Support Sunsetting Houghton and East Bellevue Community Councils
Please support House Bill 1769 (“Community Municipal Corps”) to sunset the undemocratic, obstructionist community councils in Kirkland (Houghton Community Council) and Bellevue (East Bellevue...
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...
Op-Ed: Washington Landlords Spending Big, Playing Dirty to Block Rent Stabilization
Wealthy landlords are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to mislead Washingtonians and to try to block a moderate, but protective rent stabilization bill that will finally provide renters with predictability and stability over their housing costs.
High-Speed Rail in Cascadia Will Get a Deeper Look, Report Due Mid-2019
Governor Jay Inslee (D-Washington) has gotten his wish on high-speed rail. A deeper study of the topic is set to take shape over the...
Sound Transit Board Advances Secret ‘Candidate C’ as CEO Pick
The Sound Transit Executive Committee approved a secret "Candidate C" as its CEO pick today. It's unclear if that candidate is King County Executive Dow Constantine or another finalist. The committee will seek to negotiate an employment contract and formally approve the hire at the agency's full board meeting on March 27.
Minimum Density Rules
Last summer, the national pharmacy chain CVS decided to enter the Seattle market, building new stores in Lower Queen Anne, Wallingford, and West Seattle....
The Alaskan Way Viaduct Must Come Down, Not Be Converted Into a Park, Part...
Editor's note: This is a two-part article cross-posted from The Northwest Urbanist, see Part 1. Yesterday, Scott covered the points of aesthetics and accessibility,...
Court Monitor Bobb Helped Create Seattle’s Police Reform Mess
Former Mayor Mike McGinn contends Monitor Merrick Bobb's top-down approach doomed Seattle's police reform efforts from the start--long before SPD's recent fall from grace...