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New Seattle City Council sworn in, Sara Nelson elected president

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...

The post-pandemic ups and downs of Seattle’s Downtown recovery

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...

City Council amended Seattle’s $7.8B budget. Here’s what’s changing

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...

A largely new Seattle City Council to take office in January

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...

Gaps narrow in Seattle City Council races, Strauss flips to lead

At-large Seattle City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda is running for King County Council’s 8th District seat and extended her lead over Burien Mayor Sofia Aragon on Thursday. Mosqueda has 52.4% to Aragon’s 47.3%....

Business-backed candidates lead early Seattle City Council results

At-large Seattle City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda is running for King County Council’s 8th District seat and led Burien Mayor Sofia Aragon by a narrow 50.1% to 49.4% Tuesday. If Mosqueda is elected,...

What’s at stake in the 2023 Seattle City Council elections?

The Council also will have the important task of negotiating and ratifying police accountability measures. The Seattle Police Officers Guild, the union representing officers, is currently negotiating its contract with the city...

Outside interests spend more than $1M on Seattle City Council races

Combined, those six independent committees have raised nearly $853,000 from many dozens of donors. Not every committee has the same set of donors, but there is overlap in the donor base among...

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