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Politics and Government

2015 Seattle City Council Election, District 1: Lisa Herbold Interview

Article Note: The Urbanist is publishing a series of interviews with a selection of 2015 Seattle City Council candidates. In June, we will release...

2015 Seattle City Council Election, District 1: Shannon Braddock Interview

Article Note: The Urbanist is publishing a series of interviews with a selection of 2015 Seattle City Council candidates. In June, we will release...

2015 Seattle City Council Election, District 3: Pamela Banks Interview

Article Note: The Urbanist is publishing a series of interviews with a selection of 2015 Seattle City Council candidates. In June, we will release...

2015 Seattle City Council Election, District 2: Tammy Morales Interview

Article Note: The Urbanist is publishing a series of interviews with a selection of 2015 Seattle City Council candidates. In June, we will release...

2015 Seattle City Council Election, District 2: Bruce Harrell Interview

Article Note: The Urbanist is publishing a series of interviews with a selection of 2015 Seattle City Council candidates. In June, we will release...

Seattle City Council Candidate Interviews

Over 40 individuals hope to win voter approval to sit on a new City Council in 2016. All nine City Council positions are up...

Move Seattle Initiative Brings Concerns About Levy Capacity

The Seattle City Council met on Tuesday for the first time to consider Mayor Ed Murray’s Move Seattle initiative—a nine-year, $930 million property tax...

Will Linkage Fees Keep Properties Off The Market?

In my last article on linkage fees I made the case that the typical supply and demand dynamics we are familiar with from buying gasoline...