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Seattle City Council District 1: Maren Costa vs. Rob Saka

The issuesPublic safetyFor Saka, public safety is paramount. Saka blames the City Council’s calls to reduce the police budget in the wake of 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests as the turning point...

It might be an odd election year, but we’ve still got you covered

I’ve had to remind myself a few times that we are voting only in local and county elections this fall. Those elections for governor and president and Washington attorney general are all...

2023 Voter Guide: Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Yakima and Bellingham

In general, in odd-numbered years, Washington voters decide on local races and initiatives. In even-numbered years, they vote on state legislative races and Congress. Every four years, in even-numbered years, voters also...

Crosscut Ideas Festival: Eric Holder’s civil rights legacy

“The Court was turning its back on that,” Holder said, reflecting on Shelby County vs. Holder, the decision that ended Department of Justice oversight of state voting legislation at the center of...

Crosscut Ideas Festival: Michael Cohen on Trump and consequences

Cohen’s appearance came on the fourth anniversary of the start of his three-year prison term for tax evasion and campaign finance violations, crimes he committed while working as Trump’s personal counsel and...

Crosscut Ideas Festival: Andrew Yang on the harm of primaries

During his appearance at the Crosscut Ideas Festival on May 6, 2023, Yang shared some startling statistics with the audience and his interviewer, Crosscut executive editor M. David Lee III: Support for...

From the culture-war crossfire, Ibram X. Kendi sees history repeat

Zeroing in on meaningful changeWhen asked about social media, Kendi said that he suspects there are people more concerned about whether they present as radical on social media than whether they are...

As Downtown recovers, Seattle reimagines what it could be

Tallying the pandemic’s tollThe pandemic and subsequent office-worker exodus left scars on Downtown Seattle. Office vacancy in the central business district currently sits at 21.2% according to CoStar, a real estate data...

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