Law
Three Lawmakers Say Their Constituents Should Get a Free Pass on Blocking Seattle Crosswalks...
Some motorists think they should be above the law
Automatic traffic cameras are being installed in eight Seattle locations and three state legislators are "crying...
Washington Redistricting Commission Fails to Approve Maps In Time, Still Wants Court to Accept...
Late Monday night, the Washington State Redistricting Commission failed to approve new maps for Congressional and legislative districts before the constitutional deadline, while holding...
Lack of Clarity in Seattle City Code Harms Renters
Parallel to Governor Inslee’s housing stability bridge program and Mayor Durkan’s extension of Seattle’s eviction moratorium, the Seattle City Council passed a series of...
Durkan Text Scandal Whistleblowers Sue City for Retaliation
Whistleblowers in the scandal around Mayor Jenny Durkan's missing texts and mishandling of public records requests have filed suit against the City of Seattle...
Seattle to Boost Downtown with Additional Street-Level Uses
On Monday, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed an ordinance to energize Downtown Seattle and South Lake Union (SLU) with new street-level uses. This...
Consent Decree Judge Contemplates Police Reform under a New City Attorney
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge James Robart summoned City Attorney Pete Holmes and Court Monitor Anthony Oftelie to his courtroom to get an update...
Council Roundup: Setting Up Defenses Against Mayoral Steamrolling
Recently, the Seattle City Council has passed a handful of bills around revenue tracking, the environment, affordable housing, and parking rates. Many of these...
Conventional Conforming: The Quiet Hurdle to Increasing Density
How Federal Subsidy of Loan Interest Rates Block Missing Middle Housing
Earlier in the pandemic, I was searching around Zillow. Looking at houses was a...