How Seattle City Hall Works (And How to Make It Work for You)

A primer on local government for new Seattle residents.by Steven HsiehThe first thing you need to know is that Seattle leans left. It's probably the most left-wing major city in the country. Elected officials who would qualify as bona fide progressives in, say, Saint Louis or Buffalo routinely get heckled here as spineless sellouts.Seriously, democracy in Seattle comes with a dose of jeers. Just pop into a city council meeting when there's something divisive on the agenda—like an employee