King County operates two adult jails: one in Downtown Seattle and one in Kent. Full staffing at the two facilities requires 503 corrections officers. The lengthy waitlist at the state Criminal Justice Training...
The proposal, which Harrell called “clearly the biggest levy in our history,” would add $148 per year to a median homeowner’s property tax bill.In his speech announcing the proposed transportation plan, Harrell...
In addition, 500 job classifications will get wage adjustments based on market rates for similar public sector jobs. For classifications currently paid less than $48,000 annually, the adjusted wages will be considered...
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...
