The Snowpocalypse has descended upon Seattle throwing the streets into gridlock and causing a run on sliced bread at the supermarkets. But just because PCC is out of avocados doesn’t mean the snow can stop the City Council election news!

Logan Bowers wants to beat Sawant so he can legalize housing: Seattle has fucked up zoning laws and District 3 candidate Bowers told my colleague Rich Smith that he wants to change that. Bowers, a co-owner of the Hashtag chain of pot shops, said he wants to legalize multi-family housing, like rowhouses and townhouses, in every neighborhood of the city. They are currently illegal in 75 percent of Seattle. Bowers also criticized Councilmember Kshama Sawant, who is currently running for reelection in District 3, for being too hostile to private developers.

WWE professional wrestler Asuka is not running against Sawant: Capitol Hill’s District 3 race almost looked like it was going to be a professional wrestling match after I saw a candidate named Asukaa Jaxx was entering the race. This person’s Twitter profile and name bear a striking resemblance to professional wrestler Asuka, who is apparently one of the most decorated WWE wrestlers of all time. But they are not the same person, the Asukaa Jaxx that is running appears to be a local activist on the Hill.

Jason Rantz Vs. Shaun Scott Vs. Young Republican: The tragic death of a young woman who slipped and fell on University of Washington’s campus boiled over into one City Council race this week. This story is a bit of a tangled web, but basically Socialist City Council candidate Shaun Scott asked for the president of the UW Republicans to respond to allegations that the woman slipped after the Republican club intentionally poured water around campus as a joke. It turns out the woman died from a blood clot, not necessarily from the fall, and the young Republicans may not have actually put ice anywhere, but local conservative radio personality Jason Rantz felt the need to step in and write a blog post defending white masculinity. So happy we’re having an elevated discourse up in District 4.

It’s snowing democracy money: Two candidates have qualified to participate in the city’s Democracy Voucher Program, which gives candidates the ability to fundraise with public money. Bowers and District 4 candidate Alex Pedersen qualified, which means residents can give these two guys up to $100 each in public money. Every resident of Seattle is allocated four, $25 democracy vouchers, which they can give to any qualified candidate. Candidates agree to limit their spending to $75,000 during the primary campaign and $150,000 if they win their primary and advance to the general election. Your democracy vouchers should be mailed to your address on your voter registration, find out more here.

Public defender Ami Nguyen files for District 3: A lawyer at King County’s Department of Public Defense lawyer filed paperwork to challenge Kshama Sawant in District 3. Nguyen told Crosscut last year she was considering a run for council.

How many fucking people are running for City Council? 39 fucking people are running for City Council.