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A five-story apartment building in Issaquah at 1118 7th Ave NW/1036 7th Ave NW/600 NW Locust St.

Issaquah Councilmember Shares Anti-Growth Manifesto During Housing Debate

City staff proposed adjusting Issaquah's inclusionary zoning program to encourage housing, but Tola Marts was not interested. Humans are multiplying like rabbits in the Issaquah...

Northup Connector Opens, Offering Direct Connection Between Eastrail and 520 Trail

Eastside officials and multimodal transportation advocates broke the ribbon Friday on a small but incredibly valuable new connection between the Eastrail and the State...

Op-Ed: Amy Falcone Is the Councilmember Kirkland Needs

As progressive Kirklanders, we have been extremely impressed by Amy Falcone’s work on the Kirkland City Council during her first term, and we wholeheartedly...
Men in suits at a table with a white background.

Bellevue Council Hopefuls Square Off at Forums on Safety, Environment, and Downtown

With ballots for the November general election set to go out in just two weeks, local voters will soon be tasked with selecting elected...
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Woodinville Works to Extend Eastrail to Snohomish County

One of the last segments of the planned Eastrail bike superhighway that will ultimately connect across the entirety of East King County is finally...
Park Lane is a quiet street with bollards and street trees.

Kirkland City Council Pauses Idea of Pedestrianizing Downtown’s Park Lane

The Kirkland City Council this week voted to hit pause on pursuing options that would convert a stretch of Park Lane in downtown Kirkland...

Anti-Housing Bellevue Council Candidate Calls Homelessness a Crime

Betsi Hummer showed her true conservative colors at a billionaire-hosted fundraiser. Lest one think that Bellevue has exclusively become the city of Amazon, Facebook, and...
Eight One Hundred Bellevue's construction site

Bellevue City Council Advances Watered-Down Growth Alternative

Bellevue is one step closer in planning its growth for the next 20 years after a series of City Council meetings on the topic...