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The poles — which are not part of Coast Salish tradition — sparked a mini-culture war in Seattle around Indigenous representation and historic preservation.

The debate over more density or more tree canopy got personal as developers clashed with the city’s Urban Forestry Commission. 

It’s not a matter of if but when the tsunami comes. Whether Washington is prepared depends a lot on the will of voters.

A UW professor’s difficult book provides an important glimpse at the city, from the perspective of its most marginalized residents.

Local author Josephine Ensign reveals how the city’s long legacy of poverty is crucial to understanding our current crisis.

Crosscut columnist Katie Wilson on her series exploring the arguments surrounding renter laws in Seattle and King County.

The state ranks near worst in the nation for constraints on civil asset forfeiture.

Washington police sell or use millions of dollars’ worth of seized property each year. Legislators haven’t managed to change the rules.

Even as Washington winds down its drug war, police still seize homes and cash from low-level suspects.

Ahead of the 2020 election, Crosscut contributors helped us examine the current state of our democracy.