If you moved here from anywhere in the rest of America, Seattle probably seems like a stoned socialist paradise. In some ways, it is. Basically everyone here is a Democrat. And no one will make it very far in local politics if they think gay people shouldn’t be able to get married or that pot should go back to being illegal. That part is great!
But there is still a lot of fucked-up shit Seattle needs to work on, and a spectrum of how bold our leaders are willing to be about that work. In the city, homelessness is on the rise and rents are skyrocketing. The people serving you that bad late-night diner food you won’t remember eating tomorrow can’t afford to live in the city anymore—and by the time you graduate, you might not be able to either…
More in NEWS
Local (and not-so-local) news from your favorite writers.
