The program helped fund, for example, El Centro de la Raza’s new Columbia City development, which will have 87 units of affordable housing, a ground-floor bilingual child care center and preschool as...

In a typical year, department heads will build off the previous year’s budget and make adjustments as necessary — say, a request for more money to increase staff or a plan to...

Violence has impacted many Seattle-area rideshare drivers in recent years, four of whom were murdered.  Amare Geda, a 52-year-old father of two, was shot and killed on Aug. 8, 2023 by an 18-year-old...

Released Tuesday, the proposal dictates what kind of housing can be built, how much can be built and where it could go. It also would create a new neighborhood designation that allows...

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....