Environment Inside the tumultuous debate behind Seattle’s tree ordinance The debate over more density or more tree canopy got personal as developers clashed with the city’s Urban Forestry Commission. by Eric Scigliano / September 1, 2023 / Updated at 9:40 a.m. on Sept. 3
Environment How politics have stalled tsunami prep efforts on the WA coast It’s not a matter of if but when the tsunami comes. Whether Washington is prepared depends a lot on the will of voters. by Eric Scigliano / May 26, 2022 / Updated at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 16
News In WA, a ‘black box’ of practices hides civil forfeiture from oversight The state ranks near worst in the nation for constraints on civil asset forfeiture. by Eric Scigliano / July 14, 2021
News The strange, failed fight to rein in civil forfeiture in Washington Washington police sell or use millions of dollars’ worth of seized property each year. Legislators haven’t managed to change the rules. by Eric Scigliano / July 13, 2021
News WA civil forfeiture law turns minor drug offenses into major losses Even as Washington winds down its drug war, police still seize homes and cash from low-level suspects. by Eric Scigliano / July 12, 2021
Politics Mushrooms, meetups and mainstreaming the movement to decriminalize drugs Once at the vanguard of drug liberalization, Washington has fallen behind as others have legalized some psychedelics. Now one group of activists wants to catch up, and then some. by Eric Scigliano / November 25, 2019
Culture 9 things to do in Seattle Summery cocktail-making class, dancing in the Seattle Japanese Garden and Lauren Weedman. by Michael Upchurch & Brangien Davis & Nicole Capozziello / July 26, 2018
Culture 10 things to do in Seattle An abstract microcosm of Seattle growth, Farm Fest and burlesque production Femme Fatale. by Brangien Davis & Michael Upchurch & Nicole Capozziello / July 20, 2018
Culture 8 things to do in Seattle Summer at SAM, author Ottessa Moshfegh and Seattle’s spirited youth-dance extravaganza. by Brangien Davis & Nicole Capozziello & Michael Upchurch / July 12, 2018
Culture 8 things to do in Seattle Get introduced to Butoh, a dance aesthetic that emerged in post-war Japan. by Michael Upchurch & Nicole Capozziello / July 5, 2018