Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and Councilmember Dan Strauss signed a proclamation today declaring August 14, 2023 to be Ballard FC Day. Members of the team stopped by Seattle City Hall today to celebrate winning the USL League 2 National Champions in just their second season. Ballard FC beat the Lionsbridge Football Club 2-1 with a...
The Seattle City Council voted to approve a grant to help SIFF re-open the historic Cinerama theater and provide public benefit programming there. Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis secured the funding as part of the Midyear Supplemental Budget. The $950,000 in funding will help SIFF re-open the Cinerama later this year. King County roughly matched the...
For the first time in its history, Seattle will host the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. In preparation, the Seattle City Council passed legislation today outlining how hosting duties will work. Billed as the “biggest tournament of all time,” 16 cities across 3 countries have been selected to host the games. The massive, month-long celebration will...
The Seattle City Council voted against legislation, sponsored by Councilmember Kshama Sawant, that would have established a rent control policy for the city. That legislation would have only gone into effect if Washington State repeals its laws outlawing cities from implementing rent control. The legislation was rejected by a vote of 6-2. Washington...
The Seattle City Council will be holding a public hearing to gather community input on the upcoming Seattle Police Management Association (SPMA) contract negotiations. It will be on August 8 at 5:30 pm inside Council Chambers at Seattle City Hall. It’s a crucial moment, as it will be the public’s only opportunity to give...
It’s been just over a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ruling people did not have a right to access abortion and allowing states to dramatically repress reproductive rights. In the wake of that decision, the Seattle City Council fought back. Today, the Council got a briefing from public health officials on...
A Seattle City Council committee voted against new legislation Friday to establish a rent control policy for the city. The legislation would only go into effect if Washington State repeals laws prohibiting cities from regulating rent. The legislation, sponsored by Councilmember Kshama Sawant, was voted down 2-3 by the Sustainability and Renters Rights Committee. Under...
The Seattle Social Housing Developer The new Seattle Social Housing Developer Board, which will oversee the work to bringing affordable social housing to Seattle, will meet for the just the second time on June 22, 2023. The 13-member board was appointed in April. Their first meeting was in May. Tonight’s meeting will be at 5:30 PM...
Note: This article is an adaption of a Seattle City Council Central Staff Memo. The full memo is available on Legistar. The Seattle City Council, responding to an ongoing staffing crisis, passed a resolution today expressing the Council’s commitment to wage equity for nonprofit human services worker. The resolution was sponsored by Councilmember Lisa Herbold....
The Seattle City Council unanimously approved an ordinance today putting the 2023 Housing Levy renewal on the ballot this November. The legislation, sponsored by Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, affirms Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposal made public earlier this year. The mayor signed the bill immediately following the Council meeting. If approved by voters, the seven-year levy would...