Housing and homelessnessThough the city has 7,600 units of new housing in the permitting and construction pipeline for the greater Downtown area, Harrell acknowledged Tuesday that addressing the housing affordability crisis will...

Once the City Clerk approves the initiative petition, the campaign will have 180 days to collect and submit at least 26,521 valid signatures from registered Seattle voters to qualify for the November...

One of the first challenges a Council appointee faces is staffing their office with the legislative aides and policy advisers who make City Hall run. Councilmembers can ask for staff members from...

The new appointee will serve until late November. Voters will choose a slightly longer-term replacement during a November special election to serve the remainder of Mosqueda’s term through the end of 2025....

A largely inexperienced crop of new councilmembers will fill out the remainder of the Council.Rob Saka, an Air Force veteran and former lawyer for the tech giant Meta, is representing West Seattle’s...

Downtown Seattle Association CEO Jon Scholes is pleased with the efforts the Harrell administration has taken so far.“It’s all moving in the right direction. There’s not one piece of legislation or investment...

In September, Mayor Bruce Harrell released his proposed 2024 budget, which significantly increased money for affordable-housing construction and operations, directed more than $100 million to the King County Regional Homelessness Authority and...

In January, the newly-elected Councilmembers will join at-large Councilmember Sara Nelson and a yet-to-be-appointed replacement for at-large Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, who was elected to the King County Council.The new Council will be...