The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a regionally focused nonprofit working from Washington, Oregon, & Idaho to constructively transform our world through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| Excerpt: | Majorities or near majorities of voters in Seattle are not sure who they're supporting for school board yet. Among those who have a preference, Vivian Song Maritz, Michelle Sarju, and Brandon K. Hersey are the favorites. |
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| Published at: | 8:21 PM on Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Schools |
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| Excerpt: | 41% of 617 likely 2021 voters in Seattle said last week that they were voting for Nelson for Council Position #9, while 37% said they were voting for Oliver. 21% said they were not sure and 2% said they would not cast a vote. |
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| Published at: | 5:30 PM on Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Cities |
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| Excerpt: | 39% of 617 likely 2021 voters in Seattle said they were voting for Mosqueda for Council Position #8, while 31% said they were voting for Wilson. 26% said they were not sure and 3% said they would not cast a vote. |
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| Published at: | 3:30 PM on Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Cities |
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| Excerpt: | 43% of 617 likely 2021 voters in Seattle said last week that they are voting for Davison for City Attorney, while just 24% said they were voting for Thomas-Kennedy. A significant percentage, 30%, are not sure, and 2% would not vote. |
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| Published at: | 2:00 PM on Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Cities |
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| Excerpt: | 48% of 617 likely 2021 voters in Seattle said they were voting for Harrell for mayor, while 32% said they were voting for González. 18% said they were not sure and 2% said they would not cast a vote for the city's top elected position. |
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| Published at: | 1:30 PM on Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Cities |
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| Excerpt: | In July of 2021, we teamed up with TreePAC to investigate support for a a range of sensible ideas for creating policy tools to protect trees. Majorities of over 75% and 80% endorsed every single one of our ideas. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 AM on Wednesday, September 15th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment |
| Other Tags: | Conservation, Green Development |
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| Excerpt: | 76% of likely August 2021 Seattle voters surveyed support a new transit funding measure to connect more urban villages in the Emerald City with Link light rail, while a mere 19% are opposed. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Transportation |
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| Excerpt: | Despite I-5's importance to Seattle, Washington, and the Pacific Northwest, it is falling apart. Decades of heavy use and inadequate maintenance have left the highway in increasingly bad shape. Voters in Seattle are enthusiastic about taking action to fix these problems. |
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| Published at: | 4:00 PM on Wednesday, September 8th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Transportation |
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| Excerpt: | 67% of Seattle voters support Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda's JumpStart revenue ordinance, with 27% opposed and 6% not sure. That’s a margin of well over two-to-one. |
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| Published at: | 2:15 PM on Monday, September 6th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Labor Day, Strong Commonwealth |
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| Excerpt: | 71% of respondents to our July 2021 survey of the Seattle electorate -- all likely 2021 Seattle voters -- told us that they would support a new transit funding measure, while 24% said they would be opposed. 5% said they were not sure. |
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| Published at: | 9:45 AM on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Transportation |
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| Excerpt: | A July 2021 survey of Seattle voters commissioned by NPI finds Charter Amendment 29 in a healthy position, with 61% of voters likely to vote in the current Top Two election saying they favor the amendment. Just 23% are opposed, and another 16% said they were not sure. |
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| Published at: | 2:48 PM on Friday, July 23rd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
| Other Tags: | WA-Cities |
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| Excerpt: | There is a strong desire for results over rhetoric. While respondents diverge on how to get there, they are in agreement that there needs to be action. What the city has done to date just isn't enough. |
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| Published at: | 6:15 PM on Wednesday, July 21st, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
| Other Tags: | WA-Cities |
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| Excerpt: | Two very different candidates appear likely to move on to the November general election in the race to succeed mayoral hopeful Lorena González on the Seattle City Council this year, with one enjoying a rather big early lead over the other. |
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| Published at: | 1:08 PM on Friday, July 16th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Cities |
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| Excerpt: | 26% of likely August 2021 Seattle voters said they were voting for Mosqueda, while 55% said they were not sure. The remaining respondents said either that they would not vote (3%) or picked one of Mosqueda's opponents, like Kate Martin. |
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| Published at: | 1:04 PM on Friday, July 16th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Cities |
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