| With Future of Tiny Houses Up In the Air, Advocates Push for Action This Year |
PubliCola |
2021/09 |
Homelessness |
| Seattle City Council splits $15 million in savings from officer departures between police, other strategies |
The Seattle Times |
2021/09 |
Public Safety |
| Seattle council leaves grocery store hazard pay in place indefinitely |
My Northwest |
2021/09 |
Workers' Rights, COVID Relief |
| Seattle City Council shields JumpStart tax revenue, creates new budget-forecasting office |
The Seattle Times |
2021/08 |
Budget, Progressive Revenue |
| Seattle’s longstanding ‘urban village’ strategy for growth needs reworking, new report says |
The Seattle Times |
2021/07 |
Zoning |
| City Council completes framework for Seattle’s new tax on largest companies with fund for housing, small business, Green New Deal, and equitable development |
CHS Capitol Hill Seattle |
2021/07 |
Budget, Progressive Revenue |
| Goodbye, Single-Family Zoning… Hello Neighborhood Residential Zoning? |
The Urbanist |
2021/07 |
Zoning |
| No more ‘single-family’ zoning? Name change proposed by West Seattle-residing Councilmember Teresa |
West Seattle Blog |
2021/06 |
Zoning |
| OPINION: Our Common Responsibility: Addressing Homelessness Post-COVID |
Harvard ALI Social Impact Review |
2021/06 |
Homelessness |
| Durkan Again Delays Racial Equity Analysis of Seattle Growth Strategy |
The Urbanist |
2021/06 |
Housing, Zoning |
| Seattle City Council approves plan to spend $128 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds |
The Seattle Times |
2021/06 |
Budget, COVID Relief |
| King County judge tosses out chamber of commerce challenge to Seattle’s ‘JumpStart’ payroll tax |
The Seattle Times |
2021/06 |
Progressive Revenue |
| Seattle Rescue Plan Funds Permanent Stay Healthy Streets, Homeless and Housing Priorities |
The Urbanist |
2021/06 |
Budget, COVID Relief |
| Seattle city officials announce 'Seattle Rescue Plan' to aid in coronavirus recovery |
KOMO |
2021/05 |
Budget, COVID Relief |
| Seattle's COVID relief money to focus on direct aid, housing |
Crosscut |
2021/05 |
Budget, COVID Relief |
| No Depression: What’s in the $128.4M Seattle Rescue Plan for COVID-19 recovery — $49M for housing and homelessness, ‘direct cash assistance,’ small biz support, and cash for Stay Healthy Streets |
CHS Capitol Hill Seattle |
2021/05 |
Budget, COVID Relief |
| City’s Finance and Housing Committee hears Seattleites’ opinions about spending federal relief funds |
Real Change |
2021/05 |
Homelessness, Budget |
| Five months and $100,000 later, Seattle City Council asks: Where are the street sinks? |
The Seattle Times |
2021/05 |
Homelessness, Budget |
| Local Leaders and Organizations Respond to Guilty Ruling in Murder of George Floyd |
South Seattle Emerald |
2021/04 |
Public Safety |
| Seattle starts ball rolling on process to sort out spending plan for expected $239M in American Rescue Plan Act funds |
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog |
2021/03 |
Budget, COVID Relief |
| Seattle City Council Relaxes Rules for Microbusinesses, Such as Home Kitchens |
Eater Seattle |
2021/03 |
Land Use, COVID Relief |
| Seattle officials hope federal government reimburses funds for homeless hotels |
KOMO News |
2021/03 |
Homelessness |
| Seattle’s homeless ‘shelter surge’ unveiled with fewer shelter beds, more questions |
The Seattle Times |
2021/03 |
Homelessness |
| Seattle is state’s leader on climate-friendly building codes; new standards start March 15 |
KNKX |
2021/02 |
Energy, Climate |
| Trader Joe's goes nationwide with Seattle $4 hourly grocery hazard pay |
King 5 |
2021/02 |
COVID Relief |
| These cities want to give grocery store workers hazard pay |
CNN |
2021/02 |
COVID Relief |
| New Seattle Bill Gives Hazard Pay to Local Grocery Store Workers |
Eater Seattle |
2021/01 |
COVID Relief |
