Opinion

A pro-Woo PAC pumped $70,000 into the race Friday as a last ditch effort to swing the election. So far, Alexis Mercedes Rinck had been able to keep pace, with help from the Progressive People Power PAC.

JumpStart investments in housing and climate investments must be preserved in future years, despite Mayor Harrell's proposal to siphon $287 million and remove spend plan guardrails.

Recently completed Bremerton street projects have fallen well short of modern safety standards. The projects fail to shorten crosswalk distances, slow traffic speed, or protect cyclists with more than paint.

The editorial board of Seattle's only remaining daily newspaper has an abysmal track record when it comes to supporting the Seattle transportation levy. Voters should take their recommendation with a boulder of salt.

Sal Mungia isn’t backed by Project 42 or any other billionaire cabal. A win by his opponent could open the floodgates of dark money. Don’t let the rich buy our courts. Vote Mungia.

I-2117 would repeal the Climate Commitment Act, erasing badly needed funding for sidewalks, transit, safety upgrades, and more. Vote 'No' to ensure mobility for all, including nondrivers who compose 30% of our state‘s population. 

Seattle voters are backing progressives and rejecting the centrist coalition that swept into power in 2023,. But it was a swing in voter preferences rather than demographics that propelled the progressive Rinck in the primary.

Cyclist Steve Hulsman died after being struck by an SUV in West Seattle on December 21. His widow, Rita Hulsman, urges Seattle residents to vote YES on the Keep Seattle Moving levy to prevent future deaths.