Mayor Bruce Harrell announced over $100 million in funding on Thursday earmarked to create hundreds of affordable rental homes throughout Seattle. The $108 million investment in affordable housing is the first full allocation of funds after Seattle's approved 2023 housing levy,
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell this week defended his record on housing, balancing the budget, and public safety, and promised that 2025 will bring more accountability to the Seattle Police and more business downtown.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, left, speaking with Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell at an event in Seattle last year to announce new funding for affordable housing
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced a $108-million investment to build new rental homes for permanent supportive housing.
Speaking to KIRO Newsradio, Seattle City Council member Maritza Rivera expressed concerns about Mayor Bruce Harrell's One Seattle plan.
After struggling to find police recruits for the department, Harrell said Seattle reported its highest number of recruits in the last 10 years. There were over 4,000 applications to work for the Seattle Police Department (SPD), more than double the amount received in 2023.
Five men stand accused of dealing fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin in and around the Chinatown-International District (CID) after they were allegedly heard on wiretap plotting their drug deals and violence.
The space aims to nurture young startups looking to address climate change while also helping revitalize downtown.
It's one thing to hear that more police officers are joining Seattle police than are leaving the department, and another to see it.
The department, which has faced a significant exodus of officers in recent years, hired 84 new recruits in 2024.
King County and Seattle plan to use a combined $134 million to pay for the construction of 1,600 affordable homes. Seattle announced it is using $108 million toward affordable housing through its 2023 Housing Levy.
The Seattle City Council took up Mayor Bruce Harrell’s housing plan last week. But can you really call it a plan when it’s an absolute fantasy? Hoping to brand himself as an ambitious ...