November has been a phenomenal month for Asian Americans. The election results were totally unexpected for several local Asian American candidates. In tough races, no one knew the results until the very last vote was counted. How did they turn the tide even though some were in second place after the primary election?
EDITORIAL: CID problems falling on deaf ears?
Social media is abuzz since a Dec. 3 editorial in The Seattle Times, announcing that “Seattle and King County have deserted Little Saigon.” “Centered a few blocks around 12th Avenue […]
LETTER: Citizen demands attention to “deplorable situation”
I am writing to protest the deplorable situation at 12th and Jackson in Seattle’s Little Saigon business district. Most of us have, no doubt, witnessed the loiterers, pushers and users, […]
How Steve Hobbs won the Secretary of State job
Eight days after the general election, Gov. Jay Inslee offered the Secretary of State position to Sen. Steve Hobbs.
New blood on ISRD board
The annual election for the International Special Review District (ISRD) Board was held by mail, with ballots tabulated on Nov. 30.
Initial count shows Sawant recall ahead
An attempt to recall Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant is passing in early results.
Panama Hotel—testimony to a forgotten world
Built to resemble a Buddhist monastery, the interior of the Panama Hotel shines with dark, thousand-year-old wood that has been preserved for over a century.
Newcastle recount highlights exclusionary tactics
Frank Irigon believes he lost his bid for a seat on the Newcastle City Council in part through exclusionary tactics that stigmatized his history of supporting Black Lives Matter and the anti-Asian Hate movement, as well as his age.