Danny Westneat takes an opinionated look at the Puget Sound region's news, people and politics.
This local labor of love for 61 years, run mostly by volunteers, has been forced to go completely dark due to the partial federal government...
Supposedly this is the year that Seattle's lurch to the left gets snapped back to the middle. But that's not where the momentum looks headed...
Seattle's great argument about what to do about the viaduct rages on, even in the elevated freeway's final few days. But there's a surprising answer...
Some say we could give our starving whales more food instantly simply by not fishing. But the idea that the apex predator might need to...
We thought the story of the ticket-generating ghost Jaguar had been resolved months ago. But like much of the news of 2018, it refused to...
Soda tax revenue is pouring in so much faster than expected that it may not be having the deterrent effect city officials were hoping for....
It was the most audacious political promise in generations, and so simple you could chant it at rallies. But like a lot of things with...
After being wiped out in the midterms, local Republicans are picking new leaders and talking about a resurrection. But they haven't quite come to grips...
The public is getting fleeced on the naming rights for our baseball stadium — to the estimated tune of $50 to $100 million. So we...
Something dramatic has shifted in gun politics here, after decades of being kept in a stranglehold by voters and by the lobbying force of the...