As the coronavirus pandemic threatens an economic crisis across Seattle and the nation, Councilmember Tammy Morales (District 2: South Seattle and Chinatown- International District) said her office has been flooded with emails and calls from Seattleites scrambling to afford groceries and pay their rent at the beginning of the month, seniors worried about paying for medication, and small businesses unsure of how they can make payroll. Continue reading Morales and Sawant Want Emergency Tax on Big Businesses to Help Lower-Income Seattleites During Crisis→
What a difference four years makes. Yesterday was the first consequential presidential primary in Washington, but there were no big victory parties. Watch parties were cancelled because of the COVID-19, the coronavirus, the candidates were thousands of miles away, and initial results were not resounding. With 585,542 votes tallied – amounting to 43.60% of registered voters – Joe Biden has taken a slim lead over Bernie Sanders, according to King County Elections data: Continue reading Biden Leading Sanders in Washington Primary→
Seattle Council members Kshama Sawant (District 3 – Central Seattle) and Tammy Morales (District 2 – South Seattle and Chinatown International District) announced on Wednesday that they are co-sponsoring legislation for a Big Business Tax. Continue reading Morales and Sawant Reintroduce Legislation to Tax Amazon→
It is 2020 and with the beginning of a new decade comes time to take official count of our nation’s population. Census 2020 has been in the news for a few years now with special concerns over immigration status and citizenship being raised under the Trump administration’s attempts to add a citizenship question to the Census. Here are some basics to understand what the census is, why it matters, and what you need to do. Continue reading CENSUS 2020: What Everyone Needs to Know→
Attorney and activist David Hackney will announce today his run for Position 1 Representative in Washington’s 11th District, a seat held by incumbent Zack Hudgins. Both men are Democrats, as are Position 2 Representative Steve Bergquist and Senator Bob Hasegawa, the other legislators representing District 11. The District encompasses south Beacon Hill, South Park, Georgetown, Tukwila, and small parts of Kent and Renton. Continue reading Attorney and Activist David Hackney Announcing Run for District 11 Seat→
Long lines formed early Saturday afternoon for Elizabeth Warren’s evening appearance at the Seattle Center. The ethnic and age diverse crowd filled the Center’s Armory to capacity – including a significant number of dads and young daughters.
Hundreds of additional supporters were redirected to the closed circuit screens in Fisher Pavilion; those supporters were treated to a few minutes with Warren before she hit the main stage. Warren was Introduced by Toshiko Hasegawa, executive director of the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs and lifelong Beacon Hill resident. Continue reading Warren Gets Warm Welcome, Intro by South Seattleite, Ahead of Washington Primary→
March 10 is Washington’s first presidential primary election. For the first time, our state is in play leading up to the National Democratic Convention this summer. King County Elections mailed primary ballots out this week. Voters will have nearly two weeks to cast their vote and return their stamp-free ballot to a drop box or by mail. Drop boxes will close March 10 at 8 p.m.
A state senate bill aimed at taking people with severe behavioral health issues off the street and putting them into involuntary treatment is off the table for this year, but its sponsor, Tacoma Republican Steve O’Ban (R-28) says he plans to resurrect it next session, because the problem of untreated mental illness and addiction isn’t going away. Continue reading “Behavioral Health” Bill Set for Likely Resurrection Next Session→
The 2020 legislative session in Olympia is a short 60 days, but advocates for immigrant rights and equity in South Seattle are pushing for a number of bills and budget requests to help defend immigrants in court, regulate facial recognition technology, improve redistricting and the census, address noise pollution, and build neighborhood projects. Continue reading What The State Legislature Could Have in Store for South Seattle→
Kirsten Harris-Tally says her decision to run for the state legislature came down to one thing: It’s where she felt she could make the biggest impact for the community she’s called home for the past 15 years.
