Nate Sanford
Murrow News FellowNate Sanford is a reporter for KNKX and Cascade PBS. He covers policy and political power dynamics with an emphasis on the issues facing young adults in Washington. His position is supported by the Washington State University Murrow News Fellowship.
Sanford studied journalism at Western Washington University and previously worked for the Inlander, an alternative weekly newspaper in Spokane. In his free time, he plays guitar and runs.
Get in touch at nsanford@knkx.org.
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After months of debate over the future of the regional rail system, Sound Transit Board members voted on Thursday to approve a sweeping new strategy to balance the budget. -
Pierce County leaders have been researching the idea of a regional homelessness response since 2022. The resolution is nonbinding.
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Since December, renters in six apartment buildings in Tacoma have voted to form unions in an effort to negotiate better leases with their landlords. -
A report from Seattle’s police watchdog found that officers made several key errors when responding to people protesting an evangelical rally at Cal Anderson park last year. -
The proposal would complete connections to Everett and Tacoma, and the new line to West Seattle. But it would cut the light rail short at Seattle Center instead of Ballard. -
Wilson pumped the brakes on the technology’s rollout shortly after she took office, citing a need for more time to make sure the tool aligned with the city’s values.
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Sound Transit’s budget problems have cast doubt on plans for a light rail connection to the Tacoma Dome.
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Activists are gathering signatures for a ballot initiative that could strengthen enforcement of renter protections, in a follow-up to the 2023 “Tenant’s Bill of Rights." -
Elected leaders say they are committed to the completion of Sound Transit's Everett light rail extension, despite the agency's $34.5 billion budget shortfall. -
Elected officials in Tacoma are urging Sound Transit not to abandon a planned light rail extension to the Tacoma Dome.
