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The Development Code is the document that implements the City’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan and regulates new and redevelopment projects. The Code provides clear and objective standards for administrative land use decisions. For discretionary land use actions the Code establishes review criteria and review processes. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on June 17, [...]

This year’s official draft party has been cancelled by the Sonics ownership group by-the-way. The legal case of forcing the out-of-state Sonics ownership group to live up to their Key Arena lease should be open-and-shut. Key Arena was renovated with public funding, in good faith, during the early 1990s with the expectation that a major [...]

The Washington Law Review calls dibs on this note topic. The “Super” hasn’t been in the logo since 1995, and most mentions of the team haven’t used it since, well, ever. Is the anchor liable for the consequential damages? Initially, Seattle did not think it necessary to provide a new basketball arena after it had [...]

SEATTLE — A chase that began after a bank robbery in West Seattle ended in gunfire downtown Tuesday morning when police shot at a man in the suspected getaway vehicle, according to witnesses. Dozens of patrol cars converged on the scene near the intersection of First and Spring Street where the fleeing SUV was finally [...]

Bench coach Jim Riggleman will run the Mariners for the rest of their lost season, beginning Friday night in Atlanta. The Mariners made the announcement before the team left on its road trip and three days after general manager Bill Bavasi was fired. McLaren was the second manager in the majors to be fired this [...]