Unprecedented Special Interest Money Floods Bellevue Election
A disturbing trend in an already business-friendly city.
We all want our votes to mean something in the city we love. Passionate residents make size-limited donations...
Five Things We Love about Climate Pledge Arena
(And four things we don’t)
Now that the dust has subsided on construction and the glitter has settled on the opening night festivities, let’s get...
Elect a Broadband Champion to Seattle Mayor
Vote for González!
We will never return to the world as it existed before the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last year and a half, Seattle...
The Secret to Seattle’s Success is Social Infrastructure, not Low Taxes
The Jumpstart Seattle tax was a take-off-the-mask moment for Seattle that is still reverberating through Seattle politics.
Some would have us believe low taxes...
It’s Time for Seattle’s Transit Oriented Development to Grow Up
If you make it north of the Canadian border, you will sometimes find yourself in a sea of 50-story towers adjacent to a train...
Redistricting Maps Show Aggressive Republican Gerrymandering as Deadline Approaches
Washington State's redistricting process is off to the most contentious start in 40 years as Republicans propose aggressive gerrymanders of Seattle and the state...
How to Reduce SPD’s Budget, Improve Public Safety
I admit to having mixed feelings about the phrase “defund the police.” When I was working on community policing in the 1990s, police budgets...
An Urbanist’s Guide to the U District Station Area
Already the destination for many transit riders, the U District Station offers the most reasons to visit for light rail riders on its opening,...