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By Erica C. Barnett On Tuesday, PubliCola exclusively reported (via Bluesky) that the anti-LGBTQ organizers of the August 30 “Revive…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett City Hall has been speculating for months about who’s behind a series of short Youtube videos… The post An Interview With the Creator of the Seattle City Council Sock Puppets appeared first on PubliCola.| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett PubliCola is going on summer recess for the next two weeks, returning on September 10. Here… The post Summer Recess FAQ appeared first on PubliCola.| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Kelly Kinnison, the CEO of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, is currently the subject of… The post Homelessness Authority Director Under Investigation After Complaints Claiming Racial Bias, “Toxic Work Environment” appeared first on PubliCola.| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett On Tuesday, PubliCola exclusively reported (via Bluesky) that the anti-LGBTQ organizers of the August 30 “Revive…| PubliCola
Michael Pollan on Psychedelics, Slacker, and an old favorite in Belltown 1. I’ve spent the last several days narrating a running… The post Three Fun Things for August 24, 2025 appeared first on PubliCola.| PubliCola
Big bonuses for top cops, election fallout, anti-LGBTQ group relocates provocative event, and more. Monday, August 18 Harrell Fared Worst… The post This Week on PubliCola: August 23, 2025 appeared first on PubliCola.| PubliCola
1. Rachel Smith, the longtime CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, is moving on to become director of the… The post Chamber CEO Leaves, Mayor’s Office Contradicts SPD Explanation for Police Chief’s Bonus, Progressives Prevail in Burien, and More appeared first on PubliCola.| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Claudia Balducci, a King County Council member who’s running for county executive, announced on Thursday that… The post County Executive Candidate Balducci Proposes Dedicated Funding for Retail Theft Prosecutions appeared first on PubliCola.| PubliCola
SPD says the city offered Barnes the bonus, first approved in 2022 to boost police officer hiring, “as part of… The post New Police Chief Shon Barnes Accepted $50,000 Hiring Bonus Created for Rank and File Officers appeared first on PubliCola.| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett This post has been updated to include more information about SDOT’s pothole budget. Several recently elected…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett PubliCola has exclusively confirmed that two of the top-level staff hired by new Police Chief Shon… The post SPD Chiefs Received $50,000 Bonuses Meant to Address Police Hiring Shortage appeared first on PubliCola.| PubliCola
Google image of the site before demolition; the “million dollar house” is the white house in foreground, with the closest tree to the property visible on the right.1. More than 400 people have signed a Change.org petition imploring the city to “Save Three Sisters Park in Ballard,” which the petition page describes as “a trio of trees that must be over 100 years old” that, the petition claims, are now threatened by development.| PubliCola
By Ron Davis Mayor Bruce Harrell just released a 20-year plan to give up on the housing crisis. With its…| PubliCola
1. City employees who were told earlier this year that they wouldn’t receive pay for retroactive wage increases until October—a delay some workers described as a “zero-interest loan” to the city—learned this week that their wait will be shorter, with payments coming in July.| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett On Monday night, the Burien City Council decided not to immediately approve a bill that would…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Burien officials continue to insist that they are doing everything in their power to shelter several…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett At the end of a grueling, sometimes tearful three-and-a-half-hour meeting Monday night, the Burien city council…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett An encampment on property owned by the city of Burien could be swept as soon as…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett On Friday, the last few people who have been living in tents outside Burien’s city hall…| PubliCola
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by Josh Feit I have repeatedly argued in this column—and long before— that liberalizing our land use code is the…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Councilmember Cathy Moore came out swinging against the extremely modest, geographically limited density increases Mayor Bruce…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett The city council’s comprehensive plan committee, chaired by Joy Hollingsworth, spent much of its two-hour meeting…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Our special on the Seattle Nice podcast this week was new Seattle City Council appointee…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett On Friday, January 31, two reporters from the Stranger, Hannah Krieg and Ashley Nerbovig, resigned their…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett With surprisingly little discussion, the Burien City Council passed a new law on Monday night criminalizing…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett The six men selected by the Seattle City Council as finalists for the District 2 city…| PubliCola
By Josh Feit Before I get to last week’s quiet yet encouraging news out of Olympia—House Democrats removed single family…| PubliCola
PubliCola columnist Josh Feit and PubliCola’s hoary original publisher (and Seattle Nice contrarian) Sandeep Kaushik are joining Erica here to…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett The Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness and three homeless Burien residents, represented by the Northwest Justice…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett The Burien City Council capped off 2023 by holding an executive session last Monday to discuss…| PubliCola
by Josh Feit Urbanists, YIMBYs, and transit advocates are understandably excited about the pro-housing legislation that state senate transportation committee…| PubliCola
The former deputy fire chief and another firefighter created a fake “proud Latino” from South Park. Messages also show…| PubliCola
By Josh Feit No, you’re not reading the headline incorrectly. If it wasn’t for state Rep. Bateman (D-22, Olympia), who…| PubliCola
By Ryan Packer House Bill 1110, which allows new multifamily housing near transit stops, will impact residential neighborhoods in cities…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett In an unusual move, King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall announced Monday that her office is…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett For months now, the city of Burien has been locked in a stalemate over how to…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Mayor Bruce Harrell finally released a draft Comprehensive Plan for the next 20 years this week,…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Last August, Seattle’s Department of Planning and Community Development produced a draft update to the city’s…| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett The Burien City Council voted Monday night to ban unsheltered people from sleeping in public spaces…| PubliCola
