From Left: Amy Nelson, Megan McNally, Cynthia Tee, Leslie Feinzaig

Emilia Allard (left) and Rhiannon Rasaretnam, March for Our Lives organizers, in front of Ballard High School

From left: Nathan Vass, Monserrat Padilla, Jerrell Davis and Gordon Padelford

Gene Duvernoy, with the Wild Sky Wilderness’ Gunn Peak in the background

This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. YIMBY—the acronym stands for “yes in my backyard”—started as a national rebuke to so-called NIMBYs (“not in my backyard”), residents who oppose development in their neighborhoods. Today, the politically diverse movement has an active Seattle…

Silent no more: Denise Krownbell (left) and Gina Petry photographed in front of Seattle City Hall

Edouardo Jordan photographed at Salare, one of his restaurants

The growing Crosscut staff including (seated in front, left to right) senior editor Joe Copeland, city reporter David Kroman, executive editor Greg Hanscom, managing editor Florangela Davila and digital editor Cambria Roth

From left, Steven Matly, Ijeoma Oluo and Robin DiAngelo

Katie Wilson, an advocate for low-income residents