Equity
Grim tally: King County’s annual count of the homeless
How does a city know the number of homeless on its streets? It counts. Early Friday morning, thousands of volunteers
David Kroman
David Kroman is formerly a reporter at Crosscut, where he covered city politics. In addition to Crosscut, his work has appeared in The Seattle Times, CityLab, High Country News, Seattle Magazine and e
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As Trump targets ‘sanctuary cities,' Seattle plans budget cuts
Just hours after President Donald Trump revealed an executive order that threatened to punish so-called “sanctuary cities,” Mayor Ed Murray
Councilmember O'Brien passes on a run for mayor
Last September, Councilmember Mike O’Brien asked if Mayor Ed Murray would meet him for a beer at Poquito’s,
politics
Sawant moves to curb federal surveillance
Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant promised Tuesday to propose legislation that would require all federal agencies to obtain council approval
Democracy Vouchers -- off to a slow start
City Attorney Pete Holmes wants your democracy vouchers. Holmes will almost certainly win re-election next fall. He's popular,