Mosqueda Celebrates 1,769 Homes Funded by JumpStart, as Chamber Drops Appeal
JumpStart scored another victory last week. After facing a string of defeats in its legal challenges, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce revealed last...
Real Estate Interests Sue to Block Homeless Housing in Kirkland
A non-profit organization called "Keep Kids Safe" filed a lawsuit Thursday afternoon to block the opening of permanent supportive housing in Kirkland. This action...
Explainer: What’s an Environmental Impact Statement?
An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) sounds like a highly technical and complex mechanism of governance. They take years, spiral into hundreds of pages with...
Call to Action: Speak Up For Housing Benefit Districts
On a day-to-day basis, we are confronted with a million different challenges: maybe you dropped your coffee on the carpet, maybe you just cannot...
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...