 By Jake Goldstein-Street, The UW Daily Published on October 17th, 2019 View original article. Both Shaun Scott and Alex Pedersen, candidates for the open District 4 seat on the Seattle City Council, co-signed a letter last month urging the city to suspend plans to upzone the Ave. It was a rare moment of agreement between Scott, a Democratic Socialist, and Pedersen, who has business backing, in a campaign where they’ve disagreed on just about everything.  Seattle City Council candidate Shaun Scott (right) acknowledges the diversity of the candidates at the forum at U Heights Center on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. By Sammi Bushman  By Staff, The Seattle Globalist Published on October 16th, 2019 View original article. Alex Pedersen and Shaun Scott are running for Seattle City Council District 4 seat, currently being held by Abel Pacheco. Pacheco, who did not run for election, was appointed to the seat after Councilmember Rob Johnson vacated before his term was up. District 4 includes University District, Wallingford, Laurelhurst, and parts of Maple Leaf and Fremont.  L-R, Alex Pedersen and Shaun Scott are running for Seattle City Council District 4, which is being vacated by Councilmember Abel Pacheco. (Photo courtesy campaigns.) By the U District Community, Published on October 10th, 2019 We do not endorse a new upzone of our neighborhood until the impacts of the massive, high-rise upzone of 2017 can be assessed. Our receptivity to offering you a reasonable action alternative should not be construed to mean that we support any further upzoning of our community. Seven community groups agree. Read the letter below:  By David Hyde & Amy Radil, KUOW Published on October 7, 2019 View original article. Who is The Ave for? The future of the U District’s signature street features prominently in the District 4 campaign for Seattle City Council. At a debate Saturday, candidates Shaun Scott and Alex Pedersen presented differing visions.  The intersection of University Way Northeast and Northeast 45th Street is shown on Monday, October 5, 2019, from UW Tower in Seattle. By Megan Farmer, KUOW |
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