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Cascadia has become a haven for trans refugees

Seattle and Portland have become safe havens from places passing restrictive anti-trans laws.

Cascadia today: GOP had a bad WA primary + BC wants to save owls but still allows clear cuts + Mount Eerie's music of grief

Vote on Seattle rental junk fee ban today The Seattle city council will vote this afternoon on a proposed ban on, junk rental fees, including charges for things like pet rent, fees for in-unit appliances, cleaning of common areas, and other excessive fees. It would also require landlords to

Cascadia today: Seattle needs to ban junk fees + wildfires expand in Cascadia + BC spends millions killing wolves

Thanks again to all who donated in Cascadia Democratic Action's bottled water and N-95 mask drive. Wash Masks mutual aid is coordinating with Latinos en Seattle to ensure masks are getting to people who need them in the Spokane area, and they sent along this message to

Cascadia today: PDX pays Blazers $120 million + Vancouver rents drop + Salish canoe paddle honors ancestors

In case you missed it, I was on the CityCast Seattle podcast last week talking about how our region could benefit from a state bank: more funds for affordable housing and low-cost student loans, more certainty about disaster relief, and keeping money in Cascadia instead of with mega banks.

Cascadia today: Spokane wildfires contained + feds can't cut clean energy grants to Cascadia + Zia Mohajerjasbi's gorgeous Seattle film

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Cascadia today: WA primary election results + PDX has world's worst air quality + annual Indigenous canoe paddle on the Salish Sea

Mix of centrists and progressives win in WA primary Yesterday was election day in Washington, and the results didn't show one particular trend but rather a mix of centrists and progressives prevailing, and Trump-backed right wingers winning where you'd expect. OPB reports on the most

Cascadia today: One Spokane fire suspected as arson + OR lawmakers propose data center ban + creepy WA ballot measure wants to inspect girls' genitals

Suspect arrested for arson in Spokane wildfire As wildfires continue to burn uncontained in and around Spokane, the AP reports that a 37-year-old man in custody on suspicion of first-degree arson for the Old Trail Fire, one of the largest of a complex of fires that have

Cascadia today: Wildfires devastate Spokane + ruling could free hundreds from Tacoma ICE camp + First Nation restores land with native plants

Thanks to all who turned out for Cascadia Democratic Action's water bottle and N-95 mask drive in Seattle this weekend. We raised more than $100 and received donations of more than 1,000 masks – which we'll be working on distributing in the next week as

Cascadia today: Blazers hold PDX hostage + wildfires spread in Cascadia + the Blue Angels suck for south Seattle

If you haven't read it yet, please check out yesterday's feature article, in which I look at the balance of federal taxes paid versus funds and services returned to Cascadia. The data seems to show that Washington and Oregon combined paid $51 billion more in federal

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As feds hold back disaster funds to Cascadia, tax gap grows to $51 billion

Cascadia – Oregon and Washington together – paid $51.5 billion more in taxes than were returned back to our region in funding in 2025.

Cascadia today: Seattle police chief is fired + OR on pace for worst wildfire season + poetry by Marc-Anthony Valle

Can I ask you a favor? As wildfires burn across Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia and air quality drops across the region, the organization I'm working with on Cascadia autonomy, Cascadia Democratic Action, is conducting a drive for bottled water and N-95 masks for people who don&

Cascadia today: Seattle limits NIMBY appeals + proposed BC pipeline faces hurdles + what's causing rise in whale deaths?

Want to help our neighbors without shelter cope with high temperatures and wildfire smoke? Cascadia Democratic Action is organizing a water bottle and N-95 mask drive this Saturday, Aug 1 from noon to 4 pm at Cal Anderson park in Seattle. Donate bulk bottled water, N-95 masks, or