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Seattle, King County push back on DOJ threats

Following a clear threat from the federal Department of Justice to so-called “sanctuary cities,” King County and Seattle officials pushed back on Wednesday afternoon.
Possible school bus driver strike looms over Seattle schools

A labor dispute between the company providing school bus service for Seattle’s public schools and the drivers of those buses has multiple agencies preparing for what could be an lengthy strike.
Durkan announces affordable housing investments

Mayor Jenny Durkan did the honors of announcing more than $100 million in affordable housing investments being made by the city through the Office of Housing in December.
Neighborhood groups seek to stop Seattle housing upzone plan

The city of Seattle’s Mandatory Housing Affordability policy has been controversial from the start, but the tenor of the debate was ratcheted up Monday as 24 groups from around the city rallied at City Hall, vowing to stop the plan.
Council passes short-term rental tax, pauses on regulation

Operators of short-term rental units and housing advocates weren’t silent as the Seattle City Council referred regulatory legislation back to committee last week.
Gonzalez, Mosqueda win sweeping council victories

Several progressive and labor-backed candidates in Seattle won commanding victories over their opponents on election night, Nov. 7 at Optimism Brewing on Capitol Hill.
Purr Lounge reopens in Montlake
Contentious City Attorney race centers on finances, policing

Accusations of financial carelessness, a strained relationship with police, and ineffectiveness in the courtroom have marked the contentious race for city attorney between two-term incumbent Pete Holmes and challenger Scott Lindsay.
Discarded smoking materials caused duplex fire

None injured in fire that destroyed home.
Small crowd gathers for school board forum

Tense moments punctuated a forum hosted by the Uptown Alliance on Tuesday night featuring five of the six candidates for Seattle School Board.
WSCC commits to $10 million in Freeway Park improvements

The Washington State Convention Center is poised to invest $10 million into repairing and revitalizing Freeway Park between Downtown and First Hill. The vision for what that may look like that was created over the last nine months of community outreach wasn’t so well received by the Seattle Design Commission on Thursday.
Council addresses unreinforced masonry retrofits for 1,100 buildings

There’s still a lot of work left to be done to ensure that more than 1,000 unreinforced brick masonry buildings in Seattle can withstand a major earthquake, and city councilmembers on Monday identified making sure seismic upgrades don’t displace those most vulnerable among one of their chief concerns.
City candidates take stage in forum
Burgess pushes homeless funding in 2018 budget
Mayoral candidates tangle over housing

The next Seattle mayor will hit the ground running in late November, after child sex abuse allegations resulted in Ed Murray’s early departure from office.
Disability commission recommends safe consumption sites

Jin-Ah Kim is a recovering opioid addict who only got clean when every single person when knew cut her off.
Grasping at straws (to start)

Diners at more than 200 Seattle-area establishments may notice something missing this month with their drink.
Mayor Ed Murray resigns in wake of a fifth sex abuse claim

Mayor Ed Murray has resigned in the wake of a fifth allegation of sex abuse, this time from his cousin.
Nikkita Oliver declares win for People's Party, despite loss

Nikkita Oliver may not be continuing on to the general election as a mayoral candidate, but on Tuesday afternoon she announced a victory for the Seattle Peoples Party.
Seattle facing three legal challenges to high-earner income tax

The Seattle City Council expected legal challenges when it passed legislation creating a progressive income tax on the city’s highest earners. It now has three to contend with.

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