Opinion

Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda with colleagues Tammy Morales to right and Lorena Gonzalez and Kshama Sawant to left during election rally at Amazon Spheres. (Credit: Teresa Mosqueda)

What Sawant’s Close 310-Vote Recall Victory Means for Seattle Politics

Business leaders just can't get rid of Kshama Sawant no matter how hard they try. Seattle's firebrand socialist city councilmember prevailed in her fourth...
An aerial photo of the Houghton community council area

Time to Immediately Sunset Houghton and East Bellevue Community Councils

As a Kirkland resident, I was shocked to learn just this spring that one neighborhood in my city has outsized influence over the entire...
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More Dollars for Highways? Infrastructure Funding Is Not Necessarily a Gift

‘When is a gift not a gift?’  Baron Harkonnen answers a question with another in the movie Dune, based on the Frank Herbert sci-fi saga...
A photo of children holding signs that demand action to fight climate change.

Former AIA Seattle Executive Director on Experiencing COP26

A bank of photojournalists lining the platform, their cameras a symphony of clicking and whirring. Bagpipes squeezing out a mournful tune. Protestors pressing forward, signs in...

Is the Progressive Media Landscape in Seattle Drying Up?

Crosscut's opinion section is dead, the publication's new executive editor M. David Lee III announced last week. The move will deprive Seattle of another...
The Capitol building in Olympia is marble colored and include pillars and a dome in the classic style.

2022 Legislative Session Preview: Next Steps Forward on Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Top goals include passing a transit-focused transportation package and reforming growth management. The impacts of climate change are upon us. Just this year, we’ve seen wildfire...

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...

A First Peek at Proposed Everett Link Light Rail Alignments

A new scoping information report has been released for Sound Transit's Everett Link extension project. It's a first crack at detailing potential alignments between...