Politics and Government

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One Stairway is Enough to Reach Housing Heaven

A bill allowing single-stairway "point access block" buildings would enhance housing and neighborhoods. On February 2nd the Washington State Senate held its first hearing on...

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...

Top Urbanist Action: Keep the Pressure on Washington State Democrats

Tell state legislators votes to cut transit funding are unacceptable: We're keeping the pressure on state legislators to either kill their car tab bill...

Call to Action: HALA Testimony

The Seattle City Council will hear public comment on the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee recommendations on Wednesday at 5:30pm. People opposed to...

Redistricting Maps Show Aggressive Republican Gerrymandering as Deadline Approaches

Washington State's redistricting process is off to the most contentious start in 40 years as Republicans propose aggressive gerrymanders of Seattle and the state...
Jessi Murray poses on the sidewalk with her dog in her arms.

2020 Endorsement Questionnaire: Jessi Murray, LD43-2

The Urbanist Elections Committee invited state legislature candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out our questionnaire to participate in our endorsement process....

Day 6 of Protests: Nikkita Oliver Rallies Thousands, Mayor Durkan Backpedals

The sixth day of Black Lives Matter protests felt like a turning point and perhaps even a moment of catharsis--while activists acknowledged the work...

2017 Endorsement Questionnaire: Lorena González

As part of our endorsement process at The Urbanist, we ask candidates to complete a standard questionnaire to better understand and evaluate their positions...