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Mayor Durkan flanked by the American flag and Washington state flag.

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Durkan Vetoes $86 Million in Covid Relief Citing Fiscal Restraint

Doug Trumm - August 3, 2020

Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda with colleagues Tammy Morales to right and Lorena Gonzalez and Kshama Sawant to left during election rally at Amazon Spheres. (Credit: Teresa Mosqueda)

Council Votes 9-0 to Direct JumpStart Spending to Housing, Economic Recovery, and Green New Deal

Mayor Jenny Durkan signs the Fare Share Plan into law at city hall. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

JumpStart Seattle Passes 7-2–Will Mayor Durkan Sign It or Force Veto Override?

Protesters react with fists raised in solidarity as Nikkita Oliver takes the stage at City Hall on Wednesday June 3rd. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Council Set to Pass JumpStart Seattle Payroll Tax

Seattle Needs a 10th Councilmember

Mosqueda’s Big Business Tax Would Funnel $200 Million per Year to...

Doug Trumm - June 16, 2020 2

Seattle Council Bans Chemical Weapons and Other Brutal Crowd Control Tactics

Doug Trumm - June 16, 2020 2

A wall of police with riot shields outside East Precinct.

Council Stands with Protesters as Police Turn Violent Again in Day...

Doug Trumm - June 7, 2020 0

Seattle Council Postpones Business Tax Debate Over Protests of Morales and...

Doug Trumm - May 14, 2020 0

Budget Reckoning Has Pedersen Calling for Cuts, Not Corporate Taxes

Doug Trumm - April 23, 2020 4

Washington Hall was filled to the brim with Sawant supporters. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Tax Amazon and Fund Social Housing, Sawant Urges at Inaugural Rally

Doug Trumm - January 16, 2020 4

Council to Vote Monday on Committee Assignments with Pedersen Transportation Chair

Doug Trumm - January 3, 2020 1

East Fremont went for Shaun Scott even though lawn signs might have you thinking differently. (Photo by Doug Trumm))

Precinct Results Show Tenant Power, But Single-Family Zones Remain Conservative Bastions

Doug Trumm - December 4, 2019 6