There’s no shortage of critical issues for future City Council members to address. Homelessness, policing, public safety, the opioid crisis and the city’s post-pandemic recovery rank high among residents’ concerns. Who makes...
Joe Miller, Pioneer Human Services’ director of transition services, is proud of the work the organization does with people experiencing substance-use disorder in jail, but acknowledges it can be a difficult environment...
In 2019, in Seattle’s previous district City Council elections, Kshama Sawant raised more than $586,000 on her path to victory in the general election. Other now-councilmembers raised around $200,000 in their successful...
The rezones are meant to assure existing industrial business owners and would-be investors that Seattle’s industrial lands will remain viable. The plan is spelled out in more detail in the “Industrial and...
The mayor hopes the investments will bring more people back to the city's greater Downtown area after the COVID-19 pandemic decimated the activity from daily office workers, visitors and tourists. According to...
That debate played out over the course of a tense, nearly four-hour Seattle City Council meeting Tuesday in which Council members ultimately voted 5-4 to reject a bill that would have updated...
What the missing middle law doesHouse Bill 1110 was one of the marquee accomplishments of the Legislature’s “Year of Housing.” Sponsored by Jessica Bateman, D-Olympia, the law allows towns and cities to...
Robart said he’s proud of the progress he’s seen on the department’s use of force, Seattle’s accountability systems and more. But, the judge declined to make a ruling Tuesday, expressing skepticism that...
