Mayor Durkan Lays Out Brief Agenda in Brief Speech
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's final state of the city speech was just six minutes long. Typically, the annual speech is about four times longer,...
Lorena González Envisions a More Equitable City in Mayoral Bid
If you haven’t heard by now, Council President M. Lorena González is running for mayor.
González is a known quantity in Seattle government and governance....
Laughably Awful Pedersen Op-Ed Justifies Printing Out Seattle Times
Paper is compostable. Bad opinions are not.
Oh, for an easier assignment than to address the flubs and follies of Councilmember Alex Pedersen’s Seattle Times...
Andrew Grant Houston is Running for Mayor of Seattle on a Bold Urbanist Platform
In an announcement video released last week, Andrew Grant Houston introduced himself as a “queer Black and Latino architect.” He is a regular fixture...
Jenny Durkan Is a Failed Mayor
Every December, Mayor Jenny Durkan releases a list of accomplishments from the year, putting a positive spin on another year of her administration. This...
Durkan Announces She’s Not Running for Reelection, Opening Floodgates in Mayoral Race
Mayor Jenny Durkan revealed today that she will not be seeking reelection. Polling suggests Durkan's popularity nosedived after a summer of protests that saw...
Calls for Mayor Durkan’s Resignation Keep Coming with Recall Blocked by Court
Three official advisory commissions have asked Mayor Jenny Durkan to resign due to her mismanagement of crises around police brutality and homelessness and her...
19 Black Leaders Decline Invite to Durkan’s Equitable Communities Task Force
Mayor Jenny Durkan announced the membership of her hand-picked Equitable Community task force Wednesday and prominent Black-led group like King County Equity Now and...