On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council voted 6-3 to align the city’s municipal code with a 2023 state law, making public drug use and possession a gross misdemeanor. The decision gives the Seattle City Attorney’s…
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On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council voted 6-1 to add caste discrimination to its anti-discrimination laws, making Seattle the first U.S. city to enact such a law and the first city globally outside South Asia.…
Although Seattle is known across the country for its left-leaning political grounds, progressive candidates faced defeat during this year’s general election as votes poured in for their more moderate opponents. Mayor, city attorney, and one…
In November 2017, former Mayor Tim Burgess unveiled the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA), a plan to combat rising housing costs by creating 50,000 new residential units by 2025. HALA’s crown jewel is the…