Seattle city planners have delivered the finalized One Seattle Comprehensive Plan to the City Council, setting the city’s course for managing housing, growth, and infrastructure through 2044. The plan replaces the 2015 Seattle 2035 framework and represents the most significant overhaul to Seattleâ...
City of Seattle
June 2025
June 2, 2025
City Council passes residential zoning overhaul
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 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 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 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
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.
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 21, 2025
First quarter crime statistics show a drop citywide
April 21, 2025
Economic Forecast for Seattle Shifts to Pessimistic
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...