Recall Shaping Up to Be a Nailbiter as Sawant Trails Early
Polls closed last night in the recall election of socialist Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant. Initial counts show Sawant trailing by almost 2,000 votes...
Election Results Maps Show Single Family Surge Propelled Centrists to Victory
Single family zones overwhelmingly swung for Mayor-Elect Bruce Harrell, Councilmember-Elect Sara Nelson, and Seattle City Attorney-Elect Ann Davison, as new precinct-level final results map...
Vote No on the Recall of Kshama Sawant
Anyone who’s been paying close attention to Seattle politics the last few years (and even some who haven’t) has an opinion about Kshama Sawant....
Meetup Video: November 2021 with Crystal Fincher
https://youtu.be/nr__sWOcbis
Crystal Fincher is a political consultant and host of the Hacks & Wonks show. She joined The Urbanist as the November guest speaker. Hear...
Seattle Progressives Gain 13 Points from Election Night, but Come Up Short
Homelessness was the dominant campaign issue, but housing looms as an issue progressives can win on.
On election night, Lorena González was down 29.6 points...
Dubicki: Electioneering, And Why You Should Try It
Here’s the interesting thing about knocking on doors for a political candidate. In many ways, it’s ridiculous that such old school politicking is necessary...
Mayor Durkan Poses as Climate Mayor at COP26
The biggest challenge is implementation, Durkan said, which has been very true for her administration.
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as...
Where Urbanists and Progressives Go from Poor 2021 Showing
Council President Lorena González's resounding loss to former Council President Bruce Harrell marks the third straight Seattle mayoral election in which the progressive fell...