Politics and Government

Register to Vote by October 9th

This is your semi-annual reminder to register to vote by October 9th to vote in the November 7th General Election. How Can I Register? Glad you asked!...

Sunday Video: Historic District Abuse

This week, Dave Amos over at City Beautiful does an excellent job discussing the history and pitfalls of historic districts. From their early application...

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...

Candidates are Blitzing to Join the Fray in Seattle Council Races

It's been a busy week for candidates jumping in the 2019 Seattle City Council race. The seven district-based council seats will be up, and...
The pair stand before the Seattle city seal at Seattle City Council chambers.

Alexis Mercedes Rinck Takes Office, Pledging Seattle Will Resist Trumpism

Alexis Mercedes Rinck vowed to make Seattle a welcoming city for all and resist Trumpism in her inaugural speech as a city councilmember. It was a more defiant tone than struck by the more conciliatory Mayor Bruce Harrell.

Time To Vote

Ballots for the 2016 General Election have been mailed out. With just 15 days left to vote by November 8th, here’s what you need...

Sunday Video: Seattle Womxn’s March

On Saturday, more than 175,000 people in Seattle joined to raise their voices against the new President of the United States over wide ranging...

Event Reminder: Ben Ross Presents “Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American...

Cul-de-sac's literal translation means "bottom of the bag." Book available for purchase online. Many of you probably know that we have a weekly Tuesday meeting at Roy...