Seattle's Next City Council Could Lack a Black Person for the First ...

In 1967, a state legislator by the name Sam Smith ran for the Seattle City Council and won, becoming the first black council member in the ...

He left office in 1992, after being defeated in his 1991 re-election attempt. His replacement was a gay African-American woman named Sherry ...

Seattle Council candidates make their case for citywide office

Tanya Woo and Alexis Mercedes Rinck are vying for Position 8 with different stances on big issues like crime, homelessness and the city ...

Nick Brown Makes History As Washington's First Black Attorney ...

On Tuesday (November 5), Brown was projected to win the race for Washington attorney general, besting Republican Pete Serrano, per the ...

Advancing Racial Equity as part of the 2024 Update to the Seattle ...

Bill, Federal Housing Administration lending practices, and racially restrictive covenants have had on Seattle's neighborhoods to this day, which are summarized ...

What pushback against a Seattle City Council member's proposal ...

Seattle Councilmember Maritza Rivera to freeze $25.3 million in funding for the Equitable Development Initiative.

5 takeaways from the Seattle City Council Position 8 debate - Crosscut

Alexis Mercedes Rinck and Tanya Woo showcased different leadership styles but agreed on some of the city's most pressing problems, ...

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Council President Councilmember Bruce Harrell was featured in The Stranger, with the writer saying "when he leaves City Hall next month, ...

Seattle City Council Position 8 incumbent Tanya Woo talks to Real ...

Tanya Woo is running for reelection against progressive challenger Alexis Mercedes Rinck. Woo is a fifth-generation Seattleite, a community activist in the ...

Seattle City Council, time to wake up: An open letter to our first-year ...

Yesterday needs to be this City Council's worst day if 8 out of 9 of them want a chance at another term. They pulled one of the most ...

Seattle City Council Poised to Pass Nation's First Ban on Caste ...

A resolution to ban caste discrimination in Seattle has Indian Americans divided over whether it would in fact end discrimination, and whether such ...

Councilmember Sawant and South Asian Community Leaders ...

“If approved by the City Council, the legislation will ban caste-based discrimination in our city. The legislation will prohibit businesses from ...

Watch: Live debate between Seattle City Council District 3 candidates

Joy Hollingsworth, co-owner of her family's cannabis farm, and Alex Hudson, executive director of the Transportation Choices Coalition, will ...

A Sawant surge? Five things to know about Seattle's crucial City ...

First, Amazon dropped a money bomb on the Seattle City Council elections. Then, voters dropped their own bomb with Tuesday night's election ...

Rob Saka Announces Run for Seattle City Council

Raised in Minnesota by a single father who is a Nigerian immigrant, Saka says the financial, educational, and social hardships he overcame ...

Seattle Council Seeks to Ban People Charged with Drug Crimes ...

Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison has proposed legislation that would create Stay Out of Drug Area (SODA) zones. Under this new law, the Seattle ...

Seattle City Council District 7 candidate Andrew Lewis talks to Real ...

Andrew Lewis is running to represent Seattle's District 7. Don't be fooled by the lack of a second District 7 candidate interview — Lewis is not ...

Seattle City Council District 1: Maren Costa and Rob Saka - YouTube

District 1 city council candidates Maren Costa and Rob Saka mixed it up in front of a live audience at KUOW this week, with some lively ...

Proposal to put further requirements on equity project funding in ...

An amendment, proposed by Councilmember Rivera, would add requirements for the Office of Planning and Development to receive $25.3 million.

Seattle Is Walking Back Its Promises on Community-Led ... - Next City

Op-ed: Seattle's budget threats to equitable development should set off alarm bells for the future of municipal racial equity funds.