Seattle City Council

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9 points from Seattle Mayor Harrell’s 2024 state of the city speech

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell gave his annual "State of the City" address Tuesday, leaning into the setting at the Museum of History and Industry to play up the progress he argues his administration has been making over his first two years.

Politics

Seattle has a new City Council. What will change in a year?

Politics

Seattle Council picks CID activist Tanya Woo to fill open seat

From 'unreasonable scrutiny' to hope: Why Seattle's police union president is optimistic

The Seattle Police Officers Guild has hope that things will get better around town for the first time in a long time. Why? There's a new City Council at City Hall.

Politics

Tanya Woo sees support – and controversy – in bid for open Seattle Council seat

Last fall, Chinatown International District activist Tanya Woo lost her race to represent South Seattle to incumbent Tammy Morales by few hundred votes. Now, Woo’s bid to win the appointment to replace former council member Teresa Mosqueda is gaining some traction and generating controversy.

Government

And then there were 8. Seattle City Council announces finalists for vacant seat

On Thursday, the city released a list of 72 applicants who stepped forward to fill the vacant seat on the dais. On Friday, that list got whittled down to just eight.