Dubicki: Do Not Make Seattle Its Own County
Seattle’s boundaries are ridiculous. In the north, the city is separated from its neighbors by the width of a street. In the south, the...
Mayor Murray critiques Council’s microhousing legislation, threatens veto
Mayor Ed Murray sent a strong letter addressed to the Seattle City Council yesterday. In it, he dropped a big critique on Council's approach to...
The Urbanist Elections Committee Endorses Initiative 135 to Advance Social Housing
Seattle voters may have a unique opportunity this November to support a new model of providing affordable housing, and they should take it. Initiative...
Op-Ed: Bruce Harrell Is a Failed Mayor on Homelessness
This fall voters will decide whether to give Bruce Harrell another term as Seattle Mayor. In the third article in a series, Ron Davis argues that Harrell's current term has been a failure on the issue of homelessness.
2018 Endorsement Questionnaire: Dan Satterberg
As part of our endorsement process at The Urbanist, we ask candidates to complete a standard questionnaire to better understand and evaluate their positions....
Why Reactionary Conservatives Get a Free Pass from Local Press
“You gaslight yourself by being crazy.” - Judy Gemstone
This week’s sequence of congressional slap fights scraped the edge of a devastating government shutdown and...
Durkan Destroys 10 Months of Text Messages in Apparent Coverup
It was well known that Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is running a secretive administration, but a whistleblower complaint last week revealed a bombshell revelation...
Bill to Sunset Community Councils Holds Big Stakes for Kirkland and Bellevue
Update - the Washington State Senate passed HB 1769 without any amendments, so the legislation will advance for Governor Jay Inslee's signature. Read on...