Urbanist-Backed Katie Wilson Opens Up Nearly 10 Point Lead over Harrell

Friday's ballot count was very friendly to Seattle progressives, with mayoral challenger Katie Wilson exceeding the 50% mark with the boost. The election dynamics favor a progressive wave. Here's why.

This Week In Urbanism: November 20th to 27th

Below is your weekly rundown of actions you can take to get involved and make a difference: Let Bellevue Know How To Make Downtown...
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The Urbanist Podcast: Election Endorsements Edition

The Urbanist Elections Committee has released it endorsements for the 2022 general election. In this episode, reporter Ray Dubicki talks with two members of...

Seattle Democrats Mulling Drug Law Siccing Republican City Attorney on the Poor

Nothing like a new war on drugs during an election year. Next week the Seattle City Council will vote on whether to kickstart a new...

Sound Transit Announces New Policy In Response To Saturday Disruption

Sound Transit leadership announced a new policy, Monday, in response to service disruptions during Saturday's protests at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Any disruptions must now be...

We Must Block The Car Tab Bill Cuts To Sound Transit

We want to echo what Seattle Subway wrote in the Seattle Transit Blog and encourage our readers to contact Governor Jay Inslee (D-Washington) and...
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First Look at Proposed State Legislature Redistricting Maps

The four members of the Washington State Redistricting Committee submitted their first draft of maps this week. At this stage the four maps --...

Op-Ed: Want a More Representative City Council? Pay Them More

Dismal councilmember pay is hampering local city governments across Washington State. Understandably there might be some revulsion against the suggestion to pay politicians more. The...