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On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council approved mayor-backed legislation banning junk fees on renters in a 8-0 vote. Rental junk fees include administrative service fees, pet rent, and package fees.

Councilmember Dionne Foster was the lead sponsor of the bill, which was a priority for Mayor Katie Wilson and a part of the affordability agenda that carried her into office i...


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Danny Wesneat has a column in the Seattle Times in which he claims the left in Washington State, unlike other parts of the country like Michigan or New York, “fizzled” because only four of the 22 in...


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Committing to a goal of fully eliminating road deaths and serious injuries and adopting a "Vision Zero" action plan to make progress toward that goal is a fairly standard practice of most forward-thinking city transportation departments. But a proposal to create a Vision Zero action plan and lay the groundwork for safety investments in one of Snohomish County's fastest-growin...


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The need for the City of Seattle to engage in a coordinated and evidence-based plan to prevent gun violence has entered the spotlight following the much-publicized shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival at Seattle Center in July, during which


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The year is 2018. The City of Seattle is conducting environmental review around a longstanding plan to convert a former federal army base at Fort Lawton, near Discovery Park, into a campus of affordable housing units. The year is 2025. The City of ...


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