Seattle Council Puts Competing Measure Against Social Housing on February Ballot
Seattle Councilmember Maritza Rivera and three other councilmembers sponsored a competing measure seeking to elbow out a ballot initiative funding social housing. The two measures will go to voters in February. Only one can pass.
Rinck’s Momentum Points to Seattle Voter Realignment, not Simply Even-Year Bump
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.
Urbanist Candidates Make Strong Showing in August Primary
Progressive urbanists appear poised to flip a Seattle City Council seat, win the Pierce County Executive race, and expand their caucus in the state legislature.
Year of Housing 2.0 Mostly Fizzles Out at Washington Legislature
The state's 60-day legislative session wrapped on March 7 with only a few housing bills headed to Governor Inslee's desk. Rent stabilization, transit-oriented development, lot-splitting, and a builder's remedy all failed to pass.
Anti-Transit Alex Pedersen’s Troubling Transportation Policies
Alex Pedersen won 40% of the primary vote in Seattle's Fourth Council District, but some of his views are very out of step with...
House Transportation Committee Returns Threat of Massive $2.1 Billion Cut to ST3
This morning, the Washington State House Transportation Committee took up consideration of Senate Bill 5955, a bill to modify the calculation method for car...
ICYMI: We Profiled 25 Candidates for Seattle City Council
Over the past four weeks, we have profiled a huge list of candidates running for the City of Seattle's nine coveted council positions, all of which are...
2020 Endorsement Questionnaire: Nicole Macri, LD43-1
The Urbanist Elections Committee invited state legislature candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out our questionnaire to participate in our endorsement process....