Josh Cohen

Seattle

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If Orlando Magic Elect to Focus on Shooting in Draft, Several Could Be Available at Picks 16 and 25

2 weeks ago | nba.com | Josh Cohen
Who’s running in the Seattle City Attorney race?

3 weeks ago | cascadepbs.org | Josh Cohen

Three lawyers are trying to unseat incumbent Ann Davison, who was elected to the position in 2021. Candidates for Seattle City Attorney (from left): Ann Davison, Nathan Rouse, Rory O’Sullivan, and Erika Evans. (Photos courtesy of campaigns) In 2021, Seattle voters did something unlikely: elect a Republican to lead the City Attorney’s Office.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell to face 7 opponents in reelection bid

3 weeks ago | cascadepbs.org | Josh Cohen

It was a change election (or backlash election, depending on who you ask), with more conservative-leaning candidates beating out a progressive slate. Harrell won over then-Council President Lorena Gonzalez by more than 17% of the vote. Much of Harrell’s first term has been about post-pandemic recovery, with a focus on things like police hiring, Downtown revitalization and homeless encampment clearance. He now faces seven opponents in his bid for reelection.
Alexis Mercedes Rinck has 4 challengers in Seattle's District 8

3 weeks ago | cascadepbs.org | Josh Cohen

Alexis Mercedes Rinck ran on a platform of passing new progressive taxes to fund social services, affordable housing, police alternatives and community development. Voters elected Rinck 58%-41% over Tanya Woo, a more conservative opponent who’d been appointed by the Council to temporarily fill the vacant seat. Now, less than a year later, Councilmember Rinck must run for reelection.
Alexis Mercedes Rinck has 4 challengers in Seattle’s Position 8

3 weeks ago | cascadepbs.org | Josh Cohen

The young progressive, who ousted Tanya Woo in a landslide last fall, is running against a reverend, a small business owner and a metal musician. Candidates for Seattle City Council District 8 (from left): Rachael Savage, Jesse A. James, Ray Rogers and Alexis Mercedes Rinck.
Ranking Orlando Magic’s 20 Most Memorable Wins in 2024-25 Season

3 weeks ago | nba.com | Josh Cohen
Who’s running against Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson?

3 weeks ago | cascadepbs.org | Josh Cohen

Seattle voters affirmed that political shift in 2023 when they elected a slate of five district councilmembers who are closely aligned with Nelson’s political vision. Nelson took the lead as Council president just two years into her first term. The 2025 District 9 Council election will give voters a chance to respond to Nelson’s leadership of the Council and the more conservative bent she and her colleagues have brought to City Hall. Nelson faces three opponents in her bid for reelection.
Ethics rules for Seattle Council could change under new proposal

3 weeks ago | cascadepbs.org | Josh Cohen

Councilmember Cathy Moore introduced legislation Thursday to modify Seattle’s ethics rules to allow Councilmembers to disclose conflicts of interest and still vote on legislation that presents the conflict, rather than recuse themselves from the vote, as is currently required.
The four candidates running for Seattle’s District 2 Council seat

3 weeks ago | cascadepbs.org | Josh Cohen

This fall, voters in southeast Seattle’s District 2, which stretches from the Chinatown-International District through Rainier Beach, will elect someone to finish the remaining two years in former D2 Councilmember Tammy Morales’s four-year term. Morales resigned from the Council at the start of 2025, just one year after being reelected, alleging toxic treatment by her colleagues.
USDA set to cut $1B for food programs. WA food banks are worried

1 month ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Josh Cohen

It’s been a tough couple of years for local food banks and the people they serve. The COVID-19 pandemic led hundreds of thousands more Washingtonians to visit food banks and pantries to feed themselves and their families. Despite the higher demand, pandemic-era federal programs helped increase access to food and lowered rates of food insecurity.