Seattle voters will decide this fall whether to renew and expand the city’s Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise (FEPP) Levy. The City Council unanimously approved placing the $1.3 billion measure on the November ballot, doubling the size of the existing levy set to expire this year. The...
City of Seattle
June 2025
June 23, 2025
Seattle joins lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security over frozen counterterrorism funds — City seeks to restore grant funding for anti-terror training and equipment.
June 23, 2025
Mayor Harrell proposes $2 million bridge loan to sustain social housing developer until tax revenue arrives — Seattle’s voter-created public housing agency faces a funding gap until 2026; short-term city loan aims to keep operations and acquisitions moving.
June 16, 2025
Mayor proposes sweeping design review overhaul to speed up housing — Plan includes interim pause, fewer required meetings, and permanent reforms aligned with state law.
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...
June 9, 2025
Councilmember Cathy Moore to step down
Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore announced Monday that she will resign from her District 5 (North Seattle) seat effective July 7, citing health and personal reasons. Moore, a former King County Superior Court judge, was elected in 2023 and leaves with over two years remaining in her term. D...
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