Seattle, this is the week that will decide what kind of city we are. Not in speeches or slogans, but in ballots cast, or not cast. The stakes are higher than any poll will tell you: whether we choose courage over fear, compassion over convenience, and hope over the slow decay of cynicism. If you’re tired of watching the same people make the same promises while your neighbors struggle to stay housed, fed, and heard, don’t sit this one out.

I’ve called this place home for nearly 80 years. I have seen this city through its seasons of promise and heartbreak, through booms that built towers and busts that broke families. I’ve watched too many mayors and executives come and go, each one pledging affordability, opportunity, and equity. Yet too often, those promises have gone unfulfilled, while t

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