Mayor Has No Plans to Change Course on Hookah Bar Crackdown

Mayor Ed Murray is standing by his argument that hookah bars "are attracting clientele that are engaging in violent and criminal behavior."Dan Nolte, City of Seattle
Mayor Ed Murray says he's standing by his crackdown on hookah lounges in the city. He won't, as Seattle City Council member Nick Licata recently proposed, support a 60-day review of the businesses in lieu of moving directly to shut them down, Murray told Licata in a letter sent Wednesday.
"These businesses are in clear violation of