Seattle Moderate Voters Guide, 2025: Four Easy Choices.
Four easy choices for Seattle moderates in the November General Election: Nelson, Davison, Harrell and Savage. Share this guide to fellow moderates, or those on the fence.
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5 Reasons I’m Not Voting for Katie Wilson for Seattle Mayor
Between 2015 and 2022, a wave of progressive policies promised equity and compassion, but delivered skyrocketing homelessness, surging crime, and inflation which hit working families hardest. Wilson and her allies have been at the heart of these pushes. No thanks.
New Book Argues That Our Approach to Homelessness Won’t Work
Why are west coast cities suffering through a seemingly intractable growth in homelessness? What can we learn from the relative successes of Amsterdam, Lisbon, Miami and even New York City?
Which Seattle candidate most agrees with you? Take the all-new Alignvote quiz.
Which candidate most agrees with you in the Seattle 2021 general election? Take the all-new Alignvote quiz to find out.
Candidate Questions for the 2021 Seattle Election: Homelessness, Compassion Seattle and Summary
Part III of my 3-part series featured in Post Alley about the big issues in the upcoming Seattle election. Today's post: the city's approach toward homelessness, and a summary of the key "slates": the more Leftward Slate vs. the more Moderate slate.
If you or other voters are just coming up to speed on the big issues facing us with this election about the direction of our city, feel free to share this three-part series on zoning, crime and homelessness.
Candidate Questions for the 2021 Seattle Election: Prosecution for Misdemeanors
Part II in a three-part series, in which I ask questions of the eight campaigns in the Seattle November 2nd General Election and hand the microphone to them. Today's question: Should Seattle essentially end criminal prosecution for misdemeanors, including shoplifting, property destruction and misdemeanor assault?
Seattle Election Candidates (Except One) Respond to Questions on Three Important Issues
In this three-part series, I'm taking a close look at 3 key issues at the heart of the 2021 Seattle November 2nd General Election. Today's post focuses on residential zoning.
Who is Endorsing Whom in Seattle’s 2021 August 3rd Primary?
Catching up with the latest organizational endorsements for the August 3rd, 2021 Primary for Seattle
Ten Reasons I’m Not Voting for Lorena González as Seattle’s Next Mayor
When major outcome indicators are all moving in the wrong direction, and the process which generates these outcomes remains utterly broken for years, and even political allies describe the body one leads as dysfunctional, one should not get a promotion to an even higher position of responsibility.
$3 Million in Spending… For What, Precisely?
What's happened to the $3 million that City Council allocated for research to feed into participatory budgeting?