SEATTLE – Today, Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7) commended Mayor Katie Wilson for releasing a proposed budget without imposing additional taxes but raised concerns that potential cuts to public ...

SEATTLE – Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6), chair of the Select Budget Committee, kicked off its annual budget process this morning.   Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson delivered her propo...

Potential for unintended consequences and higher grocery prices SEATTLE – Today Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) released the following statement after the after the amended Fair Pricing legi...

Councilmember Rinck sponsors Dolly Parton Day Proclamation and collaborates with Imagination Library of Washington and The Seattle Public Library program with Washington Children’s Authors  On Sept.22...

Today Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) issued the following statement in response to yesterday’s Seattle Times article about a contract providing telehealth mental health counseling for stude...

Bill allows temporary fee reduction for housing projects; accompanying resolution states intent to establish inclusionary requirements in neighborhood residential Today Councilmember Dionne Foster (Po...

Seattle CID native was first woman of color to serve on the City Council Today Council President Joy Hollingsworth (District 3) released the following statement honoring the loss of former City Counci...

Today, Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) urged Mayor Katie Wilson to act after her sponsored resolution (Res 32217) was approved by the City Council. The resolution calls for the City to enter...

Today, Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) said she was underwhelmed by the mayor’s new gun violence plan which was released earlier today. The plan continues already existing investments brough...

Today Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7), chair of the Public Safety Committee, released the following statement after receiving a response from Mayor Katie Wilson regarding his request to provide ...

Today Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) issued the following statement in response to Mayor Katie Wilson’s remarks on KUOW’s Soundside, in which the mayor described the City Council’s efforts ...

Today Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7), chair of the Public Safety Committee, released the following statement regarding his request that Mayor Katie B. Wilson provide the City Council with reaso...

Today Councilmember Rob Saka (District 1), chair of the Transportation, Waterfront and Seattle Center Committee, proposed the groundwork for first-of-its-kind traffic safety legislation — the Seattle ...

National Network for Safe Communities is nationally recognized for results in reducing gun violence Today Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) ) introduced a resolution that will declare the Seat...

On Tuesday, the City Council passed the mid-year supplemental budget including an amendment from Councilmember Lin that invests $500,000 in a Northern District 2 community fund. The City Council direc...

Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7) released the following statement on his constructed timeline the night of the July 26 mass shooting at Seattle Center. The timeline was discussed earlier today at...

On Monday, Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7) delivered a letter to Mayor Katie B. Wilson, calling on her office to collaborate on a procedural review of the handling of last month’s Seattle Center...

Today Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4), chair of the Libraries, Education and Neighborhoods Committee who helped oversee the levy renewal process, thanked Seattle voters for overwhelmingly ap...

City, philanthropy, and community partners unite to keep young people safely housed Today Councilmember Dionne Foster (Position 9) announced a proven public-private partnership that will bring Washing...

Sound Transit announced today that the Ballard Light Rail Extension could begin service to Market Street in Ballard by 2042 if it is able to close the project’s funding gap by 2033.  “As a board and a...

Today Council President Joy Hollingsworth (District 3), Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6), Councilmember Debora Juarez (District 5), Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7, Public Safety Chair), re...

Today, Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) released the following statement regarding unofficial reports that Mayor Katie Wilson has fired Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes: “It has been 24 hours...

Today Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck (Position 8) released the following statement: “Our community has been in mourning. This past weekend alone, 13 of our neighbors were shot, injured, or killed...

Councilmember Rob Saka (District 1), vice-chair of the Public Safety Committee, issued the following statement regarding unofficial reports that Mayor Katie Wilson has dismissed Seattle Police Chief S...

Today the City Council passed Council Bill 121215, streamlining appeals processes for zoning and planning actions by the city. The legislation impacts appeals related to the State Environmental Policy...

Select Committee Chair Maritza Rivera led two-year Council process to reach this milestone Today, the City Council voted unanimously to approve the implementation and evaluation plan for the Families,...

Seattle City Councilmembers and the mayor announced agreement today on a unified strategy to improve food access for Seattle students. The proposal would fund both universal free school meals, as prop...

City Council will consider at today’s meeting Councilmember Rob Saka (District 1) today announced that he’s introducing an amendment to Council Bill 121215, legislation aimed at expediting the State E...

City Council will consider at today’s meeting Councilmember Rob Saka (District 1) today announced that he’s introducing an amendment to Council Bill 121215, legislation aimed at expediting the State E...

City Councilmember Eddie Lin (District 2) released the following statement on yesterday’s shooting at the Seattle Center. “I am incredibly sad and outraged at the shooting deaths of more of our neighb...

Rivera urges the mayor to work with The National Network for Safe Communities, widely recognized for delivering results  Today Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4), released this statement after ...

Today Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7), chair of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee, released the following statement after gun violence at Seattle Center claimed the lives of three peopl...

Three Seattle City Councilmembers announced a proposal today to fund universal free school meals for all Seattle Public School students starting this fall, while maintaining new investments aimed at e...

City Council will consider final passage on July 28 Today, the Housing, Arts, and Civil Rights Committee passed legislation (Council Bill 121259), introduced by Councilmember Dionne Foster (Position 9...