In the last two days, our campaign has received endorsements from many of Seattle’s unions, including the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Locals 6, 775, 925, and 1199; Teamsters Locals 174, 117, and 763; the Joint Council of Teamsters No. 28; and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 15.
This is great news [...]

Yesterday, the Seattle City Council’s Transportation Committee rushed through a curious document called the “MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT for the ALASKAN WAY VIADUCT AND SEAWALL REPLACEMENT PROGRAM BORED TUNNEL ALTERNATIVE.”

This Memorandum of Agreement (let’s just call it the MOA) is between the city and the state. Under this MOA, the city [...]

Earlier this week, we learned of the impending closure of the Wallingford Senior Center. The center provides social and health services, meals, classes, and much more for 1,500 seniors. For many of them it is a lifeline—a source for social interaction, connection, support, and friendship, and a place to go for a game of cards, [...]

With the primary election exactly four weeks behind us and the general election just seven weeks away, we’re definitely entering the critical stage of this campaign.

I’m excited by the progress we’ve made in the last four weeks. There’s been a tremendous outpouring of help from volunteers who have come together [...]

We’re proud to announce that Planned Parenthood Votes! Washington is endorsing Mike O’Brien for Seattle City Council.  It’s an honor to have the backing of an organization that does so much valuable work on behalf of reproductive rights, women’s health, and sex education. If elected, Mike will be a strong advocate for full funding of [...]

I am proud to announce here my support for domestic partnership rights and the effort to approve referendum 71. The domestic partnership bill is a critical step toward full equality for same-sex couples, and I hope you will join me in pledging to vote for this measure.
Washington Families Standing Together, a coalition of organizations [...]

Thank you—with your support, we earned a decisive victory in Tuesday’s primary and set the stage for a strong campaign in the general election. Every one of you played a critical role. Whether you volunteered to make phone calls or to go door-to-door, donated to help our efforts to reach [...]

I appreciated reading John Odland’s opinions and thoughts about the deep-bore tunnel in Crosscut this morning. I’d like to address a few of the inaccuracies in his article and point readers to supporting documents so they can judge for themselves what the facts are.
In paragraph one, Mr. Odland states that my preferred alternative was rejected by [...]

A poll released earlier this week by researchers at the UW shows that Seattle voters have a better understanding than the current crop of elected politicians that addressing the region’s transportation problems should be our top priority.In the poll of 600 people likely to vote in the August 18 primary election, 30 percent [...]

We’re proud to report that in the past week, The Stranger, Publicola, and the Seattle Transit Blog have all chosen to endorse Mike for City Council position 8.
Read the full text by clicking on any of the above links, but in the words of the Transit Blog,
“if you’re going to donate to only one [...]