Opinion

Last week, I wrote about the cuts our state budget is facing and that we would be releasing our Senate budget proposal sometime this week, and the House would release its proposal shortly after that.

I have learned in my years down in…MORE

If you didn't know any better, you might think Ballard was populated with reserved Scandinavians who show little emotion.  At last Monday's Alaskan Way Viaduct and Tunnel forum in Ballard, home of the only group to endorse Speaker Chopp's…MORE

Last week we received more devastating, albeit expected, news. Our national recession and our state’s rapidly increasing unemployment rate, now at 8.4 percent, the highest our state has faced since 1987, have significantly reduced our tax…MORE

Early last year, Groundswell NW received a nearly anonymous e-mail with information that the 7th Elect Church of Israel property in the 7000 block of 9th Avenue Northwest was being very quietly marketed for sale. At first we thought it might be…MORE

(Editor's note: the following appears in the council member's newsletter, Seattle View from Sally Clark.)

Our multifamily code -- the rules that apply to building anything from a townhouse up to a 40-story condo high-rise -- was last…MORE

This weekend I sent out a letter to supporters announcing that I would be seeking another term on the Seattle City Council and not running for mayor or retiring entirely from Municipal government.

Below is copy from the letter that was…MORE

(Editor's note: The following article is from Richard Conlin's Making It Work Newsletter.)

On Monday, Feb. 23, the council approved my ordinance to establish new interim tree protections that will limit tree removal on virtually all single…MORE

(Editor's note: The following was an email sent to Seattle City Council members and copied to Robinson Newspapers.)

Dear Council members, 

Yesterday, the city's lobbyist forwarded (a) letter from (Mayor Greg Nickels) to many…MORE

One major challenge for the residents of Seattle was driven by the numerous breakdowns in communication between Metro and the Seattle Department of Transportation.

It appears that neither the transportation department nor Metro leadership…MORE

The National Wildlife Federation has a program that is becoming quite popular in our region. The Backyard Habitat Certification Program encourages development and maintenance of natural habitats on private property, public facilities and business…MORE