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There’s a new effort underway to bring neighborhood-based voting to Kent, the south-of-Seattle suburb that’s King County’s third largest city. A campaign called “Kent for Districts ...
In fact, Action Seattle says the city's response to December's snowstorms, which was widely criticized as inadequate, underscores why some council members ought to be elected from districts.
This year, seven of the city’s nine council seats will be up for election. And when the winners take office in January 2024, they will be representing these newly-formed districts.
The Port of Seattle is disappointed in the Seattle City Council’s decision to move forward rushed legislation that will ...
Less than a month after roiling Seattle and making national headlines by voting unanimously to pass a controversial head tax on big businesses such as Amazon, the City Council now plans to ...
The Seattle City Council is at an ethical crossroads and council member Tim Burgess is holding a big stop sign in front of his colleagues. The council is considering a bill that would change the ...
SEATTLE — A Seattle City Council committee advanced Wednesday legislation that would allow the conversion of vacant office space downtown into new housing units. The legislation, sponsored by ...