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...
Op-Ed: Katie Wilson’s Civilian Safety Plan Would Unlock More Effective Police Department
Seattle has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve public safety outcomes by civilianizing more tasks and focusing police on major crime. That’s what mayoral candidate Katie Wilson’s public safety platform proposes, which Bryan Kirschner argues would be anti-bad guy, pro-good cop, and taxpayer-friendly.
The Koch-Fueled Anti-Transit Crusade Hits Phoenix, Is Seattle Next?
Phoenix, Arizona is about to vote on a ballot measure intended to sabotage light rail expansions. A Valley Metro Rail extension to South Phoenix...
We Own This City Because You Cut It Adrift
A policing drama from the creators of "The Wire" and "Treme" is a devastating look at urban policy.
The police aren’t coming, and we know...
2015 General Election Results
Below are the results for the 2015 general election on election night. Projected winners will be in bold. Endorsed candidates/positions will have an (e) next...
Seattle City Council Candidate Interviews
Over 40 individuals hope to win voter approval to sit on a new City Council in 2016. All nine City Council positions are up...
2020 Endorsement Questionnaire: David Hackney, LD11-1
The Urbanist Elections Committee based our endorsement decisions on questionnaires we wrote and invited state legislature candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out. We...
Tammy Morales to Resign from Seattle Council, Citing Mistreatment by Colleagues
District 2 Councilmember Tammy Morales announced Wednesday morning that she will resign in January, saying she has been undermined and frozen out of legislating by the more conservative-leaning Seattle City Council majority. The resignation sets up another council appointment and a special election next fall.