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Seattle City Council candidate Teresa Mosqueda, who works for the Washington State Labor Council, was at the rally, and said the workers have her support... “You make it possible for working people to live and retire with dignity… for people to have a living wage,” Mosqueda said. “We want you to have the same.” … Read More

The Washington Housing Action Fund is the political arm of the non-profit Washington Low Income Housing Alliance. The Alliance advocates for affordable housing and tenant protections … Read More

“I’m very interested in bringing folks together to rapidly address these issues…There are lessons to be learned when we bring together developers, community activists, people who will actually live there… I think then we can create the opportunity for folks to live and work in the place they call home.” … Read More

One thing Seattle does have in common with San Francisco, Mosqueda notes, is a large system of community health-care providers that could form the backbone of a public provider network. San Francisco’s “medical homes” are mostly community clinics, along with a few private providers. No one I spoke to in either city was placing bets on whether Trump will manage to overturn the Affordable Care Act this year, but both San Francisco health officials and Mosqueda said it’s a good … Read More

"DACA recipients are our neighbors, friends, co-workers, spouses, entrepreneurs and emerging leaders," Mosqueda said. "They've grown up with us, studied with us, paid taxes with us and marched with us. Make no mistake: they are Americans and today the administration turned its back to them." … Read More

"We need to look at how we get the revenue in the door to get the data that we've been prevented from getting. We have a lack of information about where the actual gun violence is occurring within our community. We have to make our own maps." … Read More

“We need those who are most affected by the issues to be leading and making sure our democracy is truly inclusive,” said Nandagopal. Labor leader Teresa Mosqueda continues to lead in her race to take over for retiring Councilman Tim Burgess. Writer and political commentator Hanna Brooks Olsen said Mosqueda is another part of the wave of change. “Really, this coming together of younger people but also traditionally disenfranchised people---people from marginalized communities coming together,” she said. … Read More

Teresa Mosqueda is solidly in the lead with 30.8 percent of the votes. There were some expectations from the primary that far-left candidates for Seattle City Council Position 8—labor leader Teresa Mosqueda and former Tenants Union director Jon Grant—would compete for votes. Turns out it would be Jon Grant and Fremont Brewing co-owner Sara Nelson gunning for the second seat, while labor leader Teresa Mosqueda took a very solid lead to make it to the November 7 general election... “I’m … Read More

Incumbent Tim Burgess is retiring from citywide Position 8, which leaves a wide open field. With last night’s first drop of results, labor leader Teresa Mosqueda was in a clear first place. After a crowd of supporters chanted “Te-re-sa!” at her election night party, Mosqueda said she was confident her lead would hold... Mosqueda won about 31 percent, Grant won about 24 percent, and Nelson about 23 percent. … Read More