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2023 Elections: Seattle City Council lightning round

By Real Change Newsroom | October 31, 2023

CHEATSHEET: Where do the candidates stand on key policies?

This year, Real Change interviewed 13 out of 14 of the Seattle City Council candidates. Here is a table listing out their responses below. Check out the map to find out which district you are in.

You can find our our full 2023 elections coverage, including our in-depth Q&A interviews and a video version of the lightning round, here. ...

Chipalo Street, dressed in blue-and-white print shirt, flanked by two young Latine-appearing men, smiles into a phone screen being held up to his gaze

The results aren’t in, but the preliminary counts are: Leesa Manion, Chipalo Street and Adam Smith lead

By Real Change Newsroom | November 9, 2022

The 2022 general election is one that’s guaranteed to bring change. Control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate is on the line, along with a handful of important governorships. While Seattle — and, to a lesser extent, King County — is deep blue, there are plenty of shades to it. The region faces major questions about how to handle homelessness, the opioid crisis and police reform, among other issues. ...

What happened to the comment section?

By Real Change Newsroom | April 17, 2019

In the last month we received a number of vile comments on our articles. They were not productive and didn't advance the conversation. We understand readers have strong opinions about the various issues we cover but the last thing we want is for our website to become a platform for abuse, the advancement of harmful stereotypes and attacks on marginalized populations.

As we reevaluate next steps we have removed all of the comments from our website. ...

Opponents of city legislation to build more affordable homes compared it to redlining and “tree sacrifice”

By Real Change Newsroom | February 27, 2019

The city of Seattle is at a turning point. It is growing quickly, bringing in thousands of new people to work tech jobs and the occupations that support them. Rents are shooting up, as are home prices, pushing people without means to further flung areas or into homelessness. ...

In 2018 writer and Real Change columnist Hanna Brooks Olsen sold the paper alongside vendor Glenn Walker. Photo by Lisa Edge

Join us Feb. 6 for our #VendorWeek celebration

By Real Change Newsroom | January 30, 2019

The second week of February, Real Change is joining street newspapers in the United States and around the world for Vendor Week. The annual event is an opportunity to celebrate more than 9,000 vendors across 35 countries. We’ll be paying tribute to their hard work and their efforts to challenge perceptions people hold about those who are experiencing homelessness and poverty. ...

Temple De Hirsch Sinai was filled with solidarity, unity and thousands of community members who gathered to mourn those lost at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn

They came for unity

By Real Change Newsroom | October 31, 2018

Thousands gathered at the Temple De Hirsch Sinai Monday night to mourn 11 people killed in an attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27.

It was the deadliest attack on Jewish people in the United States.

Police shot and apprehended Robert Gregory Bowers after the attack. According to The New York Times, Bowers had a history of anti-Semitic postings on Gab, a social media site that has been embraced by members of the alt-right. ...

Dani Wyatt sold Real Change on the corner of First Avenue & Marion Street. "Even when I’m feeling down, they brighten up my day by smiling at me," she said earlier this year. Photo by Jon Williams

Remembering Dani

By Real Change Newsroom | August 1, 2018

Diana Wyatt | Feb. 16, 1980 - July 1, 2018

By Real Change & Street Roots Staff

Diana Wyatt, who we knew as Dani, was small in stature. But what she lacked in height, she more than made up for in personality, kindness, hard work and glee. She was a friend to both her customers and her fellow vendors, often lending a sympathetic ear and a loving smile. ...

Street paper vendors from around the world reflect on 2017 and prospects for 2018

By Real Change Newsroom | January 3, 2018

Jamie Tilton

A native to Seattle and a Real Change vendor who sells at the Safeway at 87th and Greenwood.

My name is Jamie Tilton. I was born in Seattle. I am half Norwegian and a quarter English and Swedish. I suffer from systemic juvenile rheumatory arthritis, diagnosed at age 10. Children’s Orthopedic Hospital saved my life and prevented me from being in a wheelchair. I was homeless for over six and a half years because of domestic violence. ...

Artists find inspiration for cartoons from the King County Health Clinic

By Real Change Newsroom | December 20, 2017

More than 4,300 people received free medical, dental and vision care during four days in October at the Seattle/King County Clinic. They waited in line for long hours, even overnight, for the range of services offered at this volunteer-run health care event held in KeyArena at Seattle Center. ...