In 2023 I had the opportunity to serve as a field director for Tacoma for All on our campaign to win a Tenants’ Bill of Rights for Tacoma and pass the Landlord Fairness Code (LFC) into law. The campaign turned into a point of major contention for the entire city, with regular dueling op-eds, town hall debates between campaign representatives, and, near election day, a record-breaking opposition expenditure, largely from outside landlord and real estate interests. At the time,

Council President Sara Nelson lost her re-election bid so spectacularly, it shows not only how unhappy her short-lived reign made voters, but also calls into question how in touch every elected official who endorsed her is with their Seattle constituency. In fact, anyone who endorsed her should be worried that the same progressive tidal wave that knocked her out will come for them next.  In November, progressive challenger Dionne Foster defeated Nelson, winning an impressive

Seattle’s June 26 FIFA World Cup game will still be gay as fuck despite complaints from soccer federations in Egypt and Iran.  Earlier this year, Seattle’s World Cup organizing committee announced it would designate the game on June 26 as the “Seattle Pride Match," complete with queer-centered community programming surrounding the stadium. “As hundreds of thousands of visitors and millions of viewers turn their attention to Seattle during Pride Weekend, we have a rare opportu