City Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth (District 3), Chair of the Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan, has issued additional guidance to select committee members following challenges to the Final Environmental Impact Statement. Until now, the Select Committee has received briefings on several aspects of the Mayor’s recommended One Seattle Plan, including the City’s obligations under the Growth Management Act, the Comprehensive...
Ballard Commons Park Update
May 4, 2020 Since my first days in office, and long before the COVID-19 pandemic or the Stay Home, Stay...
Councilmembers Sawant, Morales Announce Acceleration of Tax on Amazon, Big Business to Fund Emergency COVID19 Relief
Tax will provide $200M in relief for up to 100K households this year, subsequently fund social housing and Green New...
Council Unanimously Passes Resolution Calling For Immediate Moratorium on Residential and Commercial Rent, Mortgage Payments
Councilmember Tammy J. Morales (District 2, South Seattle and the CID) and her Council colleagues passed her resolution calling on...
Council Passes $5 Million in Food Vouchers to Address Coronavirus Crisis
Legislation provides $800 vouchers to Seattle families enrolled in City programs The Seattle City Council unanimously passed Mayor Jenny Durkan’s...