Seattle’s new Do Not Solicit registry targets unwanted home-buying pitches
Seattle has approved a registry to curb covered unsolicited home-sale pitches, but the program will not take effect until June 1, 2027.
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Seattle Council Puts 10-Year Transit Measure on November Ballot
Seattle voters will decide in November 2026 whether to approve a proposed 10-year transit funding measure before the current package expires in April 2027.
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Seattle Police Chief Steve Barnes Resigns After Festival Shooting Criticism
Seattle Police Chief Steve Barnes resigned July 30 after criticism of the city’s response and delayed release of information following a fatal Bite of Seattle shootout.
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Seattle voters will decide renewed transit measure after council approval
Seattle lawmakers approved and the mayor signed a proposed 10-year transit measure for the November 3, 2026, ballot. Voters—not the council—would decide whether the replacement tax takes effect.
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Seattle Council Revives Plan for Universal Free School Meals This Fall
A proposed Seattle budget amendment would fund free meals for every Seattle Public Schools student in fall 2026, but the plan still needs council approval amid a projected $175 million general-fund deficit.
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Seattle police chief’s departure prompts dispute between mayor and council after festival shooting
Seattle Police Chief Barnes left the job July 30 under pressure from Mayor Katie Wilson, setting off criticism from council members, community organizations and a business group after the Bite of Seattle shooting.
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Seattle primary election set for Tuesday with City Council and county races on ballot
Washington’s Aug. 4 primary will narrow contested fields for the Nov. 3 general election, including Seattle City Council District 5 and races across King County.
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Seattle Transit Measure renewal: Kettle and Juarez amendments after July 13
Seattle’s City Council Select Committee held a July 13 hearing on the 2026 Seattle Transit Measure renewal, with Kettle and Juarez amendments in play.
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Seattle pauses large data centers as utility-cost fight begins
Seattle, WA — A one-year emergency moratorium pauses new large data centers while the city studies zoning, water, power demand and utility-rate protections.
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Seattle adopts emergency data-center moratorium as it studies power, water, rates
Seattle has paused new large data-center applications while officials study grid, water, land-use, and utility-rate impacts for residents and City Light customers.
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Seattle sends a $480 million library levy to the August ballot, raising the stakes for taxes and service levels
Seattle WA – The City Council has put a larger $480 million library levy on the August ballot, setting up a vote that could affect branch hours, repairs and future levy room.
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Seattle’s $480M library levy heads to the August ballot after council ups the price tag
Seattle WA – Seattle voters will decide a larger library levy this August after council added $69.7 million, pushing the package to about $479.7 million.
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Seattle opens Phase 2 hearings on where denser housing can go next
Seattle WA – Seattle’s Phase 2 comprehensive-plan hearings are underway, opening a new fight over where apartments, mixed-use buildings, and transit growth can go.