Seattle Police Crack Down on Black Lives Matter Protests and Continue to Resist Reform
Cities across America are on edge right now. Many have seen clashes between police and protesters, resulting in injuries, arrests, and destruction. It was...
Ban New Gas Stations and Require Cleanups to Tackle the Big Polluter on the...
In the midst of the lively local restaurants and coffee shops on N 45th Street in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood is a business bearing the...
State Supreme Court Intervenes in I-976 Case, Ruling Expected This Summer
The Washington Supreme Court wants the constitutionality question for Initiative 976 settled for good and sooner rather than later. Yesterday the court issued a...
Seattle Now Has the Right to Levy a 1% Income Tax
On April 3rd, Washington's Supreme Court denied a motion to hear Seattle's income tax case enshrining a lower court ruling that struck down a...
Acronyms for Action: TOPA Could Help Tenants Buy Their Homes
Seattle and Washington State want to maintain housing affordability and the other Washington (D.C.) laid the groundwork to do it via legislation providing tenants...
Wonkabout Washington: State Takings Law Remade
Wonkabout Washington is back after a brief hiatus and we’re wrapping up the year with an exceptionally wonky topic that has broad impacts for...
Smart Cities Require Better Digital Privacy Planning
We’ve moved beyond the initial excitement about the sizzle of smart cities. The basic idea—much heralded but limited so far in practical application—is to...
State Supreme Court Upholds Injunction Blocking I-976
News broke yesterday that the Washington State Supreme Court had upheld the King County Superior Court's injunction against Initiative 976 causing transit backers to...