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“Neighbor by Neighbor:” Mayor announces legislation to rapidly expand shelter and calls on whole city to be part of the solution 

March 4, 2026

Mayor Katie B. Wilson joined with community leaders, neighbors, and service providers at the Hope Factory in SoDo today to announce citywide, all-hands-on-deck effort to rapidly expand shelter across Seattle and start bringing people inside. The mayor announced she is transmitting a package of new legislation to City Council which will accelerate her efforts to open 1,000 new units of shelter and emergency housing with wrap-around services to… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Wilson and Seattle Social Housing Developer Celebrate Key Council Vote to Fund Permanently Affordable and Publicly Owned Housing

February 11, 2026

SEATTLE – Today, the Seattle City Council unanimously approved the Interlocal Agreement between City of Seattle and the Seattle Social Housing Developer (SSHD), which will transfer approximately $115 million in funds this year to acquire and build permanently affordable and publicly owned housing for hundreds of working Seattleites. “Housing is far too… [ Keep reading ]

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What we’re doing to expand shelter, address homelessness, and keep public space accessible 

February 10, 2026

Last month, I visited an encampment in Ballard that was scheduled to be cleared. After hearing from concerned community members, I decided to extend the timeline to clear the site because I thought that better outcomes were possible for the people living there, their neighbors, and local businesses. The conversations… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Wilson Launches Seattle Renter’s Survey

February 6, 2026

Mayor Katie B. Wilson announced the launch of Seattle Renter’s Survey, a key step in addressing affordable rental housing. In a video statement, Mayor Wilson said that while her administration works to make housing more affordable, renters across the city need to keep organizing and speaking out. The deadline for responses has… [ Keep reading ]

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Addressing Seattle Housing Shortage: Mayor Wilson Releases Final Centers and Corridors Zoning Proposal 

January 30, 2026

SEATTLE — Today, Mayor Wilson announced the release of the Centers and Corridors proposal, the second of four zoning packages setting Seattle’s newly updated Comprehensive Plan into motion. This phase of changes to Seattle’s zoning was transmitted to Council on January 28. The Centers and Corridors legislation updates zoning in new growth areas identified in the Comprehensive plan, including: 30… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Wilson Announces Executive Orders to Accelerate Shelter and Improve Transit  

January 15, 2026

Mayor Katie B. Wilson announced two executive orders at her transition team meeting this morning: one which will accelerate the expansion of emergency shelter and affordable housing, and other which will establish a bus lane along Denny Way. “Today I am taking immediate action to address our homelessness crisis and improve mobility on a key transit corridor,” said Mayor Katie B. Wilson. “First, I am ordering immediate steps to expand emergency… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Wilson Statement on Ballard Encampment

January 14, 2026

Seattle – Mayor Katie B. Wilson released the following statement: “This morning, I visited the site of an encampment in Ballard that was scheduled to be removed because I wanted to understand in detail for myself what’s working and not working in our current approach. I decided to extend the deadline… [ Keep reading ]

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