Rich Smith
The Stranger

"The port is uniquely positioned to be a model on how we can bring together industry, business, the public, and workers on how we’re going to rebuild our economy to better than it was. It's a tremendously tall challenge, but I'm up for it," Hasegawa said.

West Seattle Blog

“I’m running in the wake of economic devastation because I have the values and the experience to meet the dire needs of this moment.

M. Anthony Davis
South Seattle Emerald

So, there’s a lot of cultural and regional identity tied up in this place for me and for my family. I grew up buying fish from the natives on the docks of the Duwamish River. I grew up fishing in Lake Washington, if you can believe it. I grew up watching resident whale pods from the shores. And I wonder, is my daughter going to be able to enjoy the same riches of the region the way I did, and my grandparents before me?