Politics

Morning Fizz

Public Speaks Out on Mayor's Grand Bargain

Council holds hearing on affordable housing deal; plus violence up on Capitol Hill, a beer sellout, and a national endorsement.

10/01/2015 By Josh Feit

Opinion

District Election Ironies

Are districted elections working out the way they were supposed to?

09/30/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Lesser Seattle Leader Starts Independent Expenditure Group in Runup to Council Elections

Displacement coalition leader John Fox starts PAC against growth, union starts PAC for progressive candidates, Sawant criticizes Murray budget proposal.

09/30/2015 By Josh Feit

City Hall

These Are Not Endorsements, But...

A Seattle Met city council candidate primer.

09/29/2015

Power Lines

Who to Vote for in November’s City Council Elections

Breaking down the six most contested city council races on the ballot.

09/29/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Construction Boom Funds Expanded Budget

The mayor's budget proposal, council candidates on the Sonics, and a #ShellNo victory.

09/29/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Seattle Times Comes Out Against Transportation Levy

Criticizing city hall's "urbanist agenda," Times calls for no vote on transportation levy.

09/28/2015 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

O'Brien, Council Quietly Put Changes to Single-Family Zones Back on the Agenda

O’Brien amendment seeks to allow more density in single-family neighborhoods.

09/25/2015 By Josh Kelety

Morning Fizz

State Attorney General Ferguson Likes His Role as Equal Opportunity Avenger, Council Candidates Like Urbanism, Kinda

State AG on nonpartisan tear, plus our city council candidate interviews continue.

09/25/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Council Outlines Affordable Housing Priorities, School Board Suspends Suspensions, and the Mariners Speak

Revisiting the Housing and Affordability committee recommendations, the year the Mariners saved baseball, the Pike Street closure, and Sawant’s record.

09/24/2015 By Josh Feit

City Hall

Council President Burgess Questions Kshama Sawant's Record of Accomplishment

In a candid interview, Burgess defends his own progressive record and questions Sawant's.

09/23/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Amazon and Boeing Creating 43 Percent of Local Jobs

Local economy update, council candidate push poll, and some media gossip.

09/23/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Developers Scoff at Both Sawant and Burgess

Rent resolution, neighborhood reaction, Eyman violation, and housing consternation.

09/22/2015 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Burgess Passes Rent Resolution, Sawant Claims Victory

Burgess excludes rent control language, criticizes Sawant rhetoric.

09/21/2015 By Josh Kelety

Morning Fizz

Seattle Greenways Returns to Park(ing) Day's Activist Roots

Cyrus Habib for lieutenant governor, Jon Grant for paid parental leave, and Seattle Greenways for tactical urbanism.

09/21/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Urbanism in Its Own Right

'Social justice' and 'equity' are the most overused words of the year, and environmentalists need to stop trying to justify their movement with pandering overtures.

09/18/2015 By Josh Feit