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Tim Burgess Won’t Run for Re-Election to Seattle City Council
First elected in 2007, Burgess will serve through the end of 2017.
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Council to Vote on Limits to Renter Move-In Fees
The bill will likely pass at Council’s 2 p.m. meeting today.
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Kid Climate Activists Still Planting Trees, Inspiring Grownups
“Kids save the future!” says nine-year-old Theo Faloona.
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As Expected, Libertarian Party Denied ‘Major Party’ Status in Washington
Party name-checks Harambe in lament over Secretary of State’s decision.
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Statehouse Republicans Pre-File ‘Genitalia of a Different Gender’ Bill
Voters just rejected transgender discrimination, so now Republicans are legislating it.
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Inslee Is About to Fire the Opening Salvo of the Great 2017 McCleary Fight
Here’s what to watch for.
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Uber Is Still Fighting Unionization
City bureaucrats are deciding how much you have to drive before you get a union vote.
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The Sounders’ Are-You-F***ing-Kidding-Me Season: A Timeline
It was the best of seasons, it was the worst of seasons. But on Saturday, it could become…
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How Microsoft Can Resist, or Assist, Trump
Tech companies could have an outsized role in how far the president-elect gets with his destructive agenda.
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A Monumental Election Year (or Not) For the Libertarian Party
A party official explains their case for getting ‘major party’ status in Washington.
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The Double Bind
Allegations of rape will get you an audience with the King County Prosecutor’s office. But justice is more…
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Seattleites Form Neighborhood Groups to Resist Trump
Signs of an anti-Trump movement: All of the city’s districts now have Neighborhood Action Councils.
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Buy This Pot to Build Tiny Houses for the Homeless
A portion of the proceeds go to pay for tiny houses at new city-sponsored encampments.
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The State Wants More Accurate THC Ratings on Pot, But May Be Missing the Main Culprit
New rules proposed by the LCB don’t address the fact that labs make money from inflated potency readings.
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Nurses and Doctors ‘Die’ at City Hall in Protest for Safe Drug Sites
The mayor and county executive are deciding whether and when to set up pilot safe drug sites.
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Libertarians Say They’ll Sue If They’re Denied ‘Major Party Status’
Depending on how you count the vote, Gary Johnson either did or did not get 5 percent of…
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Amid Charges of Racism and Rent Spiking, Airbnb Teams Up With Seattle Urban League
The platform says it’s a force for social justice, haters be damned.
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City to Sponsor Three More Homeless Encampments
Located in White Center, West Seattle, and Licton Springs, they will shelter more than 200 souls.
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The Duwamish Aren’t Holding Out Hope for Last-Minute Recognition By Obama
The tribe doesn’t envision a repeat of 2001, when Clinton granted, then Bush repealed, recognition within hours. But…
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Home From Standing Rock, Seattle Protesters Bring Pipeline Fight to the Corps
“The work does not end when you come back from North Dakota.”