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Politics and Government

‘Park My Viaduct’ Heads to the Ballot Next Year

Last week the Seattle City Council reluctantly approved forwarding the Alaskan Way Viaduct preservation effort to the August 2016 ballot. The group known as...

Seattle City Council Notes: New Firearms Rules and Tax, City Enters Into Affordable Housing...

At a general legislative session yesterday, the Seattle City Council met to discuss a packed agenda. Topics ranged from the waterfront public space initiative to all-gender...

ICYMI: City Expands All-Gender Restrooms City-Wide

The Seattle City Council unanimously passed legislation expanding all-gender restroom access across the City on Monday. The ordinance will require city-controlled and privately operated...

2015 Primary Election Analysis–Seattle

The initial primary results are in, and we can safely assume who will be moving on to the November general election for Seattle City...

2015 August Primary Early Results

Results for the 2015 Primary are rolling in. The top two in each race will move on to the general election in November. Key races are up...

Ballots Due By August 4th

It's not yet too late to vote. August 4th (tomorrow) is the due date to postmark your ballots for the August Primary. Many important races...

Why The HALA Single-Family Upzones Died

For many urbanists, it's been a journey of elation to despair. Just two weeks after the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) proposals were...

Crisis Averted: Long Live Carbon Reduction and Multimodal Funding

A bit more than a week ago, Governor Jay Inslee (D-WA) announced that he would enact sweeping regulatory changes on carbon emissions by using existing executive authority....