SEATTLE, WA — Today, Seattle Mayor Katie B. Wilson announced that Lake Washington Boulevard will open for Bicycle Weekends every weekend from Memorial Day through Labor Day. “Seattle summers are beautiful, and we should be able to enjoy them,” said Mayor Katie B. Wilson. “We’re opening Lake Washington Boulevard every weekend to make more… [ Keep reading ]
Taking on challenges, doing big things, and celebrating our incredible city On January 2nd, an overflow crowd packed City Hall to celebrate Mayor Katie B. Wilson’s inauguration and mark a new era of city government. In the 100 days since taking office, the mayor and her team have gotten to… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Katie B. Wilson released the Summary Report of the 2025 City of Seattle | Tribal Nations Summit that occurred on September 16, 2025. The Tribal Nations Summit is the City’s bi-annual opportunity to identify actions and desired outcomes that uphold the sovereignty and treaty rights of federally recognized Tribes and to build partnerships,… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Wilson will host a community briefing on shelter expansion on Wednesday, April 8 at 6:00 PM in the Bertha Knight Landes Room at City Hall. Join for an evening bringing together community members and partners as the Mayor shares progress to date and outlines next steps as we continue… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Katie B. Wilson announced bold steps to meet the scale of Seattle’s housing crisis by combining and accelerating the next phases of Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan. What had been a multi-year process could now be complete as soon as 2027, rapidly accelerating the ability to build more housing near transit,… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Katie B. Wilson and City Councilmember Eddie Lin (District 2) released the following statement regarding the shooting of two teens in the Chinatown-International District on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. “We are deeply concerned about gun violence in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, and devastated that two teenagers were the victims. Incidents… [ Keep reading ]
Today, Mayor Katie B. Wilson and the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) announced core initial investments for Seattle’s immigrant and refugee communities, focused on legal defense for detained immigrants and providing small community grants to meet basic needs. Last year, while facing a flood of federal policy attacks… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE, WA — Today, Mayor Katie B. Wilson announced the appointment of Randy Engstrom as the next Director of Seattle Center, one of the region’s most important civic and cultural gathering places. Engstrom brings decades of experience in arts, culture, and public policy, including serving as Director of the City… [ Keep reading ]
Expert medical and community health professional and current Acting Director chosen to advance public health services for Seattle and King County residents Today, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay and Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson appointed Dr. Sandra Valenciano to serve as the Director of Public Health – Seattle and King County…. [ Keep reading ]
Rental junk fees are making it harder to afford life in Seattle. They add costs people didn’t choose and can’t plan for — pushing rent even further out of reach. Rent is already high enough. We’re taking this on.
