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Welcome to station codes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya...
December 6, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Welcome to station codes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya...
In addition to serving as Zahilay's chief of staff while he was a councilmember, Rhonda Lewis served as Chief of Operations for King County Executive Dow Constantine and as City Administrator of Tukwila.
December 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
In addition to serving as Zahilay's chief of staff while he was a councilmember, Rhonda Lewis served as Chief of Operations for King County Executive Dow Constantine and as City Administrator of Tukwila.
Nimco Bulale ran for a vacant LD37 State House in 2022, but finished third, behind victor Chipalo Street.
Bulale recently joined Seattle Foundation as a grant officer. She founded South Sound Strategies, a consulting firm supporting grassroots orgs through grant writing & capacity building.
Bulale recently joined Seattle Foundation as a grant officer. She founded South Sound Strategies, a consulting firm supporting grassroots orgs through grant writing & capacity building.
December 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Nimco Bulale ran for a vacant LD37 State House in 2022, but finished third, behind victor Chipalo Street.
Bulale recently joined Seattle Foundation as a grant officer. She founded South Sound Strategies, a consulting firm supporting grassroots orgs through grant writing & capacity building.
Bulale recently joined Seattle Foundation as a grant officer. She founded South Sound Strategies, a consulting firm supporting grassroots orgs through grant writing & capacity building.
Lin's message resonated across D2. His opponent Adonis Ducksworth only won a handful of precincts.
This WA Community Alliance map shows precincts Lin won in green, with only a few orange beachheads for Ducksworth. www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/02/k...
This WA Community Alliance map shows precincts Lin won in green, with only a few orange beachheads for Ducksworth. www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/02/k...
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Lin's message resonated across D2. His opponent Adonis Ducksworth only won a handful of precincts.
This WA Community Alliance map shows precincts Lin won in green, with only a few orange beachheads for Ducksworth. www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/02/k...
This WA Community Alliance map shows precincts Lin won in green, with only a few orange beachheads for Ducksworth. www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/02/k...
Seattle's new District 2 City Councilmember Eddie Lin just finished his swearing in ceremony. He won 68% of the vote last month.
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Seattle's new District 2 City Councilmember Eddie Lin just finished his swearing in ceremony. He won 68% of the vote last month.
Gussying up seven lane surface highways with parallel planter strips and medians isn’t enough for station areas. The transportation paradigm has to be different. It has to be designed for pedestrians first.
December 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Gussying up seven lane surface highways with parallel planter strips and medians isn’t enough for station areas. The transportation paradigm has to be different. It has to be designed for pedestrians first.
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Without that thumbnail, we would have had to click to confirm that the story wasn’t plausibly about central business district usage…
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Without that thumbnail, we would have had to click to confirm that the story wasn’t plausibly about central business district usage…
“The forecast is comprised of revenue estimates for the current biennium (2025–27) which began July 1, 2025, and the next biennium (2027–29). It also includes a small adjustment for the 2023–25 biennium that ended on June 30.”
November 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“The forecast is comprised of revenue estimates for the current biennium (2025–27) which began July 1, 2025, and the next biennium (2027–29). It also includes a small adjustment for the 2023–25 biennium that ended on June 30.”
Someone updated the Decision Desk HQ article on Wikipedia to reflect their big flub. (No, it wasn’t us.)
![On November 6th, 2025, Decision Desk HQ projected Bruce Harrell as the winner of the 2025 Seattle mayoral election, but then retracted it the next day. A spokesperson for Decision Desk HQ stated it was due to receiving incorrect data on the number of remaining ballots, but this was disputed by King County elections. [17]Harrell's opponent Katie Wilson would ultimately win the election.[18]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4cehxdx5hfam37oos3yh5tta/bafkreifowtlrocmeazmoiejte75346crs46o5wcmo6raoe7wia7hn6ehhy@jpeg)
November 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Someone updated the Decision Desk HQ article on Wikipedia to reflect their big flub. (No, it wasn’t us.)
