City of Seattle
King County Assessor Candidates Line Up Behind Homestead Exemption That Would Shift Tax Burden to Commercial Owners
The four candidates running to replace John Wilson as King County assessor have coalesced around a universal homestead exemption that would cut tax...
Mayor Wilson Appoints Kelli Larsen as Director of Seattle Office of Housing
Mayor Katie B. Wilson has tapped a five-year veteran of the Seattle Office of Housing, Kelli Larsen, to run the agency and execute...
Seattle Economic Development Chief Signals Retreat From JumpStart Tax Expansion as Downtown Vacancy Tops 30%
Seattle's new economic development director, Beto Yarce, says the city is exploring revenue options other than expanding its JumpStart payroll tax, even as...
Downtown Seattle Switches On First IKE Digital Kiosks Ahead of World Cup, With 50-Unit Network to Follow
The Downtown Seattle Association, the city of Seattle and Orange Barrel Media activated the first of 50 planned IKE Smart City digital kiosks...
Privately Funded Elliott Bay Connections to Reopen 16-Acre Seattle Waterfront Parks on June 4
A philanthropy-backed overhaul of Myrtle Edwards and Centennial Parks closes a critical gap along Seattle's reimagined Elliott Bay shoreline, extending a continuous public...
Sound Transit Board Greenlights $34.5B ST3 Reset, Leaving Ballard Link in Limbo
A 16-2 vote prioritizes West Seattle and resurrects the Graham Street station, but the long-promised extension to Market Street remains unfunded as the...
Seattle Mayor Wilson, King County Executive Zahilay Push to Secure Graham Street Station in ST3 Plan
Seattle and King County leaders are betting a last-minute funding amendment can end 27 years of broken promises for a Rainier Valley transit...
Seattle’s Deepest Housing Need Is Also Its Hardest to Build, Says Community Roots CEO
As King County's 2026 income limits inch upward, the gap between minimum-wage earners and the units they can afford keeps widening. The math...
OPTrust Rebrands Stalled 927-Unit Denny Triangle Towers as AERO1200, Targets Early 2027 Opening
The Toronto pension fund takes the keys from Westbank, names a hotel brand, and pushes Seattle's most troubled high-rise back toward the finish...
Tacoma Council Sets May 19 Hearing on 2026 Zoning Overhaul as Home in Tacoma Pipeline Swells 62 Percent
City pushes deeper into middle-housing reform with amendments expanding special-needs housing zones, easing childcare rules, and queuing up annexation along McKinley Avenue East....
Seattle to Unveil Denny Way Bus Lane Plan to Rescue Metro Route 8, Corridor’s Largest Employers
Mayor Katie Wilson's administration is set to commit to dedicated transit infrastructure on one of the region's most congested commercial arteries, a move...
Campus U Development Wins Design Approval for 91-Unit Apartment Building in Seattle’s University District
The five-story project on a former parking lot adds to a wave of residential development that has reshaped one of Seattle's densest neighborhoods...
