Public Affairs Videos

Elections by district means big changes are in store for the Seattle City Council. All nine council members will have to run for re-election in 2015 under a charter amendment approved by voters in November that creates seven council districts and two at-large positions. Will fresh leadership emerge from Seattle`s neighborhoods? What will happen to the city`s 13 neighborhood district councils? Joining us in studio are Suzie Burke, co-sponsor of the successful charter amendment; City Councilmember Mike O`Brien; and Laine Ross and Alexis Gallegos, co-chairs of the City Neighborhood Council.