Kshama Sawant

Kshama Sawant appears to have survived a recall vote by a narrow margin after facing criticism for pushing cuts to the police budget and higher taxes on hometown tech giant Amazon.

The vote in a recall effort against a socialist Seattle City Councilmember tightened considerably Wednesday as more mail ballots were counted, meaning it would be at least another day until it was clear whether the controversial lawmaker would be ousted.

A recall vote that ends Tuesday asks whether Kshama Sawant should be removed from the Seattle City Council for a campaign finance violation, her involvement in a protest march to the home of Mayor Jenny Durkan, and her decision to let a crowd of protesters into City Hall during the pandemic. Sawant says the charges are a pretext for commercial real-estate and big business interests to try to remove her from office.

An effort to recall Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant will qualify for an election this winter, according to King County Elections.

Concerns about safety and legal action have led to the temporary closure of all Northwest Carpenters Union picket activities just a week into the strike.

The Washington state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a recall effort against Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant can go forward.In September, a King…

The Seattle City Council has voted to upzone 27 neighborhoods, allowing more density and taller buildings in exchange for developers putting in low-income…

A divided Seattle City Council is trying to push forward in confirming the mayor's pick for human services director, but it's unclear what the next move…

Two Seattle police officers recently filed a lawsuit against Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant for defamation of character.They say she defamed…

Hundreds of anti-pipeline demonstrators chanted and waved signs outside of Seattle’s City Hall early Wednesday, before dozens crowded in to council…