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Seattle Fire Department plans to replace its Northgate 'cancer house' station
Firefighters have long suspected the station has been making them sick.
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Environment
Global climate action motivates King County Council push for zero-emissions public transit by 2035
A plan to speed up the process of electrifying Metro's fleet of vehicles also calls for expanding the region's charging network and creating a pipeline for green jobs.
Opinion
Trickle-down economic policies fueled Seattle’s homelessness crisis. They can’t help us solve it
The trickle-downers blame our liberal city council for the crisis, and their reasoning is as simple as it is wrong.
Inside Cascade PBS
How a Crosscut reporter found tears in Seattle's housing safety nets
A developing story series explores an undercovered aspect of the Seattle area’s homelessness crisis: what it’s like to get older without stable housing.
Politics
With history against her, Kshama Sawant fights for her political life
The veteran council member earned 37% of the primary vote. No incumbent has recovered from numbers that low in at least 20 years.