Mayor and City Council Share Resolution Affirming Seattle’s Readiness for the Return of the NBA 3/25 Update: Seattle Mayor Katie B. Wilson responded to NBA vote to take the next critical and defining step towards potential expansion in Seattle: “Seattle can’t wait to welcome our Sonics back home. The city… [ Keep reading ]
In response to the allegations of sexual abuse recently reported against César Chávez, the City of Seattle and King County have agreed to remove his name from the park located in the South Park neighborhood, effective immediately. This action comes at the urging of City Councilmember Rinck and County Councilmember… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Mayor Katie B. Wilson today announced her decision on how to proceed with the city’s surveillance pilot project, and answered questions from journalists. She also announced she will be holding a town hall next Friday at Town Hall Seattle so the public can take part in a more in-depth conversation on this… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Mayor Katie B. Wilson reacted strongly to approaches put forth by Sound Transit to resolve the agency’s financial shortfall which could delay or eliminate the Ballard and West Seattle Link Extensions. Seattle Mayor Katie B. Wilson: “As a board member and transit rider, I’m disappointed at the alternatives before us today. Ten years ago, voters across… [ Keep reading ]
The $410 million package would provide essential supplementary library funding for books, building maintenance, all-ages programming, and technology infrastructure investments Today, Mayor Katie B. Wilson announced a proposal for a $410 million Library Levy that will go before Seattle City Council for consideration. The proposed 2026 replacement levy would further… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Katie B. Wilson released the following statement on the landmark settlement with Tribes and federal agencies to guide the future of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project, which will be referred next week to Seattle City Council for review and consideration: “This marks a major milestone in the Skagit relicensing process. The settlement is an expression of… [ Keep reading ]
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 ]
Mayor Katie B. Wilson today signed CB 121093 and CB 121135, legislation sponsored by Councilmember Eddie Lin (District 2) which will speed the production of housing and shelter by removing unnecessarily regulatory barriers and expediting permitting. These ordinances could accelerate development timelines by as much as five to twelve months, including for the 1,000 units of emergency housing the mayor is… [ Keep reading ]
Abdi Jama has been appointed as Special Advisor on Immigrant & Refugee Affairs for the City of Seattle. A nationally respected leader in immigrant and refugee services, Abdi brings more than two decades of experience strengthening institutions, expanding access to justice, and building durable systems that support immigrant families across… [ Keep reading ]
Good morning, and thank you for joining me today. Thank you to Northwest Tap Connection for performing and to Ben Hunter for emceeing. And thank you to everyone who’s here in person today, including members of the City Council; the City Attorney; the County Executive; local elected officials; consular officials;… [ Keep reading ]
