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Politics and Government

Support Seattle’s Housing Levy And Vote YES On Seattle Proposition 1 This August!

Voters this August have the opportunity to take a major step forward in addressing Seattle’s growing housing affordability crisis by supporting Proposition 1, the Seattle...

Backyard Cottages: The New Bungalows Of The Middle Class

Councilmember Mike O’Brien’s legislation that seeks to encourage more backyard cottages and mother-in-law apartments hit a snag last week, as the Queen Anne Community...

New North Precinct Building: $160 Million, 70% Parking, 88% Staffed With Suburbanites

The Seattle police are in the news again. This time for a lavish new $160 million North Precinct building that The Seattle Times' Brier...

Op-Ed: Why I Am Proposing Short-Term Rental Regulation

Urbanists believe in the power of cities to bring people together, sparking social, cultural and economic innovation. Urbanists support dense, walkable and transit-friendly neighborhoods...

Sound Transit Board Approves ST3 Project List

At its special board meeting Thursday, the Sound Transit board voted unanimously to move forward with the full set of ST3 projects, with the...

How I Was Sidelined From The Wallingford Community Council

The Wallingford Community Council had its annual meeting Wednesday night and elected a new slate of board members, and, to make a long story...

Don’t Believe The Hype: Sound Transit Didn’t Spend All That Money On A “Party”

There's a Seattle Times article claiming that Sound Transit spent $858k on a "party" for the opening of University Link. Don't buy it. Despite the...

Bagshaw Leads Opposition To SODO Street Vacation

Battle lines are forming over the Occidental Avenue street vacation, which could (un)pave the way for Chris Hansen's basketball and soccer arena, ahead of...