Alex Hudson Explains Why She’s Running for Seattle Council in D3

Earlier this week I sat down with Alex Hudson to chat about her run for Seattle City Council in District 3, which she officially...
Wearing a white polo Harrell stands at a lectern gesturing with a pen in his hand.

In Last Stand, Harrell Intensifies Negative Attacks on Wilson

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has increasingly staked his reelection bid on going negative on challenger Katie Wilson. But the desperate attacks have blowback potential. Here's why.
Mayor Bruce Harrell stands at a lectern flanked by Police Chief Shon Barnes and Councilmember Bob Kettle, who chairs the Public Safety Committee. A projection screen displays surveillance footage.

Harrell Pushes to Expand Recently Passed Surveillance Camera Pilot Program

Mayor Bruce Harrell is proposing to expand his three-month-old surveillance pilot program by installing more police cameras and funneling data from hundreds of traffic management cameras into the Seattle Police Department’s real-time crime center. The move has draw criticism from civil liberties groups.

Vote No on the Recall of Kshama Sawant

Anyone who’s been paying close attention to Seattle politics the last few years (and even some who haven’t) has an opinion about Kshama Sawant....
Mayor Jenny Durkan gave soon-to-retire Police Chief Carmen Best some flowers to express her gratitude during a press conference about blocking police budget cuts in the Norm Rice room at City Hall. (Seattle Channel)

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...

The Case Against Approval Voting — And For Real Democracy Reform in Seattle

A planned initiative from Seattle Approves would like us to stop asking voters who they want representing them and instead ask voters to approve...

Lance Randall 2021 Questionnaire — Seattle Mayor

Lance Randall was the first to jump in the Seattle Mayoral race back in September -- even before Mayor Jenny Durkan announced she wasn't...

We Should Rank Our Votes in Presidential Primaries

Every legally cast vote should count and every voter should feel like they had their say. I think we can all agree on that. Unfortunately,...