John Okamoto Gets Seattle City Council Seat Over Sawant's Objection There's a new face on the Seattle City Council, despite objections from one of his new colleagues. At least for a short time, John Okamoto will fill the... Deborah Wang
Why Have Seattle's Urban Forests Dodged Development? “With so much building going on in Seattle, why haven’t urban forests like Interlaken and Ravenna been developed?” Adam Goch of Greenwood asked that... Sara Bernard
New Seattle Fire Chief: 'I Wasn't The Little Boy Who Wanted To Be A Firefighter" Marcie Sillman talks with Seattle's new Fire Chief Harold Scoggins about how he became a firefighter. Ann Kane
Say Goodbye To The Presidential Primary For 2016 Jeannie Yandel speaks with Everett Herald columnist Jerry Cornfield about the likely cancelation of the 2016 presidential primaries in Washington. Kate O'Connell
Alaska To Washington: 'Close Boeing If You Care About The Environment' Marcie Sillman talks to Alexandra Gutierrez, reporter for Alaska Public Radio, about the resolution scolding Washington for protesting the Shell Artic... Marcie Sillman
This Week's News: The Final Frontier Why is William Shatner coming for our water? Does Seattle need rent control? Can a new policing plan tackle drug dealing downtown? Is tipping on the way... David Hyde
Crowd Fills City Hall To Support Rent Control In Pricey Seattle Hundreds of people crowded into Seattle City Hall Thursday night to air their concerns about the city's rising cost of housing. John Ryan
Seattle Police Attempt To Drive Drug Dealers Out Of Downtown There’s an open air drug market between Westlake Center and the Pike Place Market. People who live and work downtown are getting tired of dealing with... Joshua McNichols
Is Seattle Ready For Rent Control? Kshama Sawant Thinks So Seattle’s rents are rising fast – San Francisco, San Jose and Denver are the only cities outpacing us, according to real estate research firm Reis.... Joshua McNichols
Why This Rickety Building Lost The Fight Against Rising Rents On the top floor of the Summit Inn, a run-down building on Capitol Hill where artists live, Philomel Swango, 64, shows off bolts of colorful cloth and... Joshua McNichols