The council is trying to place unprecedented restrictions on the City Attorney’s office, without even knowing what the most important outcome metrics are of the approach it is demanding.
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Who is Endorsing Whom in Seattle’s 2021 August 3rd Primary?
Catching up with the latest organizational endorsements for the August 3rd, 2021 Primary for Seattle
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Seattle’s Grand Rock-Throwing Experiment: Will Our Actual Virtue Exceed Our Desire to Signal It?
If you wanted to design a real-life test to figure out if a civic leader’s actual virtue exceeds their desire to signal it, you could hardly do better than the life-and-death experiment playing out on I-5 right now.
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Ten Reasons I’m Not Voting for Lorena González as Seattle’s Next Mayor
When major outcome indicators are all moving in the wrong direction, and the process which generates these outcomes remains utterly broken for years, and even political allies describe the body one leads as dysfunctional, one should not get a promotion to an even higher position of responsibility.
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$3 Million in Spending… For What, Precisely?
What’s happened to the $3 million that City Council allocated for research to feed into participatory budgeting?
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Seattle Plows Ahead with 50% Cut To Police Department. Where are the Metrics Which Define Success?
Seattle City Council signals a veto-proof majority for a 50% cut in police funding. But where are the metrics?
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Congratulations to Seattle’s New City Council
There’s a new City Council in Seattle. If human beings actually behave as our new City Councilmembers seem to believe, we’re in for some major improvements.
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Candidates, Have Your Say
New ALIGNVOTE Feature: Candidate Voices Immediately upon launch of the candidate-facing preview of ALIGNVOTE last Wednesday, I heard a great feature request from D4 candidate Heidi Stuber. Paraphrasing our exchange: “I understand why multiple choice is great for finding a match, but often, multiple choice questions have a need for […]
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Introducing ALIGNVOTE
Ever wish you had help discovering which candidates agree the most with you? Simply answer a few questions, and ALIGNVOTE will tell you. It’s free, quick, and it works easily on your phone or desktop. Are you a Seattle voter? There’s a very important City Council election coming up on […]
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Why I’m Done Letting “The Stranger” Influence My Vote
The Stranger is a smug, snarky and occasionally clever Seattle media institution that makes some great nightlife recommendations. But when it comes to city politics, it’s on the wrong track. With 50+ candidates running for City Council, many Seattle voters are going to be looking for ways to winnow down […]
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