2015 Seattle City Council Election, District 7: Deborah Zech-Artis Interview
Article Note: The Urbanist is publishing a series of interviews with a selection of 2015 Seattle City Council Candidates. In October, we will release our general election...
Mayor Durkan Boosts Funding for Police and Transit in Proposed Budget
Mayor Jenny Durkan delivered her first budget address today at Fire Station 10. While the mayor had broadcast her desire to trim department budgets...
Councilmember Sawant Trolls House Republicans Who Proposed Ban On Commercial Rent Control
Commercial affordability has become a bigger issue in recent years Seattle due to speculation and rising rents and property values for commercial property. The...
Call to Action: Tell Your State Legislators to Fund Transit and Backfill I-976 Cuts
Today, Seattle Subway launched a campaign to pressure state legislators to fund transit and undo the damage that Tim Eyman did by passing “$30...
“Please Stop on the Teams Chat”: New Records Expose Mayor Durkan’s Role in Abandonment...
Microsoft Teams chat messages between the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and Seattle’s IT department directors on June 8, 2020 cast new light onto the...
Seattle, King County Brace for Impact of Coming Federal Funding Earthquake
At the city and the county level, local leaders are preparing for the impacts of the new federal reconciliation bill, described as "devastating." Those impacts will be felt everywhere from hospitals to food banks.
Divided Between Progressives and Conservatives, Bellevue Mayoral Vote May Decide City’s Direction
Article update: On January 3rd, 2022, Lynne Robinson was reelected as Mayor and Jared Nieuwenhuis as Deputy Mayor of Bellevue.
It's been nearly two...
Progressive PAC Helps Rinck Keep Fundraising Pace in Seattle Council Race
A pro-Woo PAC pumped $70,000 into the race Friday as a last ditch effort to swing the election. So far, Alexis Mercedes Rinck had been able to keep pace, with help from the Progressive People Power PAC.