The “Public Input” Hoax

Jun 11, 20181 min read

Brandi Kruse at Q13 calls out the “Public Input” hoax, wherein the City Council and mayor’s office claim to seek public input, but usually this is…

Seattle Considers Mobile Injection Van

Jun 8, 201810 min read

The “Head Tax” isn’t the only major controversy in Seattle politics these days. Seattle City Council is forging ahead with plans for a publicly funded…

Where is Seattle’s Growth In Homeless Coming From?

Jun 6, 20188 min read

A vexing question at the center of the debate around homelessness policy is: where is the growth in Seattle’s homeless coming from? Specifically, to what…

Fixing the Homeless Crisis

Jun 5, 20188 min read

It’s going on three years since Seattle declared a homelessness crisis, but the homeless population in Seattle continues to rise. The amalgam of programs we’ve…

What’s the Case FOR the Seattle “Head Tax”?

Jun 5, 20182 min read

I’ve been fairly vocal in my support of the repeal of the Head Tax on social networks like Nextdoor; the first step is to get…

Kshama Sawant Uses Taxpayer Dollars for Her Political Movements: Not OK.

Jun 5, 20181 min read

“I do not share the anti-business animus that I feel you are sponsoring…” Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, to Councilmember Kshama Sawant For some time now it’s been…