The Seattle City Council has bigger issues to ponder than whether to add housing to the stadium district. It ought to table a proposal that would do just that.

The transition of power at the top of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) will officially commence this week.Sue Rahr, who has served as the interim police chief in Seattle since May 2024, will clear out of the office Wednesday,

Analysis shows fewer than 3% of “protected” trees were actually preserved under the city’s controversial 2023 ordinance.

That's according to John R. Miller, CBRE 's executive managing director for the Pacific Northwest. He described the market as “frothy” at the Puget Sound Business Journal's Economic Outlook 2025 event Jan. 16. Last year, the brokerage had its highest-ever revenue year in terms of office leasing.

The $108 million investment in affordable housing is the first full allocation of funds after Seattle's approved 2023 housing levy, according to a release. Homeowners will be paying $970 million over seven years as part of the city's housing levy.

Voters have two choices to make to determine the future of Seattle's newest housing plan, starting with whether it should be funded. Ballots went out last week.

Voters are being asked to choose between two measures. One, a new tax, would raise an estimated $52 million a year in perpetuity. The other would earmark $10 million a year for five years.

Consul General of India Prakash Gupta hosted this year’s Republic Day of India this past weekend at the Bell Harbor Conference Center.

The Seattle City Council chose Mark Solomon, a crime prevention coordinator with the Seattle Police Department, to fill the open District 2 seat left earlier this year by former member Tammy Morales.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell speaks during an event hosted by OneAmerica after Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order creating a family separation rapid response team aimed at respondin

Solomon is a crime prevention coordinator with the Seattle Police Department, a position that seems to align him with the Council's public safety priorities.

The idea grabbed eyeballs in 2024, but initial attempt fizzled in the Senate after the Association of Washington Cities raised concerns about preemption (the state telling cities what to do),