Decision Desk HQ’s Wikipedia page got updated about their trigger happy Seattle mayoral race projection.
![On November 6th, 2025, Decision Desk HQ projected Bruce Harrell as the winner of the 2025 Seattle mayoral election, but then retracted it the next day. A spokesperson for Decision Desk HQ stated it was due to receiving incorrect data on the number of remaining ballots, but this was disputed by King County elections.[17]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4cehxdx5hfam37oos3yh5tta/bafkreigm5rylwzv5hfwsvfkxv6kshxupji4eb3iwlyom6jm3g4xddygmxq@jpeg)
November 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Decision Desk HQ’s Wikipedia page got updated about their trigger happy Seattle mayoral race projection.
Harrell said he has eye for talent and is rattling off names thanking his campaign team and cabinet members.
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Harrell said he has eye for talent and is rattling off names thanking his campaign team and cabinet members.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell just conceded to progressive challenger Katie Wilson at a ceremony at City Hall.
Wilson won by about 2,000 votes in a close race.
Wilson won by about 2,000 votes in a close race.
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell just conceded to progressive challenger Katie Wilson at a ceremony at City Hall.
Wilson won by about 2,000 votes in a close race.
Wilson won by about 2,000 votes in a close race.
This race had a "Dewey defeats Truman" moment when Election Desk HQ prematurely called the race for Mayor Bruce Harrell. One Reddit user made a parody.
That proved incorrect as Wilson closed an eight-point gap from earlier results.
That proved incorrect as Wilson closed an eight-point gap from earlier results.
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This race had a "Dewey defeats Truman" moment when Election Desk HQ prematurely called the race for Mayor Bruce Harrell. One Reddit user made a parody.
That proved incorrect as Wilson closed an eight-point gap from earlier results.
That proved incorrect as Wilson closed an eight-point gap from earlier results.
The number of curable ballots from Seattle has edged further downward since this morning. There's now just under 1,500 curable ballots, which continue to skew younger.
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The number of curable ballots from Seattle has edged further downward since this morning. There's now just under 1,500 curable ballots, which continue to skew younger.
The number of curable ballots from Seattle has edged downward a little since midday yesterday. There's now just over 1,700 curable ballots, which still skew younger.
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The number of curable ballots from Seattle has edged downward a little since midday yesterday. There's now just over 1,700 curable ballots, which still skew younger.
The real noise we need to tackle.
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The real noise we need to tackle.
The online prediction markets seem to think the Seattle mayoral race is basically over, but there's still a bunch of votes to count. So, we'll see!
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The online prediction markets seem to think the Seattle mayoral race is basically over, but there's still a bunch of votes to count. So, we'll see!
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Katie Wilson now leads incumbent Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell in today's ballot drop by 91 votes.
She has closed a Harrell lead that was as large as 8 points in early results.
She has closed a Harrell lead that was as large as 8 points in early results.
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Katie Wilson now leads incumbent Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell in today's ballot drop by 91 votes.
She has closed a Harrell lead that was as large as 8 points in early results.
She has closed a Harrell lead that was as large as 8 points in early results.
There's still a lot of curable ballots from Seattle (about 1,800). Most are unsigned or signature mismatches, and most skew younger.
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
There's still a lot of curable ballots from Seattle (about 1,800). Most are unsigned or signature mismatches, and most skew younger.
Oh hey, Sound Transit has rolled out updated information on digital signage on the Link 1 Line in anticipation of the 2 Line sharing stops on the mainline, with the addition of the 2 Line on shared station numbers and connection details. www.reddit.com/r/soundtrans...
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Oh hey, Sound Transit has rolled out updated information on digital signage on the Link 1 Line in anticipation of the 2 Line sharing stops on the mainline, with the addition of the 2 Line on shared station numbers and connection details. www.reddit.com/r/soundtrans...