Viva La Cola!

Founded in January 2009, PubliCola is a blog about Seattle written by journalists who are dedicated to non-partisan, original daily reporting that prioritizes a balanced approach to news. Started by longtime local editor and award-winning reporter Josh Feit, PubliCola is the first online-only news site in state history to get media credentials to cover the state capitol.

PubliCola was off and running. In June 2009, PubliCola hired another award-winning journalist, super-sourced Seattle city hall reporter Erica C. Barnett.

People were afraid that blogging would change journalism. Instead, we believe journalism can change blogging. Twenty-first century journalism may look and feel different, and yes Erica isn't afraid to get cranky, but we're committed to making sure online news still delivers independent, reliable, even-keeled coverage. And most of all, we're committed to making sure the coverage sparks honest civic debate.

Bringing you cola for the people, PubliCola is named after Publius Valerius PubliCola, the alias for the authors of the Federalist Papers—the original bloggers.

The first online-only news site in state history to get media credentials to cover the state capitol and Seattle city hall, PubliCola has been called a “must-read” by the Seattle Post Intelligencer and a hot “New Media Mover and Shaker” by Seattle Magazine—which also cited our own Erica C. Barnett as the city's No. 1 news nerd.

The Latest Results: Seattle Elections

Highlights:

King County Charter Amendment No. 1

YES 85.09%

NO 14.91%

King County Charter Amendment No. 2

YES 82.05%

NO 17.95%

King County Charter Amendment No. 3

YES 91.13%

NO 8.87%

King County Charter Amendment No. 4

YES 80.49%

NO 19.51%

King County Executive
Susan Hutchison 42.76%

Dow Constantine 57.01%

Write-in 0.23%

Sheriff

Sue Rahr 97.72%

Write-in 2.28%

Assessor unexpired 2-year term

Graham Albertini 19.76%

Gene Lux 5.11%

Lloyd Hara 33.59%

Bob Rosenberger 29.12%

Bob Blanchard 12.06%

Write-in 0.36%

Port of Seattle

Commissioner Position No. 1

John Creighton 98.22%

Write-in 1.78%

Commissioner Position No. 3

Rob Holland 54.76%

David Doud 44.96%

Write-in 0.29%

Commissioner Position No. 4

Tom Albro 56.52%

Max Vekich 42.60%

Write-in 0.88%

Mayor

Mike McGinn 50.03%

Joe Mallahan 48.96%

Write-in 1.02%

City Attorney

Pete Holmes 61.56%

Tom Carr 38.24%

Write-in 0.20%

Council Position No. 2

Richard Conlin 75.40%

David Ginsberg 24.31%

Write-in 0.29%

Council Position No. 4

Sally Bagshaw 68.58%

David Bloom 31.17%

Write-in 0.25%

Council Position No. 6

Nick Licata 57.73%

Jessie Israel 42.03%

Write-in 0.24%

Council Position No. 8

Mike O’Brien 57.91%

Robert Rosencrantz 41.86%

Write-in 0.24%

Proposition No. 1 (Seattle Housing Levy)

YES 63.33%

NO 36.67%

Seattle School Board

Director District No. 4

Michael DeBell 98.46%

Write-in 1.54%

Director District No. 5

Kay Smith-Blum 64.23%

Mary E. Bass 35.44%

Write-in 0.34%

Director District No. 7

Betty Patu 68.45%

Wilson Chin 31.24%

Write-in 0.31%