Many King County voters have already received ballots for the August 3, 2021 primary. There are critical issues at play in this election when it comes to public safety, homelessness, livability and economic recovery. We are especially watching Seattle’s mayoral race, Seattle City Council and the Seattle City Attorney’s...
Questions to ask before casting your vote this primary election
Safety in Seattle: Who’s responsible?
“I don’t think neighbors and community members should clean the property – it’s out of control.” That’s what one neighbor of a homeless encampment had to say about the deterioration of safety near Broadview Thomson K-8 School. Can you blame them after an encampment of 56 people moved into...
Are we “damn lucky” crime isn’t worse?
The global pandemic was a gut punch to our rapidly growing regional economy, with the greatest costs of the slowdown landing on the backs of low-income workers and communities of color. This coincided with a rapid spike in violent crime, vandalism, and people in crisis. We are recovering, but...
Lesson from New York City’s mayoral primary: Running on improving public safety in a blue city can win
Eric Adams’s win in the New York City primary election is inspiring to those of us in Seattle who want to see our own candidates for office and elected officials share detailed plans for increasing public safety and common sense governance. Adams’s position on police reforms is both pragmatic...
