Politics

Back in the late '90's, the City and the neighborhoods drew up a set of plans that were intended to guide the growth of Seattle's neighborhoods, including Wallingford. Ten years later, the Seattle Planning Commission and Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee are taking a moment to see how things are going, and are seeking feedback from businesses, residents, employees, students and visitors of those neighborhoods. The draft status reports are on-line for you to review and give your feedback. You have until…

Readers had a great conversation in the comments section of the our recent Bag Tax post that briefly touched on the mayoral race. Since the deadline for mailing in ballots in this Tuesday, August 18th, we thought it might be a good time to ask you all who you're planning to vote for, if you don't mind sharing. Honestly, we're still undecided, and could use some opinions to help make up our mind. There's a poll below, please vote only once,…

By now, you should have received your mail-in election ballot. We haven't made up our mind yet who to vote for in most of the races, including mayor (although we're leaning towards Mike McGinn, but that's mostly because he seems to be the most "bike friendly" of the lot, and that's a thin reason to cast a ballot). We do, however, have a strong opinion on the Ref 1, the Grocery Bag Tax. We're for it. We would think we're preaching…