Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Wednesday that 70% of city residents ages 12 and up have been fully vaccinated, which she said makes Seattle the first major U.S. city to hit the COVID-19 milestone.
Seattle has become the first major U.S. city to fully vaccinate 70% of its residents age 12 and up against COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan stated Wednesday.
Who Will Be the Mayor of Seattle s Reopening? Jenny Durkan won t be around to reap the rewards of keeping coronavirus at bay. But the next mayor will be. by Gregory Scruggs • May 28, 2021 at 2:20 pm
Remember being in public spaces? Charles Mudede
A few Saturdays ago, I strolled into the Lumen Field Event Center for my second jab. After taking my obligatory #BestShotSeattle selfie, I stumbled out into the blazing Saturday afternoon where Mariners fans walked down Occidental Ave en route to the ballpark. The baseball energy was infectious in the best possible way: I couldn t help myself and bought a hot dog.
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More than 640 candidates are seeking office across King County in 2021, beating the record set four years ago. (Shutterstock/Anna Hoychuk)
RENTON, WA The 2021 election season is already one for the record books in King County, with 646 having filed for public office this year, officials announced Wednesday. According to King County Elections, this year beats the record set in 2017, when 634 candidates filed to run. Officials said close to 95 percent of this year s candidates filed online, rather than in person. Our democracy works best when all voices are heard and when our voters have options, said Julie Wise, director of King County Elections. It s fantastic to see so many people stepping up to the plate for their community and being willing to serve in this unique and challenging way.
How Compassion Seattle could shape the mayoral race
The authors of the homelessness initiative have pulled a page from the Tim Eyman playbook, using a hot-button issue that could drive turnout and force candidates to take a stand.
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Tents and structures seen at a homeless encampment near S Dearborn Street in Seattle s International District, Feb. 25, 2019 (Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)
Here we go, Seattle: The 2021 election is shaping up as a moment of deep civic introspection.
With the filing deadline behind us, our choice of candidates is set. Voters will face 15 candidates for mayor and a smaller list for each of two Seattle City Council seats but altogether, there will be many choices in how we might shape the post-pandemic city. Will we be an out-of-control Crazy Town, as Fox News likes to call us? Or a city that works, that creatively solves our problems?