| Seattle City Council approves bringing $4/hour hazard pay back for grocery workers |
King 5 |
2021/01 |
COVID Relief |
| Seattle City Council approves $4 per hour mandatory pay boost for grocery workers during COVID-19 pandemic |
The Seattle Times |
2021/01 |
COVID Relief |
| Seattle City Council cuts police department budget nearly 17 percent |
The Hill |
2020/10 |
Budget |
| Seattle City Council OKs Budget With Nearly 20% Police Cut |
Associated Press |
2020/10 |
Budget |
| Whew, at Least the Seattle City Council Passed That COVID-19 Relief Package This Summer |
The Stranger |
2020/10 |
Budget |
| Seattle City Council proposes package of changes to Mayor Jenny Durkan’s 2021 budget plan |
The Seattle Times |
2020/10 |
Budget |
| Seattle Gets Improved Revenue Forecast, Mosqueda Prepares to Release Budget |
The Urbanist |
2020/10 |
Budget |
| As Seattle struggles to meet larger Black Lives Matter goals, city will transfer two more Central District properties to community ownership |
Capitol Hill Seattle |
2020/10 |
Equitable Development |
| OPINION: How we can build equity and economic recovery in Seattle’s 2021 budget |
South Seattle Emerald |
2020/10 |
Budget |
| Seattle council members raise questions, concerns about Mayor Jenny Durkan’s 2021 budget plan |
Seattle Times |
2020/10 |
Budget |
| Debate over Uber and Lyft driver pay comes to a head as Seattle prepares to set minimum wage |
GeekWire |
2020/09 |
Workers’ Rights |
| Struggling small restaurants defend JumpStart tax after Seattle chamber files lawsuit |
Seattle Times |
2020/12 |
Progressive Revenue |
| What Seattle’s new payroll tax says about the city’s politics |
Crosscut |
2020/07 |
Progressive Revenue |
| City council fuels Seattle's Green New Deal with JumpStart tax |
Crosscut |
2020/07 |
Progressive Revenue |
| This is how the Seattle City Council may spend emergency reserves and proceeds from business tax |
Seattle Times |
2020/07 |
Progressive Revenue |
| Call it the ‘boss tax:’ Seattle finally finds a potent way to tax the rich |
Seattle Times |
2020/07 |
Progressive Revenue |
| Seattle City Council passes ‘JumpStart’ tax on high salaries paid by big businesses |
Seattle Times |
2020/07 |
Progressive Revenue |
| Seattle City Council passes tax on big businesses |
KUOW |
2020/07 |
Progressive Revenue |
| Seattle City Council Passes “Historic” Big Business Tax |
South Seattle Emerald |
2020/07 |
Progressive Revenue |
| Seattle council passes landmark big business tax proposal |
My Northwest |
2020/07 |
Progressive Revenue |
| Seattle City Council members oppose order blocking crowd-control weapons ban, as police chief promises no tear gas use |
Seattle Times |
2020/07 |
Public Safety |
| Seattle councilmember: SPD compelling media to hand over footage is 'abhorrent' |
My Northwest |
2020/07 |
Public Safety |
| Seattle Council begins inquest into SPD budget amid calls to defund the police |
KIRO |
2020/06 |
Public Safety |
| Seattle City Council starts ‘inquest’ into police budget, resumes talks on ‘Amazon Tax’ |
Seattle Times |
2020/06 |
Public Safety |
| Seattle City Council starts ‘inquest’ into police budget, resumes talks on ‘Amazon Tax’ |
Seattle Times |
2020/06 |
Public Safety |
| Seattle City Council approves paid sick days for gig drivers during the coronavirus emergency |
Seattle Times |
2020/06 |
Workers’ Rights |
| Mosqueda introduces bill to require paid sick & safe time to some gig workers |
SCC Insight |
2020/05 |
Workers’ Rights |
| Seattle council to consider restricting encampment removals, concerned about coronavirus spread |
The Seattle Times |
2020/05 |
Homelessness |
| Seattle Identifies Millions in Federal Funding, Secures Bulk for Rental Assistance |
The Stranger |
2020/04 |
COVID Relief |
| Cities, Legislatures Learn to Govern by Conference Call |
The Pew Charitable Trusts |
2020/03 |
Government |
| Seattle to give $5 million in grocery vouchers amid coronavirus outbreak |
