Consent Decree Judge Contemplates Police Reform under a New City Attorney
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge James Robart summoned City Attorney Pete Holmes and Court Monitor Anthony Oftelie to his courtroom to get an update...
What It Would Take for Seattle to Lead on Climate
The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report on Monday underscoring its past warnings that governments must act decisively and...
Progressive Trend Emerging in Late Primary Election Returns
Primary results have been a Rorschach test for pundits, with moderates divining a moderate resurgence and lefties seeing progressives well-positioned. Late returns have strongly...
Council Roundup: Setting Up Defenses Against Mayoral Steamrolling
Recently, the Seattle City Council has passed a handful of bills around revenue tracking, the environment, affordable housing, and parking rates. Many of these...
Most Seattleites Are Willing to Pay More to Speed Up Link Light Rail Expansion,...
In a recent poll, 71% of Seattle voters said they would approve a new funding measure to avoid Sound Transit 3 delays.
Urbanist action alert:...
2021 August Primary Election Results: Early Returns
As of 8pm this evening, the early returns for the 2021 August Primary have been posted. Counting will continue over the coming weeks, usually...
Senate Compromise Torches Most Progressive Elements of Biden Infrastructure Plan
When President Joe Biden's $2.25 trillion jobs plan proposed $20 billion for a Reconnecting Communities fund that could be used for urban freeway removal...
Cities Announce Race to Zero Emissions by 2040 or Sooner
Participating mayors pledge to enlist an additional 1,000 cities to achieve net zero carbon emissions.
July 29th, 2021 marked an important date that only the...