Politics and Government

Obama Is A YIMBY

Yesterday the White House released a document called the "Housing Development Toolkit" that stirred major excitement among housing advocates and Yes In My Backyard...

New Movement Seeks To Empower Seattle Renters

On Saturday, the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict hosted a Renter Summit to kick off a community conversation about rising rents, renter protections, and transportation options....

PLUZ Committee To Accept Comment Before First Major U District Rezone Briefing

At 9:30am Tuesday morning, the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee will open its meeting with public comment and conclude with the first...

Mayor Murray Delays North Precinct Project

Yesterday morning, I attended a Seattle Design Commission meeting on the parking design of the North Precinct building. By the evening, Mayor Ed Murray...

Women Shaping Seattle

This year’s Seattle Design Festival, opened on September 10th, with the theme of ‘Design Change’. Given that 2016 marks 100 years since the first...

Seattle To Cut Official Ties With Neighborhood District Councils

Last month, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray issued an executive order that will soon terminate the City's official relationship with the 13 district councils. His...

What Fitzgibbon Said: ST3 Does Not Interfere With Education Funding

State Senator Reuven Carlyle has been in a reflective mood lately. Unfortunately those reflections demonstrate a misunderstanding of the funding issues involved and cavalier...

Council Postpones Showdown Over North Precinct’s Cost And Tone-Deafness

Last week it seemed like the Seattle City Council might approve the Seattle Police Department's North Precinct design and fund the $149 million project...