King 5 |
2020/03 |
COVID Relief |
| Women Leaders |
NW Asian Weekly |
2020/03 |
Government |
| Homeless amid the coronavirus outbreak |
Al Jazeera |
2020/03 |
Homelessness |
| Uber, Lyft, DoorDash react to coronavirus, workers say it's not enough |
CNBC |
2020/03 |
Workers’ Rights |
| Coronavirus: Seattle Officials Prepare Shelters for Area Homeless |
Gov Tech |
2020/03 |
Homelessness |
| As coronavirus spreads, some can’t afford a sick day |
Crosscut |
2020/03 |
Workers’ Rights |
| Officials and shelters prepare for coronavirus in Seattle-area homeless population as illness brings more deaths |
Seattle Times |
2020/03 |
Homelessness |
| Council Grills Navigation Team on Low Success Rate, Suggesting That $8 Million Might Be Better Spent on Shelter |
Publicola |
2020/02 |
Homelessness |
| One of North America’s Boldest Housing Initiatives Has Reached Its End: Did It Work? |
Sightline Institute |
2020/02 |
Housing |
| Photos From Last Night's 17,000-Person Bernie Sanders Rally in Tacoma |
The Stranger |
2020/02 |
National Issues |
| Seattle City Council to Washington state lawmakers: Don’t take away city’s ability to tax big businesses |
Seattle Times |
2020/02 |
Progressive Revenue |
| New Yorkers 'Have the Opportunity Seattle Didn't' as They Prepare for War With Amazon |
Gizmodo |
2019 |
Progressive Revenue |
| During visit to New York, Seattle councilmember says Amazon didn't keep its word |
King 5 |
2019 |
Progressive Revenue |
| Seattle officials visit New York with warnings about Amazon: ‘They thought they could bury us’ |
Geekwire |
2019 |
Progressive Revenue |
| Seattle Outlaws Subminimum Wage for People with Disabilities |
Seattle Met |
2019 |
Workers’ Rights |
| Seattle bans 'subminimum wages' for people with disabilities |
KUOW |
2019 |
Workers’ Rights |
| Seattle City Council passes new labor standards for domestic workers |
Curbed |
2019 |
Workers’ Rights |
| Jayapal, Mosqueda: The time is now for a federal domestic workers bill of rights |
Crosscut |
2019 |
Workers’ Rights |
| Seattle passes bill of rights for domestic workers |
KIRO 7 |
2019 |
Workers’ Rights |
| Report: Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis Requires Federal and Local Cooperation |
U.S. News |
2019 |
Housing |
| Seattle council adopts hotel-worker protections after voter-approved law was nixed in court |
Seattle Times |
2019 |
Workers’ Rights |
| Seattle City Council passes new protections for hotel workers over industry objections |
Crosscut |
2019 |
Workers’ Rights |
| Coming soon for Seattle city workers facing harassment: an advocate |
Crosscut |
2018/12 |
Safe Workplaces |
| Seattle approves new office to help city employees with workplace harassment, discrimination |
Seattle Times |
2018/12 |
Safe Workplaces |
| Washington Supreme Court rules against initiative to block public funding of safe-injection sites |
Seattle Times |
2018/12 |
Public Health |
| Seattle’s radical plan to fight big money in politics |
Vox |
2018/11 |
Democracy Vouchers |
| Episode 873: The Seattle Experiment |
Planet Money | NPR |
2018/11 |
Democracy Vouchers |
| City says legal fight cost Seattle 717 affordable homes |
Crosscut |
2018/11 |
Housing Affordability |
| Council approves Seattle's $6.9 billion budget with emphasis on homelessness |
KOMO |
2018/11 |
Homelessness |
| Seattle City Council approves $5.9 billion budget for 2019-2020 |
KING |
2018/11 |
Budget |
| Seattle City Council confirms Debra Smith as new City Light boss in wake of billing problems |
Seattle Times |
2018/10 |
Seattle City Light |
| Disposition Policy: Let's Put Underused Public Land to Use as Affordable Housing |
Urbanist |
2018/10 |
Housing Affordability |
| Seattle wants to give away land for Housing Affordability |
Crosscut |
2018/10 |
Housing Affordability |
| Open thread: What does your dream bike network look like? |
Curbed Seattle |
