City of Seattle

June 2025

The Seattle City Council has unanimously passed new interim zoning rules that dramatically reshape what can be built in residential neighborhoods across the city. The legislation, passed this week, brings Seattle into compliance with recent state mandates to allow more ‘middle housing’ and will ...

May 2025

May 27, 2025

City of Seattle unveils plan to eliminate fossil fuels from city buildings by 2042 — The Municipal Buildings Decarbonization Plan targets 176 facilities for electrification, aiming to cut carbon emissions 87% and reduce energy use nearly in half through end-of-life equipment upgrades.

May 19, 2025

Seattle City Council proposal would let councilmembers vote despite conflicts of interest — The plan, introduced by Councilmember Cathy Moore, would require public disclosure but eliminate mandatory recusals.

May 19, 2025

Seattle City Council passes bill to expand traffic safety cameras beyond school zones — New cameras will target speeding hotspots, with revenue directed toward sidewalk repairs and pedestrian safety improvements.

May 5, 2025

City attorney launches alternative to drug prosecution for misdemeanor cases — Defendants can avoid jail by completing treatment steps, passing drug tests, and staying arrest-free for 60 days to qualify for case dismissal.

April 2025

April 28, 2025

Judge grants injunction to Seattle, others challenging Trump’s sanctuary city executive order — A federal judge in California has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from Seattle and 15 other sanctuary jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

April 28, 2025

Seattle cleared 2,504 homeless encampments in 2024, tripling removals since 2022 — Despite the record pace, homelessness in King County rose 26%, and fewer people chose to move into shelters.

Seattle saw notable year-over-year drops in violent crime, property crime, and motor vehicle theft during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. Violent crime fell from 1,261 incidents in Q1 2024 to 1,077 in Q1 2025 — a decrease of 14.6%. Property crime declined from...

The City of Seattle’s Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts has released its April 2025 revenue forecast, adopting a pessimistic economic scenario in light of mounting global uncertainty, weak local revenue collections, and sector-specific slowdowns. The shift reflects recent international trad...