Mosqueda’s Big Business Tax Would Funnel $200 Million per Year to Covid Recovery and...
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda unveiled a big business tax proposal called "JumpStart Seattle" today that would raise $200 million per year from the wealthiest companies...
Seattle Council Bans Chemical Weapons and Other Brutal Crowd Control Tactics
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) repeatedly tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed crowds during the first two weeks of protests, but the Seattle City Council sought to close...
Council Stands with Protesters as Police Turn Violent Again in Day 9
Police again deployed chemical weapons and flash bang grenades on nonviolent protesters Saturday night, but by midnight four Seattle City Councilmembers were standing at...
Seattle Council Postpones Business Tax Debate Over Protests of Morales and Sawant
Council President M. Lorena González has postponed budget committee meetings on the big business tax proposal sponsored by Councilmembers Kshama Sawant and Tammy Morales until...
Budget Reckoning Has Pedersen Calling for Cuts, Not Corporate Taxes
Yesterday, the Seattle City Council dug into the latest budget projections and found the City is expected to be short between $210 million to...
Tax Amazon and Fund Social Housing, Sawant Urges at Inaugural Rally
Washington Hall has packed on Monday for Councilmember Kshama Sawant's swearing in and rally to tax big business to fund social housing. Hundreds looked...
Council to Vote Monday on Committee Assignments with Pedersen Transportation Chair
Update: The Seattle City Council unanimously passed the proposed committee assignments on Monday, January 6th and elected M. Lorena González as Council President. The...
Precinct Results Show Tenant Power, But Single-Family Zones Remain Conservative Bastions
King County released final 2019 election results data on Monday and precinct maps show people in multifamily areas and single-family zones have very different...