|
Transportation |
| To Help the Homeless, Seattle Will Tax Big Companies Like Amazon and Starbucks |
Governing |
|
Homelessness |
| Council embarks on update to Seattle City Light strategic plan |
SCC Insight |
|
Energy |
| Is Google Underreporting Political Ad Spending by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan? |
Slog |
|
Transparency |
| Rentberry sues city of Seattle over ban on rent bidding sites, alleging free speech violations |
Geekwire |
|
Housing Affordability |
| Rentberry sues Seattle over temporary rent-bidding ban |
Curbed Seattle |
|
Housing Affordability |
| Moratorium on rent-bidding sites gets challenged in court |
SCC Insight |
|
Housing Affordability |
| Lawsuit Claims Rent-Bidding Moratorium Violates Landlords’ Free Speech Rights |
Slog |
|
Housing Affordability |
| Council member says money spent last year got 5,000 homeless off street, but some only temporarily |
Q13 |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle passes head tax on large businesses to fight homelessness |
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter |
|
Homelessness |
| Mosqueda proposes moratorium on public land sales |
KIRO 7 |
|
Housing Affordability |
| Top Urbanist Actions: Rally to Save the Basic Bike Network |
The Urbanist |
|
Transportation |
| Take 5: Council member responds to head tax criticism |
KING 5 |
|
Homelessness |
| Six Things to Think About When Thinking About the Head Tax |
The C Is for crank |
|
|
| Amazon’s number: Inside the battle over Seattle’s head tax |
The Seattle Times |
|
Homelessness |
| Construction inflation could complicate Seattle head tax spending |
KING 5 |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle’s head-tax fight goes to the next round: How best to solve homelessness? |
The Seattle Times |
|
Homelessness |
| Weekend talks produce scaled-down head tax; Seattle City Council set to vote Monday |
The Seattle Times |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle Unanimously Passes an 'Amazon Tax' to Fund Affordable Housing |
CityLab |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle's tax on Amazon to help homeless may fall... |
Daily Mail Online |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle passes a smaller version of the 'Amazon tax’ |
CNN Money |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle backs tax on companies like Amazon to help homeless |
Fox Business |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle backs tax on companies like Amazon to help homeless |
News & Observer |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle passes new tax on large companies despite Amazon’s howls of protest |
TechCrunch |
|
Homelessness |
| To Help the Homeless, Seattle Will Tax Big Companies Like Amazon and Starbucks |
Governing |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle OKs taxing companies like Amazon to aid the homeless |
AP |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle backs `head tax´ on large companies like Amazon... |
Daily Mail Online |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle passes $47.5M business tax |
Crosscut |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle City Council Passes Reduced Head Tax |
Seattle Weekly |
|
Homelessness |
| Controversial Head Tax Passes After Weeks of Bruising Debate |
The C Is for crank |
|
Homelessness |
| Despite threat of veto, Council pushes forward $75 million tax |
Crosscut |
|
Homelessness |
| Controversial $500 head tax moves forward; mayor may veto |
KOMO |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle employee head tax vote expected today |
KING 5 |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle City Council North Seattle Town Hall Wednesday in Ballard to focus on ‘Progressive Tax on Business’ |
PhinneyWood |
|
Homelessness |
| Labor Advocates Promote Other Worker Events In Addition To May Day Marches |
