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Amy Sundberg is a reporter in Seattle. She writes for The Urbanist and is the publisher of Notes from the Emerald City, a weekly newsletter on Seattle politics and policy. She also writes science ...

City Attorney Election Puts Seattle’s Renewed ‘War on Drugs’ Under Scrutiny Ann Davison took a punitive turn toward substance use and other low-level offenses. Her challengers for Seattle City ...