Catharine Smith
Editor
About
Catharine Smith is an editor at KUOW focusing on politics, policing, environment and investigations. She has contributed environmental justice reporting for The Guardian and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. She also spent a decade as a reporter and editor for HuffPost in New York City.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member of Investigative Reporters and Editors; fellow at Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Stories
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Monday Headlines
Jury selection starts in Tacoma PD trial, Burien may ban camping, and Oregon could reverse course on drug decriminalization
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Seattle passes grim milestone with record high homicides
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Seattle's City Council election gets spicy
Election officials certified the results of our local primary this week. That means we know which City Council candidates are vying for your votes. As KUOW Politics editor Cat Smith puts it, things are getting spicy in some of the races. In others, we saw some surprising shifts after the initial round of results. She breaks the results down race-by-race.
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As votes continue to be counted, Seattle City Council races take shape
We’ll soon know who will be competing for seven Seattle City Council seats in the November General Election. Forty-five candidates ran in Tuesday's primary but only the top two vote-getters, a total of 14 people, will move on.
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Seattle city council incumbents likely headed to general election
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SHOCK VOTE: Seattle City Council rejects drug enforcement policy 5-4
Seattle's city attorney will not be enforcing a state drug law that passed this spring.
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City Council candidates enter the Thunderdome
Elections for Seattle’s City Council are still a couple of months out, but we now know exactly who is running. The top line is: it's chaotic. Forty five people are vying for seven positions on the council. KUOW politics editor Cat Smith gives a run down of what we know so far about the candidates and what to keep in mind if you’re looking at candidates in your district.
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45 candidates are running for Seattle City Council. Who are they and what do they stand for?
KUOW’s politics editor Cat Smith has been talking to the candidates since last week’s filing deadline. She joined Morning Edition host Angela King to talk about some of the key issues and races so far.
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Seattle leaders propose ban on public drug use, but others oppose the idea
Washington state currently has a misdemeanor law against possessing drugs like fentanyl or heroin, but it's a temporary law that expires July 1. The state Legislature failed to act to replace it during the session that ended last week.
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Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall graduates from police academy
She was appointed to the job of sheriff last year, but her certification had lapsed during her nearly 20 years in administrative and civilian roles.