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Affordable housing, but at what cost?
Facing limited housing options and an unhelpful bureaucracy, one tenant has little choice but to stay in a rodent-infested apartment.
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Want to prevent megafires? Let forests burn
To prevent large-scale wildfires, we'll need to allow some blazes to burn — and set others ourselves.
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Blue wave or prepaid postage — what inspired Washington's voters?
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Carmen Best sworn in as Seattle police chief
Carmen Best finished a day of ceremonies at the Northwest African American Museum late Tuesday afternoon with one final swearing-in.
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Finding beds for the unsheltered: there was supposed to be an app for that
Mayor Durkan has resurfaced an idea that SPD tried to implement years ago and it has some advocates feeling frustrated.