, there is ample street AND garage parking in a three block radius from Occidental Park.
I bet you only go down there during sports events when everything is rerouted and clogged up with out-of-towners driving in for the event.
It's, hands-down, my favorite neighborhood to work in.
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the original Slog post didn't mention that the bookstore was looking in Ballard...i would like that very much.
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I suspect the rent wouldn't be an issue if EBBC wasn't facing the most crushing nationwide killer of small independent businesses: the unrenewability of the lines of credit on which their businesses have grown to rely. Small business lending remains in full clusterfuck mode, since consumer behavior remains (sensibly) moribund and banks (especially the local ones) watch their balance sheets bleeding from commercial real estate loans they can't get rid of.
EBBC relocation would threaten not only its own survival by the tremendous disruption, but tons of other Pioneer Square businesses struggling to make it through the downturn. Perhaps it's worth the City trying to craft some mechanism to help arrange some kind of emergency credit facility. Slippery slope, though maybe emergency hearings on it might get the ball rolling somehow.
Refs:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/busine…
http://www.propublica.org/ion/bailout/it…
EBBC relocation would threaten not only its own survival by the tremendous disruption, but tons of other Pioneer Square businesses struggling to make it through the downturn. Perhaps it's worth the City trying to craft some mechanism to help arrange some kind of emergency credit facility. Slippery slope, though maybe emergency hearings on it might get the ball rolling somehow.
Refs:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/busine…
http://www.propublica.org/ion/bailout/it…
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