Whether you agree with Gennette Cordova or not, perspectives like hers have been noticeably missing from the public discourse around this...

COLUMN | 'Black Faces in High Places' Won't Transform Seattle Policing

A Black police chief does not guarantee safer Black communities. Gennette Cordova calls on Seattle to demand accountability beyond representation.

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surprise, surprise, the Shon Barnes defender who called me an "influencer" who "hung out a shingle" one day and called myself a "news person" (part of an effort on KUOW last week to discredit my accurate reporting. on Barnes' frequent absences from Seattle) is on KIRO again defending him.

'We have gone backwards': KIRO host warns Mayor Katie Wilson is losing trust with Seattle's biggest players - MyNorthwest.com

KIRO fill-in host Angela Poe Russell warned on "The John Curley Show" that Katie Wilson is losing trust with the city's biggest players.

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This is a crucial article to read - it lays out very clearly the long record that justifies Mayor Wilson rightly firing the police chief.

PubliCola@publicola.bsky.social · yesterday

Issues With Former Police Chief Barnes Weren't Just About His Travel or Where He Lived In a frenzy to condemn the mayor, her opponents seem to have forgotten why Barnes' future at the city was tenuous to begin with.

Yesterday’s unanimous committee vote to ban predatory rental junk fees is a key step toward greater transparency and fairness for renters. -Mayor Katie B. Wilson and Councilmember Dionne Foster

This is not okay! The rules have to apply to NIMBYs too!

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · yesterday

Tree Action Seattle, a sponsored organization of the Seattle Parks Foundation - a 501(c)3 org - put up an Instagram post last night promoting candidates who had been endorsed by TreePAC. I do not believe that little disclaimer at the bottom is going to cut it here.

Issues With Former Police Chief Barnes Weren't Just About His Travel or Where He Lived In a frenzy to condemn the mayor, her opponents seem to have forgotten why Barnes' future at the city was tenuous to begin with.

Issues With Former Police Chief Barnes Weren't Just About His Travel or Residency - PubliCola

By Erica C. Barnett Mainstream media outlets and many Seattle City Councilmembers have expressed outrage over Mayor Katie Wilson’s decision…

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Share the Cities (Seattle)@sharethecities.bsky.social · 24h ago

Fan mail about @electioncheatsheet.org Possibly from KUOW and Seattle Times darling Ms. Godfrey (or someone pretending to be her using a very specific email).

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Rebecca Saldaña@rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · yesterday

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I’ve been so excited as a homeschool mama to talk to my boys (10 and 13) about citizenship and especially @ronpdavis.bsky.social over the last few months. Thankful for a candidate who truly loves this area and for @theurbanist.org making other voting decisions so much easier!

I just voted using electioncheatsheet.org. It made it so easy to compare different sources of information on the races I was less familiar with (I found @theurbanist.org's endorsements to be the most helpful organization). Thanks @electioncheatsheet.org!

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A quick guide on how to vote lefty using sources YOU trust!

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"I was chair of the relevant committee and I did not have all the information. But when I found out (how unpopular my uninformed position was) I kinda changed it, but not really. But I still got in the photo. Yay!" - CM Maritza Rivera (D4)

L. Harrison Jerome@lhjseattle.bsky.social · 2d ago

Update: she did vote against it

Hey Seattle don’t forget to vote by tomorrow evening, the low turnout for August elections means your vote is going to be extra potent, like you’ve been gooning for democracy

Lefty Cheat Sheet@electioncheatsheet.org · 2d ago

Your boss and your landlord have voted.

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Share the Cities (Seattle)@sharethecities.bsky.social · 2d ago

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If you want more affordable housing, more access to transportation systems, and a real fighter for progressive revenue - vote for Ron Davis. If you think everything is hunky-dory, then stick with go-slow Pollet. No matter what you do, say no to Dreher!

Jams@jams.bsky.social · 2d ago

Vote today, Seattle. The race I'm watching most closely is @ronpdavis.bsky.social in the 46th LD. Vote for Ron Davis, please. This was going to be progressive Davis vs. establishment Pollet, which was already important, but it got more crucial with the surprise entry of the opportunist Dreher.

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Lefty Cheat Sheet — Aug 2026 Primary

A quick guide on how to vote lefty using sources YOU trust!

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NEW: Young people are on the ballot this election, but can we please get young people to the ballot BOX? So far, King County voters 65+ account for 4 times as many ballots as people under 35. You have until 8pm Tuesday to close that gap!

