Longtime resident of Columbia City, Takayo Minakami Ederer says that she has “so many reasons” she’s decided to run for Seattle’s District 2 Seattle City Council (SCC) seat this November.
Seattle City Council bucks AAPI representation
“All politics is local,” former U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill is often quoted as saying, reprising the 1932 axiom credited to Associated Press Washington Bureau Chief Byron Price.
City Council passes over AAPI candidates for open D2 seat
Despite Seattle’s high concentration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) residents, the Seattle City Council (SCC) on Monday passed over the two AAPI finalists in the running for appointment to the at-large District 2 seat, which encompasses the Chinatown-International District (CID).
Edward Lin focuses on community needs in his run for D2 seat
Edward Lin grew up in North Carolina’s so-called “Research Triangle.”
Family-oriented advocate Chhuor seeks D2 City Council seat
Hong Chhuor loves his mother.
D2 candidates discuss Sound Transit in the CID, crime along 12th and Jackson at public forum
Candidates looking to fill the Seattle City Council (SCC)’s open District 2 seat fielded questions about why they should be chosen to be appointed to the Seattle City Council, during Tuesday night’s public forum.
Two AAPI candidates among District 2 seat finalists
The Seattle City Council (SCC) narrowed down the field of District 2 seat contenders to six finalists, including two Asian Americans, at a special meeting on Friday, Jan. 17.
COMMENTARY: Fentanyl crisis in District 2 — Urgent call for change
I don’t live in Seattle City Council District 2. However, I live very near Little Saigon and the Chinatown-International District (CID) and go through several times a week, especially the infamous 12th & Jackson area.
What’s new, next in District 2
Seattle’s District 2 is a diverse and vibrant part of the city that is constantly evolving.