The candidates A lifelong Seattleite, Woo helped found the Chinatown-International District Community Watch during the pandemic to conduct safety patrols and do outreach to people experiencing homelessness. In 2022, she helped lead successful...

What the levy pays forTransportation levies pay for about 30% of the Seattle Department of Transportation’s budget for “core services and new projects,” according to the department.   Over its eight years, the...

Councilmember Tammy Morales voted no. Councilmembers Joy Hollingsworth and Cathy Moore were absent.  The current iteration of the Seattle Police Department’s bonus program has been in place since July 2022 to address...

The debate over its future  For 2025, Harrell has proposed using $287M in Jumpstart revenue to balance the budget; $43M to create a reserve fund for Jumpstart; about $144.5M for affordable housing; $35M...

Dan Eder, City Budget Office interim director, said much of the overall increases came from investments in public safety, housing and homelessness, public health and initiatives meant to help Seattle “thrive.” On public...

Councilmembers voted 6 to 1 Thursday to run an alternative ballot measure against Initiative 137. Councilmember Tammy Morales voted No, and Councilmembers Cathy Moore and Dan Strauss were absent from the special...

According to a memo drafted by the Council’s policy analysts, the new law is meant to give Seattle police officers new authority to engage with people in drug-market hotspots in an effort...

Earlier this year, the median home sale price in King County surpassed $1 million, far out of reach for most residents. Renting isn’t so affordable either. Fair-market rent on a “modest” two-bedroom...