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Former Seattle Police Chief: We Could Become a ‘Sanctuary City’ for Marijuana
Whatever a Trump administration decides to do on pot, Norm Stamper says cities like Seattle will have the…
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Seattle Doctor at Standing Rock: “It Didn’t Feel Right”
The police violence last Sunday was unexpected and unwarranted, according to a Seattle physician on the scene.
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The City Has Released Labor Rules for Uber, and Nobody Is Happy
Rideshare companies and labor organizers both say the city is missing the mark on laying out how drivers…
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Flipping Off the Gender Gap in Seattle’s Pinball Scene
Enduring mansplaining and misogyny in the arcades.
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A Father’s Fight to Free His Son from America’s Incarceration Addiction
Nathan Austin needed therapy. What he got was hard time.
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Jamie Ford On the Bitter Talk of Internment in 21st Century America
“We’ve devolved, a little bit, socially.”
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How $29 Million For Housing Went From Impossible to Done
The council just provided a great civics lesson in the politics of the possible.
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The Marijuana Industry Is Not Excited About an Attorney General Jeff Sessions
The senator once said that he had no problem with the KKK until he found out they smoked…
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What Senator Ericksen’s Anti-Protest Bill Gets Wrong About Climate Disobedience
Many climate activists in Washington already face criminal charges — including felonies.
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Teaching Trump: Post-Election Stories From Seattle-Area Schools
“They look at me with teary eyes full of fear and simply ask, ‘How did this happen?’”
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Labor Unions Jump Into Density Fight, Saying Low-Wage Workers Will Suffer Under the High-rises
A coalition of labor and immigrant groups brings a new dynamic to an old fight over density.
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Council Approves $29 Million Bond to Finance Affordable Housing
Herbold sponsored the budget item as an alternative to Sawant’s $160 million plan.
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The Fear and Resolve of Those Most Threatened by a Trump Presidency
Seattle’s Muslims and Mexican immigrants share their hopes and concerns following the election.
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Puyallup’s Homeless Policies Earn Place In National ‘Hall of Shame’
The mayor insists Puyallup is very nice to homeless people. Residents wish they’d go away.
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County Braces for Less Funding and More Homelessness Under President Trump
On undocumented immigrants, Constantine says King County won’t ‘ask for people’s papers.’
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I-732 Did Really, Really Bad Among Late Undecided Voters
As in, 96 percent voted “no” bad. You can thank the Koch Brothers.
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Trump Is Going to Be President. Time to Organize.
Banding together on important issues is vital to opposing a destructive agenda. Here are the local groups you…
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Olympia Protesters Block Fracking Train
They refuse to speak with reporters beyond a pre-written statement.
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Puget Playground: Navy Announces Explosives, Sonar Training in Salish Sea
The Navy plans expanded use for our waters as a training ground.
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Trump Likely to Cut Seattle Budget By Tens of Millions of Dollars
The president-in-waiting has promised to eliminate all federal funding for sanctuary cities like our own.