Opinion Adrift and afraid, Seattle's outraged NIMBY needs someone to blame Local PACs People for Seattle and Moms for Seattle are fueling a toxic politics and exploiting anxiety about a precarious economy and a confusing world. by Katie Wilson / September 16, 2019
Opinion Amtrak state of mind: What if America took its train system seriously? This summer I rode to the Midwest and back. It got me dreaming about high-speed rail. by Katie Wilson / September 6, 2019
Opinion Now that the Mercer Mega Block is sold, let's think bigger about public land The $143.5M sale in South Lake Union will raise millions for affordable housing, but what could Seattle accomplish with a little more imagination? by Katie Wilson / August 26, 2019
Opinion Seattle progressives need to get smart on crime The city has scaled back prosecutions of low-level crimes — for good reason. But without scaling up diversion programs, a backlash is inevitable. by Katie Wilson / October 17, 2019
Opinion Whose responsibility is the homelessness crisis? It is a damning fact of our times that this question seems to have lost any satisfactory answer. by Katie Wilson / October 4, 2019
Politics After 15 years, Seattle’s radical experiment in no-barrier housing is still saving lives Once derided as "bunks for drunks," 1811 Eastlake pioneered a harm-reduction model that other cities now emulate. by Erica C. Barnett / September 25, 2019
Opinion The view from The Phinney Managing an apartment building in the early days of the housing crisis, I got a glimpse of the old Seattle. by Katie Wilson / November 15, 2019
Opinion In Seattle, a tax on big business is now more possible than ever The passage of Tim Eyman's car-tab initiative underscores the need to right our upside-down tax system. Here's how to enlist Amazon in the cause. by Katie Wilson / November 12, 2019
Opinion How can Seattle build climate resilience? Look to its schools 'Solar schools’ could help the city in an age of intensifying extreme weather events. by Katie Wilson / September 16, 2021
Opinion Three spectacular September bike rides in the Seattle area And as a bonus: you don’t have to be a hardcore cyclist to enjoy them. by Katie Wilson / September 8, 2021