Final Election Votes Certified; Record-Low Voter Turnout in Recent Washington State Elections; Vacant Building Fire in Columbia City Injures One Firefighter
As of Wednesday, Nov. 15, almost all remaining ballots have been counted in Seattle’s odd-year City Council election. Late ballots, which have historically favored progressives, did their thing in District 2, catapulting incumbent Tammy Morales from a nearly 9-point deficit to a 1.6-point lead.
Another 100,000 ballots were counted by King County Elections Thursday, Nov. 9, and the race for Seattle’s District 2 between incumbent Councilmember Tammy Morales and challenger Tanya Woo tightened significantly.
With about half of the ballots that King County Elections (KCE) expects to receive for Tuesday’s odd-year City and County elections already counted, District 2, encompassing the Chinatown-International District (CID) and South Seattle, has a clear favorite to win: landlord and community-safety advocate Tanya Woo.
South Seattle residents will decide several key election races on the ballot that will determine who will represent them in King County and on the Seattle City Council, as well as vote on a property tax measure that will affect their pocketbooks.
A roundup of news and announcements we don’t want to get lost in the fast-churning news cycle!
A roundup of news and announcements we don’t want to get lost in the fast-churning news cycle!
Given that four council seats are wide open this election cycle and incumbents Tammy Morales, Dan Strauss, and Andrew Lewis are facing competition, that council will look very different very soon. While the campaign’s proposal is just that at the moment — a proposal — we wanted to see where the nearly 50 active City Council candidates stand on ending extreme weather sweeps. So we emailed them all.
by Lauryn Bray The Cultural Space Agency, a real estate development company that helps BIPOC communities and artists purchase cultural spaces, recently announced the employment of two new directors. Olisa Enrico, former codirector of education at Arts Corps, has been hired as the new executive director of the Cultural Space Agency. Former urban planner, manager, … Continue reading The Cultural Space Agency Brings On New Directors to Collaboratively Further Organization’s Goals
by Mark Van Streefkerk Ingersoll Gender Center is one of the oldest organizations by and for transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming communities in the U.S. Founded in 1977, Ingersoll provides support groups, resources, help with navigating healthcare, employment, and other services, all under the vision of self-determination and collective liberation for transgender people. However, current … Continue reading Current and Former Staff Call Out Anti-Blackness at Ingersoll Gender Center
