Power Lines

Seattle’s Transgender Activists Want to Transform the DNC

Progressive language from the 1970s is marginalizing today's LGBTQ community. Meet the activists who want a rewrite.

06/17/2016 By Josh Feit

Power Lines

David Rolf: Man in the Middle

All sides of the increased minimum wage debate need the support of SEIU labor leader David Rolf. He’s fine with that.

02/01/2014 By Josh Feit

Article

Inside the Anti-McGinn Strategy That Colored the Mayoral Primary Ad Campaign

Some went for the direct approach, and others were cagier. But the message was the same: We aren’t like Mike.

09/03/2013 By Josh Feit

Article

Meet the Challengers: Peter Steinbrueck

The former city council member targets zoning in South Lake Union, police training, and Mayor McGinn’s management style.

03/20/2013 By Erica C. Barnett and Josh Feit

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Meet the Candidates: Bruce Harrell

Seattle City Council member Bruce Harrell, jumping into the mayor’s race, says incumbent McGinn “doesn’t have a clue.”

02/20/2013 By Erica C. Barnett and Josh Feit

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The Education of Ed Murray

The biggest winner of the 2012 election wasn’t even on the ballot, but he’s poised to be the most powerful man in Olympia, and Seattle.

12/19/2012 By Josh Feit

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White Center’s Annexation Fight

November’s vote on annexing White Center to Burien has blown up into angry battle pitting neighborhood against neighborhood—and neighbor against neighbor.

10/09/2012 By Matthew Halverson

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Disbanded: No Broadband Utility for Seattle

For years Seattle has welched on its promise to build a municipal broadband network. We may have Tacoma to blame—and thank—for that.

06/20/2012 By Matthew Halverson

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St. James’s Father Ryan Is a Spirited Voice for Change

05/18/2012 By Laura Dannen

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Streetcars Paved with Gold

Local transit mavens make a last-ditch plea for faster trolleys, not pricey streetcars, on First Hill.

01/14/2011 By Eric Scigliano

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Trolley Folly

Will Metro scrap the clean, quiet trolleys Seattle loves?

12/13/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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The Holdout

The mayor and the council flex their political muscles.

11/19/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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No Clear Cut Solution

When urban density and environment collide, it really is hard to see the forest for the trees.

10/12/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Crime

Escalation Clause

A jaywalking stop atop Queen Anne turns violent. Have Seattle police forgotten how to put on the brakes?

08/18/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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Whose Bridge Is It Anyway?

If you’re coming from South Park, you can’t get here from there.

07/21/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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Wild West Limo Scene

Rogue limo drivers poach fares and menace passengers, while those who play by the rules lose out.

05/17/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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Day of the Un-Mayor

McGinn gets flak for not resembling past mayors, but his vision for Seattle is firmly fixed on the future.

04/21/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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Gorilla Warfare

Heavy-handed tactics and tussles over money expose the rifts in this state’s big, feisty building lobby.

12/14/2009 By Eric Scigliano

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Exit Mayor, Musing

Greg Nickels’s finest moment on the political stage came when he stepped off it.

09/15/2009 By Eric Scigliano

Politics

Desperately Seeking Susan

Susan Hutchison campaigns for county exec with name, game—and flashes of indignation.

07/14/2009 By John Michael Hood