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Civics and Culture

Protesters react with fists raised in solidarity as Nikkita Oliver takes the stage at City Hall on Wednesday June 3rd. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Council Set to Pass JumpStart Seattle Payroll Tax

The Seattle City Council is poised to pass a payroll expense tax package to fund Covid-19 relief and affordable housing at its 2pm meeting...
The stole the name of our baseball team, now they’re eating Seattle’s lunch out on a newly built restaurant patio. (City of Coquitlam)

Ideas in Open Streets: Coquitlam, B.C.

Coquitlam, British Columbia is letting its restaurants and stores spill outside and take over their parking lots. In the name of social distancing, of...

Sunday Video: What “Defund The Police” Really Means

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9w841nrIBg "Defund the Police" seems ambiguous to many, but Vox explains what the movement is trying to achieve in communities across the country.

Holiday Video: A Brief History of Police Impunity in Black Deaths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RYdItBIuOU America is supposed to be the land of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but for so many Americans, particularly Black Americans, this...
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More Ways Than One

Downtown Seattle is more than a central business district. It is a neighborhood 88,000 people call home. This neighborhood has the highest concentration of...

2020 Point-in-Time Report Shows Homelessness Continues to Climb in King County

Data reveals a 5% increase in people living on the streets from 2019. In the earliest hours of the morning on January 24th, 2020,...

Sunday Video: Should Cities Keep Open Streets After The Pandemic?

https://youtu.be/WWRBnDNbAR4 Dave Amos argues why open streets being rolled out during the pandemic should be made permanent.

To Thrive, Meanwhile

“Hey, it’s my guy!” I called out, with pleasant surprise. I only ever see him on the 7, on his way to the 107....