Video: Cathy Allen on Seattle Politics
Aug 7, 2025, 12:59 PM | Updated: 1:28 pm
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
Harger: Nearly 2 million voted to protect natural gas. Four topics on one page killed it
Nearly 2 million Washingtonians voted to protect natural gas in 2024 with Initiative 2066, and last Thursday the Washington State Supreme Court struck it down.
27 minutes ago
‘Where’s the emergency for the landlord?’: Curley questions Spokane’s new rent ordinance after fire
KIRO host John Curley had a question after the Spokane City Council passed a new tenant protection ordinance. What about the landlords?
13 hours ago
‘Just give everyone the discount’: KIRO hosts back Seattle’s push to ban personalized grocery pricing
Seattle could become the first U.S. city to ban grocery surveillance pricing. Gee, Ursula and Angela say the ban is overdue and reject the industry's pushback.
13 hours ago
‘It doesn’t make sense to build here’: KIRO hosts dig into Seattle’s broken affordable housing pipeline
Seattle has about 30 housing projects stuck in the pipeline, and Angela said the numbers explain why builders are walking away from the city.
15 hours ago
Gee: Wait, what?! Seattle’s economic ecosystem is more fragile than we think
Gee Scott explains how Seattle's economic ecosystem is more vulnerable than expected and its impact on businesses and the community.
16 hours ago
‘Some people don’t care’: Gee, Ursula debate whether labor violation signs will actually change where people eat
King County restaurants with unresolved labor violations may soon have to post warning signs. Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin say it's long overdue.
17 hours ago
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