Politics and Government

Takele Gobena: I’m the SeaTac Council Candidate to Take on Affordable Housing and Transportation...

Recently, while on the campaign trail, I had a conversation with a retired federal worker in the city of SeaTac who has become homeless...
About a 100 people rallied against Amazon for trying to buy the Seattle City Council elections. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Amazon Tries to Buy Seattle Election with $1.5 Million Donation, Facebook and Google Each...

Unlike its tech giant competitors in Facebook and Google, Amazon hasn't pledged $1 billion to build housing in its hometown region. Amazon hasn't even...

Master Builders Continue to Push for Missing Middle Zoning in 2020 Agenda

On Thursday morning in a ballroom at the Meydenbaur Convention Center in Downtown Bellevue, the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS)...

2019 General Election Endorsements

It's that time of year. Amazon is cutting a million-dollar check to Seattle’s chamber of commerce political action committee. Their candidates are talking about...
A forest engulfed in flames.

Our House Is on Fire: Shaun Scott is Bringing a Hose, Pedersen is Roasting...

Climate policy is taking center stage in the Seattle City Council District 4 race. Shaun Scott was an early backer of the Seattle Green...

Seattle Needs A Housing Politics Movement Like Germany’s Wohnungspolitik

Actually, Seattle needed a cohesive and comprehensive Wohnungspolitik 40 years ago, but late is better than never. What is a Wohnungspolitik? The literal translation from German is...

Meet D4 Candidate Shaun Scott at Our Monthly Meetup on Tuesday

Please join us this coming Tuesday, October 8th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Panama Hotel Coffee and Tea House for our monthly meetup....

An In-City Growth Cap Is Climate Arson

This summer saw two published pieces that are at the center of the struggle over housing in the United States--entrenched, well-off homeowners averse to...