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At stake in 2021 Seattle elections: policing, homelessness and COVID
Results in city council and mayor’s races will indicate how voters want the city to handle some of its hardest issues.
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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Harrell and González spar over Seattle zoning, housing and more in debate
The first televised debate of the candidates for Seattle mayor focused heavily on homelessness, despite the planned topics of business and the economy.
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The office’s civil division is its largest, and the next city attorney will have her hands full.