Reporter’s Notebook: Amazon boosts support of political candidates, luxury condo impact

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Supporters of Councilmember Kshama Sawant watch the results come in on Nov. 5. Photo by Ashley Archibald

Election reports from the left metropolis

by Ashley Archibald | November 13th, 2019

Stand by Sawant Seattle’s Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute teemed with City Councilmember Kshama Sawant supporters the night of Nov. 5 as they waited to hear if their preferred politician had won reelection. Early results weren’t good — Sawant...

Reporter’s Notebook: Initiative 976 rejected by voters, judge denies conscience rule

by Ashley Archibald | November 13th, 2019

Old town road The passage of an initiative that dials back Washington car tab fees jeopardizes transportation projects and could lead to severe public transit cuts in King County and metropolitan regions throughout the state. Initiative 976, launched by...

King County aims to end subminimum wage for disabled employees

by Ashley Archibald | November 13th, 2019

King County Council is moving forward with a proposal to ensure that workers with disabilities receive at least minimum wage if they work for the county or a business contracted to work with the county. Workers with disabilities can be paid less than...

Tents line up under the Alaskan Way viaduct during the point-in-time count in January 2017. File photo by Andrew Waits

No: Seattle isn’t dying

by Ashley Archibald | November 6th, 2019

But that doesn't mean it's all right

In 1971, real estate agents Bob McDonald and Jim Youngren paid for a billboard on the outskirts of Seattle. It was only up for 15 days, but that was long enough to leave a lasting legacy on Seattle’s collective unconscious. “Will the last person leaving...

The Health One vehicle will be stationed at the Seattle Fire Department headquarters in Pioneer Square, and operate from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Photo by Lisa Edge

Reporter’s Notebook: Health One medical team becomes official, defaced campaign sign

by Ashley Archibald | November 6th, 2019

Health One, go! Officials formally launched Health One on Nov. 4, a new medical response that aims to address the needs of mentally ill people and people with substance abuse issues in the downtown. Health One involves teams of firefighters and social...

State’s farmers and farmworkers await court’s overtime ruling

by Ashley Archibald | November 6th, 2019

Farm owners and farmworkers are waiting on a Washington Supreme Court decision that could give farm workers the right to overtime pay, which industry attorneys say could ruin small farms. The question of overtime was part of a class action lawsuit in which...

Treehouse CEO Janis Avery has fostered many changes to the system in her two decades overseeing the organization. Photo courtesy of Treehouse

After more than two decades of bold leadership at the nonprofit Treehouse, Janis Avery is stepping down

by Ashley Archibald | October 30th, 2019

Janis Avery would like to read a book. Avery has been the chief executive officer for Treehouse, a nonprofit organization that serves youth in foster care, for more than two decades. Next year she will step down from that role, capping off a career that has...

Tents line the sidewalk next to People’s Park in Tacoma. The city plans to ban structures with walls, like tents, in December. Photo by Ashley Archibald

Tacoma seeks 400 shelter beds ahead of December tent ban

by Ashley Archibald | October 30th, 2019

Tacoma city officials need 400 shelter spaces in advance of a ban on tents in parks set to go into effect Dec. 1. The ordinance, passed by the Tacoma City Council at the beginning of October, prohibits structures with walls in Tacoma parks. There is already...

Reporter’s Notebook: election day looms, city council budget process, Burien passes eviction protections

by Ashley Archibald | October 30th, 2019

Voting time It’s here! It’s time! As we speak, ballots are sitting in mailboxes, decaying on countertops or in voting drop boxes where they belong. Real Change will never tell you who to vote for (by nonprofit law), but we will encourage you to fill in that...

Reporter’s Notebook: Amazon boosts support of political candidates, luxury condo impact

by Ashley Archibald | October 23rd, 2019

Amazonia Amazon upped its local politics game in recent weeks, throwing almost $1 million more into the Seattle City Council race for 2019. The corporate behemoth put the money into the Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE) political action committee...