KNKX |
|
Workers' Rights |
| Seattle City Council members double down on head tax after Amazon halts development |
Puget Sound Business Journal |
|
Homelessness |
| Outrage devolves into disrespect at town hall on Seattle's head tax |
KOMO |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle City Council members get earful at town hall over homeless camps, employee tax |
Q13 |
|
Homelessness |
| Amazon halts Seattle construction amid head tax proposal |
KIRO 7 |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle councilmember O'Brien faces full-throated anger from crowd at town hall |
KIRO 7 |
|
Homelessness |
| SeThreat of Amazon construction halt throws proposed Seattle business tax for a loop |
CHS Capitol Hill |
|
Homelessness |
| Amazon is making head tax all about them |
MyNorthwest |
|
Homelessness |
| Amazon Halts Downtown Construction Pending City Council Vote on Head Tax |
Slog |
|
Homelessness |
| The "Seattle Process" went off the rails today |
SCC Insight |
|
Homelessness |
| Amazon is ending construction projects in Seattle because they're upset about new taxes |
Circa |
|
Homelessness |
| Businesses in Seattle could pay millions to help city deal with homeless problem |
Fox News |
|
Homelessness |
| How did we get here? A look back on Seattle’s head-tax plan and Amazon’s response |
The Seattle Times |
|
Homelessness |
| Fury and frustration erupt over proposed head tax for homelessness services |
The Seattle Times |
|
Homelessness |
| Is Amazon serious about slowing its Seattle growth? Tech and community leaders weigh in – GeekWire |
Geekwire |
|
Homelessness |
| Amazon, the Head Tax, and the Waterfront |
Seattle Met |
|
Homelessness |
| Ballard town hall turns into an angry shoutfest – My Ballard |
My Ballard |
|
Homelessness |
| Amazon Pauses Development In Downtown Seattle As Council Considers 'Head Tax' |
KNKX |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle City Council to delay vote on head tax |
MyNorthwest |
|
Homelessness |
| Case workers: 'A paycheck away from being homeless themselves' |
Crosscut |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle revives controversial business tax to combat homelessness |
Crosscut |
|
Homelessness |
| Here's the City Council's Proposed Employers Tax |
Slog |
|
Homelessness |
| COUNCIL FINALLY UNVEILS PROPOSED TAX ON BUSINESSES |
SCC Insight |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle head tax would create 2,000 affordable housing units, council plan claims |
KING 5 |
|
Homelessness |
| Seattle City Council reveals details of proposed head tax on large employers |
Puget Sound Business Journal |
|
Homelessness |
| VIDEO: Questions, answers, numbers @ West Seattle Chamber of Commerce homelessness forum |
West Seattle Blog |
|
Homelessness |
| Revised business tax for housing and homeless services heads to City Council |
Curbed Seattle |
|
Homelessness |
| OPINION: 1919 Seattle General Strike Exemplified Solidarity |
South Seattle Emerald |
|
Workers' Rights |
| Seattle City Council members heading to New York City to share Amazon ‘lessons, mistakes’ |
The Seattle Times |
|
Amazon |
| Seattle officials visit New York with warnings about Amazon: ‘They thought they could bury us’ |
GeekWire |
|
Amazon |
| Council Members Visit NYC to Warn on Amazon HQ2 |
Bloomberg |
|
Amazon |
| Seattle will ask state Supreme Court to review ruling that nixed rights for hotel workers |
The Seattle Times |
|
Workers' Rights |
| States And Cities Have Already Shown Democrats’ Election Reforms Will Work |
Yahoo |
|
Democracy Vouchers |
| Microsoft pledges $500 million for affordable housing, homelessness in Seattle area |
KING 5 |
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Homelessness |
| More People Biking to Work Post Viaduct Closure |
KIRO-TV |
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Transportation |