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Politics and Government

Meetup Video: June 2021 with Lorena González

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfnwcpmTDpQ Seattle City Council President M. Lorena González was first elected to her citywide seat in 2015. This year, she is running for Mayor. In this...

Council President and Mayoral Candidate Lorena González to Speak at June Urbanist Meetup

This month, The Urbanist is excited to be joined by Seattle City Council President and Mayoral Candidate M. Lorena González for our June meetup...

Seattle Rescue Plan Funds Permanent Stay Healthy Streets, Homeless and Housing Priorities

Last week, the "Seattle Rescue Plan" was announced by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, Council President M. Lorena González, and Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda. This plan...

Meetup Video: November 2020 with Erica C. Barnett

https://youtu.be/-vPUYUiL-XY In November, independent journalist Erica C. Barnett of Publicola joined as the guest speaker for our monthly meetup. Barnett touched a bunch of topics,...

Dow Constantine Makes Case for Fourth Term Built on Coalition Building Chops

King County Executive Dow Constantine is seeking a fourth term. His campaign war chest is vast and slate of endorsements is impressive, but for...

East Bellevue Community Council Blocks Necessary Parking Reform

The move embroiled the City of Bellevue in a costly legal fight. Already on the hook for $40,000 in legal fees, the City could...
Mayor Jenny Durkan gave soon-to-retire Police Chief Carmen Best some flowers to express her gratitude during a press conference about blocking police budget cuts in the Norm Rice room at City Hall. (Seattle Channel)

Durkan Destroys 10 Months of Text Messages in Apparent Coverup

It was well known that Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is running a secretive administration, but a whistleblower complaint last week revealed a bombshell revelation...
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Heroes and Zeroes of the Washington State Legislature, 2021 Edition

The Washington State Legislature's 2021 session adjourned on April 25th with some big wins and some big whiffs. Republicans did jack all and were...