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Bellevue City Hall sign amended to reflect a new position as a borough of Seattle.

Three Ways to Clean Up the Municipality Mess Around Seattle

Metropolitan King County has 31 separate jurisdictions orbiting Seattle. Let’s cut that down by a lot.

Seattle’s Five Strangest Single-Use Zones

Seattle's massive number of zones hide a couple very weird outliers. Or they would be outliers, if there weren't so many.

The Sexiest Part of the Zoning Ordinance

In the dark recesses of the municipal code, between definitions of Electric Vehicles and Entrance Ramps, Seattle’s zoning ordinance turns sexy. It lustily describes...

Op-Ed: Off-Base Form-Based Codes Could Be Headed to Seattle

Right now, the city of Seattle is at a crossroads. As a robust job market, the city has never had a housing plan that...

Sunday Video: How Parking Laws Are Strangling America

Rollie Williams of Climate Town walks through the history of minimum parking laws and growth of parking in America with a few cameos from...
Nelson displays a letter showing the logo of several busines sgroups including the Chamber, Downtown Seattle Association, NAOIP, and others.

Seattle Council Narrowly Rejects ‘War on Drugs’ Bill

Councilmembers Nelson and Pedersen, with scant evidence, claimed jail and forced treatment would make a dent in the opiate epidemic. The push to reignite the...
A photo pf the Washington State Court interior chamber.

Supreme Court Rules Against Seattle-Based Workers

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a local labor union Thursday in a decision that some in the labor movement say threatens union members’...

Seattle Democrats Mulling Drug Law Siccing Republican City Attorney on the Poor

Nothing like a new war on drugs during an election year. Next week the Seattle City Council will vote on whether to kickstart a new...