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Small biz: Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell and the Seattle Office of Economic Development (OED) announced the Capital Access Program, a new $8 million program intended to support small businesses. According to today's press conference, which featured Fremont Brewing co-owner and small biz cheerleader Councilmember Sara Nelson, this program "will leverage 8 million dollars in recovery funding to lower the cost of Washington State Small Business flex fund loans for eligible small businesses by paying down. ....
Last Friday, Mayor Bruce Harrell gave Seattle a two-week notice before ending a nearly two-year-long moratorium on evictions. But before landlords got too excited, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant brought to today's Sustainability and Renters’ Rights Committee legislation that would extend the moratorium until the end of the civil emergency. With just 10 days until landlords can stick renters with eviction notices for nonpayment, the council will have to act quickly if they want to. ....