City of Seattle

A forensic audit released Wednesday found the King County Regional Homelessness Authority cannot account for $13 million in public funds and operates with a $44.7 million negative cash position, with no basic internal accounting controls. By Thursday, Seattle Councilmember Maritza Rivera and King Co...

An estimated 75,000 to 100,000 people marched from Capitol Hill to Seattle Center on Saturday in the third nationwide "No Kings" demonstration, according to the Seattle Police Department. The rally, which drew millions to more than 3,200 events across all 50 states, marked the largest of the three p...

Sound Transit is launching an agency-wide reset after revealing a $30–40 billion funding gap, forcing a reevaluation of major ST3 expansion projects—including the planned Ballard-to-SoDo light rail connection via a new downtown Seattle tunnel. At last week’s board meeting, leaders formally ...

U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick on Friday widened a court order that bars the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from cities with sanctuary policies, including Seattle. The new ruling extends protections to 34 additional jurisdictions such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Denv...

Three of Seattle’s highest-profile citywide offices are headed for rematches in November after progressive challengers finished ahead of moderate incumbents in the city’s top-two primary. Mayor In the mayor’s race, Transit Riders Union co-founder Katie Wilson leads Mayor Bruce Harrell b...