Let’s Implement Ranked Choice Voting for Seattle’s 2021 Mayoral Election
Our top two advance primary is doing a disservice to voters, especially in crowded races.
With Seattle's 2021 mayoral election looming and Mayor Jenny Durkan's...
Inslee’s Budget Invests in Housing and Climate via Capital Gains Tax, Cap-and-Trade
Last week, Washington Governor Jay Inslee outlined a climate policy package to create a comprehensive climate program aimed to reduce the state's emissions 30%...
The Patchwork City: What Gaps and Overlaps in City Boundaries Tell Us about Values
I. Those Left Out: Skyway and Bryn Mawr
It is budget season. Throughout Washington, cities are creating budgets that reflect the dual impacts of pandemic...
State Supreme Court Strikes Down I-976 Restoring Car Tab Funding for Transit
The Washington Supreme Court ruled this morning that Initiative 976 violated the state constitution--twice, in fact--and struck it down accordingly. As a result, transportation...
Seattle Police Crack Down on Black Lives Matter Protests and Continue to Resist Reform
Cities across America are on edge right now. Many have seen clashes between police and protesters, resulting in injuries, arrests, and destruction. It was...
Ban New Gas Stations and Require Cleanups to Tackle the Big Polluter on the...
In the midst of the lively local restaurants and coffee shops on N 45th Street in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood is a business bearing the...
State Supreme Court Intervenes in I-976 Case, Ruling Expected This Summer
The Washington Supreme Court wants the constitutionality question for Initiative 976 settled for good and sooner rather than later. Yesterday the court issued a...
Seattle Now Has the Right to Levy a 1% Income Tax
On April 3rd, Washington's Supreme Court denied a motion to hear Seattle's income tax case enshrining a lower court ruling that struck down a...