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It's not impossible to win without an endorsement from the two big papers, but it is very, very, VERY uncommon. Council Member Teresa Mosqueda is one of the few candidates in recent history–if not the only one–who made it through the primary without the blessing from either outlet. … Read More

Teresa Mosqueda, a District 8 resident and the at-large Seattle City Councilmember serving her sixth year in office and as the Council’s budget chair, is hoping to fill outgoing Joe McDermott’s seat. … Read More

Want to know which candidates will (hopefully) be good for safe streets, bicycling and transit? Below is a roundup of endorsements from transportation advocacy organizations. … Read More

When the parade finally started, under a bright blue sky, it wowed with high style and creativity. … Read More

See sights and sounds from the 2023 West Seattle Summer Fest. On Day 2, Teresa Mosqueda the at-large City Councilmember who’s running for the King County Council District 8 seat that Joe McDermott is leaving stopped by. … Read More

This year is a big one for county and city elections, and Washington’s AFL-CIO central labor councils are gearing up now to support pro-worker candidates and ballot measures in the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 1. … Read More

The Seattle City Council on Wednesday cut a bit of red tape for affordable housing developments, celebrating the move as a way to expedite some new housing construction amid a persistent homelessness and affordability crisis. Two bills the council approved will allow more developers to skip a process known as design review, when city staff and volunteer boards examine proposed developments, focused largely on the appearance of new buildings. Builders say the process, paired with high development costs and lengthy … Read More

The City of Seattle will provide an additional $5.3 million in funding to help support and retain childcare workers. … Read More

Teresa Mosqueda has proven herself as an incredibly effective leader on the Seattle City Council over the last half-decade, and we expect her to take that same set of skills and dogged tenacity to the King County Council this fall, with our full support. … Read More

On Aug 1, Vashon voters will have their first say in who will succeed longtime King County Council member Joe McDermott to represent District 8 — a swath of the county ranging through the disparate communities of Vashon, Burien, White Center, and West Seattle, and from the International District to First Hill in Seattle. … Read More