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WA offers $4K bonuses to combat homeless-service worker crisis

Proving economic hardship will be easy for many in the industry. Desvigne said she and her co-workers often talk about how many of them rely on the same safety-net programs as their...

What local leaders think of Seattle police chief nominee Adrian Diaz

Quynh Pham, executive director of Friends of Little Saigon, said she built a relationship with Diaz during concerted police crackdowns downtown and at 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street in Little...

What would it take to bring Seattle home prices down to earth?

Arthur Acolin, an assistant professor at the University of Washington’s real estate school, has some optimism about the theoretical impact a sufficient supply could have on home prices. But in practice he...

Seattle community court referrals are surging. Here's why

Shadid helped create Seattle’s community court in partnership with the King County Department of Public Defense and the Seattle City Attorney’s office. The aim of the court is to try to break...

Poll: Inflation, cost of living top of mind for WA voters

With U.S. inflation hitting a 40-year high in June, it’s not surprising voters are prioritizing pocketbook issues. Concern about the economy was shared fairly evenly among Democrats (37%) and independents (33%), while...

Poll: Inflation, not abortion, top issue for WA voters

With U.S. inflation hitting a 40-year high in June, it’s not surprising voters are prioritizing pocketbook issues. Concern about the economy was shared fairly evenly among Democrats (37%) and independents (33%), while...

King County reworks aid after some renters fall through the cracks

A revised systemIn May, King County restructured the emergency rental assistance program. United Way of King County, which has been on contract since the beginning, is now in charge of managing the...

Seattle doubled its hotel fee. Here's where the money is going

Now, as summer 2022 finally gets underway in Seattle, tourists are walking the waterfront, cruise ships are arriving and hotel occupancy rates are climbing back up to 60%. To help aid that...

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