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15 arrested in homeless protest
Police arrest a protester who refused to clear the street north of Seattle City Hall. Fifteen people were taken into custody.Photo by the Seattle TimesFifteen people protesting the sweeps of homeless encampments in Seattle parks were arrested after they blocked a street near city hall by pitching a tent in the street and standing in the road...

Seattle Mayor Issues Executive Order on Inclusive Outreach and Public Engagement
Last month, Seattle Mayor Gregory Nickels issued Executive Order 05-08 directing City departments to perform outreach and public engagement in a manner that reflects the ethnic and cultural diversity of the City...

Best Multiple Calendar Solutions; Email Risks and Archiving; Developers Are From Mars; Word Training; Much More
Coming August 1, 2008 to Fat Friday: Paul Easton reviews a number of multiple calendar solutions, including Exchange, SharePoint, Google Calendar, etc., Philip Franckel discusses the risks of spam filters and reviews QuickFile4Outlook?Lawyer's Edition, Douglas Thomas adds his two cents...

D.C. Circuit vacates air monitoring rule.
Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection Agency, 536 F.3d 673 (D.C. Cir. 2008). We forgot to note that, in mid-August, the D.C. Circuit invalidated a two-year-old EPA federal Clean Air Act regulation barring states from requiring increased air pollution monitoring in permits issued under Title V of the Act...

Anthony Ching joins Dykema's environmental practice
Anthony Ching joined Dykema's Los Angeles office as of counsel. Ching, previously had his own practice, joins the firm's environmental practice group, who represents automotive and oil manufacturers, pharmaceutical industries as well as lenders, developers, local governmental units and groups...

Seattle at last!
Here I am in Seattle, attending the 2008 SLA Annual Conference. Seattle is an awesome city and I’m really excited to be here. This morning I went on the Bill Speidel Underground Seattle Tour (so cool) and am set to attend the Opening General Session at 5...

Rituxan
FDA Reviews Cancer Medication Associated with PML

Seattle Mortgage Co Faces California Class Action
Seattle Mortgage Co Faces California Class Action

Disability Access
Developers pay $175,000 settlement for failing to comply with the Fair Housing Act.

Daiso Seattle LLC
Toxic Lead Found in Children's Jewelry

Shell Canada Proposes Heavy Oil Refinery
Air and Water at Risk in Michigan

Verizon Wireless
Proposes a $21 Million Early Termination Settlement