Council Takes Initial Steps to Fix Childcare in Seattle
Of all the unexpected systems that the pandemic has laid bare, the crisis has shown childcare to be uniquely scattered and broken. By closing...
Biden’s Jobs Plan Is Big, but Not Big Enough to Revolutionize Housing, Rail, and...
President Joe Biden released his much anticipated $2.25 trillion dollar jobs and infrastructure plan today. Republican congressional leaders were quick to brand it as...
MLK County Labor Council Expels Seattle Police Guild as Contract Showdown Looms
The Martin Luther King County Labor Council voted Wednesday to remove the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) from its ranks, citing a need for...
Via to Transit On-Demand Shuttle Service Is Back
Social distancing and hygiene best practices will be incorporated into operations, but driver welfare remains a concern.
Starting June 22th, Via to Transit, King County...
Sunday Video: How San Francisco Erased A Neighborhood
https://youtu.be/tcsdglJFT0M
Vox shares a story of colonization, racism, and gentrification that created and then erased a Filipino neighborhood in San Francisco. This story was repeated...
How to Combat Ridehailing’s Ills
As someone who walks around Seattle on a regular basis, it is hard not to notice that a startling share of the cars whizzing...
New Industrial Lands Committee Could Spark Reform or Add Another Saga to Seattle Process
Last week, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced she is convening an industrial lands stakeholder group to “guide development of strategies to ensure a strong industrial...
UAW4121 Joins the Youth Climate Strike
As the human tragedy of Hurricane Dorian lingers over the Bahamas, fires devastate Indigenous lands in the world's largest rainforest, and democratic presidential candidates...