King County Boomers Have Turned In FOUR TIMES As Many Ballots As Voters Under 35 This Election

The 2026 election could be another “change” election with younger challengers aiming to unseat longtime incumbents in several State legislative races around Seattle. But these young, scrappy candidate...

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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has signed the SEPA reform bill into law.

The Urbanist@theurbanist.org · last wk.

A 5-4 Seattle City Council vote yesterday means city-level appeals that have delayed significant citywide zoning changes in the past will be extinguished. Conventional appeal options to Superior Court or the state growth hearings board will remain. Story: www.theurbanist.org/seattle-coun...

The rule I know for sure about yard signs is 1 campaign cannot steal another campaign’s signs. But apparently Dreher’s campaign did. And that’s low (I’ve seen signs for lots of candidates in traffic circles & medians, ugh)

Hannah Krieg@hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 2d ago

NEW: State House candidate Ron Davis is accusing Will Dreher's campaign of stealing yard signs as they believe to have captured on video. Dreher says that's not his staff in the video and says Davis's signs amount to removable litter anyway! www.theburnerseattle.com/post/state-h...

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JohnZ@fmbucky.bsky.social · 3d ago

I hope you get a personal and on air apology from Bill. My wife and I heard the show and yeah, it was clear to us they were talking about you and also that it was BS. On the plus side, I just signed up on Patreon to support PubliCola. I hope others do too.

We are hearing from community about increased federal immigration activity in Seattle. I am deeply troubled to see Seattleites taken from their family, friends, and neighborhoods. 1/3

Your boss and your landlord have voted! You can vote in 5 minutes using sources YOU trust with LeftyCheatSheet.org . Get your ballot into a Ballot Drop Box by 8 PM Tuesday. It’s too late to get a valid Election Day postmark from Trump’s postal service. #TheStrangerSoldUsOut

Dear Seattle media: Has anyone checked on the search for the third Seattle Center shooting suspect lately? Or on how the survivors and victims' families are coping? Asking on behalf of roughly 850,000 friends.

Joy Hollingsworth held a press conference this morning in her opening bid to become the next Seattle Mayor

Cortana@cortanav.bsky.social · 4d ago

Nobody freak out but the Seattle light rail just derailed across the track at the Chinatown International District station.

Here's my take on yesterday's press conference on Seattle's new interim chief and the resignation of Shon Barnes. I'd particularly like to flag the CARE response piece; a different police chief could potentially reduce friction in having CARE responders dispatched by 911 (although not a panacea).

The Urbanist@theurbanist.org · 4d ago

NEW STORY// Wilson and Council Clash after Seattle Police Chief's Resignation By Amy Sundberg via @theurbanist.org

Katie Wilson is getting shit done. - Free school meals for all kids - Tiny home villages to get people off the streets - Major transit improvements - Collaboration with the Seattle Social Housing Developer The Seattle Times and Council President Joy Hollingsworth are looking to kneecap her.

Just as a reminder the state Supreme Court said we couldn't recall Durkan for this: theneedling.com/2020/06/05/m...

Mayor Durkan Kicks Off Pride Month Festivities with Rainbow-Colored Tear Gas

Determined to reconcile with Capitol Hill—the center of Seattle’s LGBTQ community and this week’s Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality—Mayor Jenny Durkan kicked off the city’s Pride…

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Robert Cruickshank@robertcruickshank.com · 4d ago

Former Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison, who lost her reelection bid by 34 points last year, absurdly calls for a recall of Mayor Katie Wilson

Absolutely incredible that Westneat and other critics of the mayor believe Shon Barnes was appointed by her and that SHE should have "worked out" his desire to travel constantly with him as part of his contract, when he was appointed by Bruce Harrell in 2024. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Seattle City Hall rarely runs smoothly. This week it hit new lows

The spectacle of the neophyte mayor and the frequent flyer police chief, both failing at their jobs when they were needed most, is not going to pass lightly.

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Why are Californians so invested in electing Will Dreher to the Washington State legislature? And why are so few people in his own district (46th) donating to him?

Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · 5d ago

I read his public disclosures, so I know most of Will Dreher's money comes from out of state, with a surprising number from folks at AI companies. What I don't know is whether Will Dreher is an industry plant. I have no idea if he is an industry plant. If he's an industry plant, I have no knowledge.