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2019 Election

Takele Gobena: I’m the SeaTac Council Candidate to Take on Affordable Housing and Transportation...

Recently, while on the campaign trail, I had a conversation with a retired federal worker in the city of SeaTac who has become homeless...
About a 100 people rallied against Amazon for trying to buy the Seattle City Council elections. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Amazon Tries to Buy Seattle Election with $1.5 Million Donation, Facebook and Google Each...

Unlike its tech giant competitors in Facebook and Google, Amazon hasn't pledged $1 billion to build housing in its hometown region. Amazon hasn't even...

2019 General Election Endorsements

It's that time of year. Amazon is cutting a million-dollar check to Seattle’s chamber of commerce political action committee. Their candidates are talking about...

City Council Races Shape Up as Progressives Versus Chamber-Homevoter Alliance

After the Primary Election, 14 candidates remain for seven Seattle City Council contests. The race has shaped up to be a showdown between Seattle...

Anti-Transit Alex Pedersen’s Troubling Transportation Policies

Alex Pedersen won 40% of the primary vote in Seattle's Fourth Council District, but some of his views are very out of step with...

2019 August Primary Election Results: Early Returns

As of 8pm this evening, the early returns for the 2019 August Primary have been posted. Counting will continue over the coming weeks, usually...

Decongestion Pricing and What Candidates Said About It

Submitting answers to a questionnaire is a key part of our endorsement process and happens before meeting with us as The Urbanist Election Board. We...

Where City Council Candidates Stand on the Seattle Streetcar

We asked Seattle City Council candidates to fill out a questionnaire before meeting with The Urbanist Election Board as we decided which candidate to endorse in...