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‘You’ll subsidize it. You’ll have more of it’: Curley questions Mayor Wilson’s RV safe lots after permit veto

Seattle’s mayor and City Council are fighting over how to get RVs off city streets. KIRO host John Curley thinks both sides are missing the bigger question: what happens to the people living inside them. Mayor Katie Wilson vetoed the permit program at the center of the City Council’s...

Seattle, WA · 1d
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Shoreline Proposition 1 not approved by voters - no Shoreline Pool

As of November 4, 2026, election results show that Shoreline voters are not approving Proposition 1. Proposition 1 would have created a Metropolitan Park District (MPD) to fund the construction, operation, and maintenance of a new pool facility and potential future recreational facilities. Current results show approximately 55% of voters opposed and 45% in favor of the measure.

Shoreline, WA · 1d
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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 6–8, 2026

Wondering what there is to do this weekend? Look no further, because we've rounded up the best budget-friendly options around town, from Short Run Comix Festival to Diwali: Lights of India and from Woodlandstock to a Holiday Baking Event at ChefShop. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.

Seattle, WA · 1d
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Axios Seattle

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Seattle's Jaelynn Scott set to be Washington's first trans lawmaker

Seattle voters are poised to send the first openly transgender person to Washington's Legislature, with Jaelynn Scott holding 87% of the vote as of Thursday. The big picture: The milestone comes in the same election in which Washington voters approved new restrictions on trans girls competing in girls' school sports. Zoom in: Scott, the executive director of the Black trans advocacy organization the Lavender Rights Project, is on track to win the Position 2 seat in Washington's 37th Legislative District. The state House chief clerk and state Senate secretary told Axios they were unaware of any previous Washington legislators who publicly identified as transgender. The 37th district consists mostly of southeast Seattle but also includes a small part of Renton and some unincorporated areas, including Skyway. What they're saying: Scott acknowledged the historic nature of her victory in an election night news release. But she said her campaign was primarily about "families fighting to stay in the neighborhoods they built," along with "housing, health care and schools." "Being first is a responsibility, not a trophy," Scott said. "To every trans kid in Washington who has been told there's no place for them: there is. It's in the State House." Her

Seattle, WA · 1d

bellevuereporter.com

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ELECTION 2026: First update of candidate results are in for Bellevue

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The first general election ballot count update from Wednesday favor incumbents in Bellevue, which is home to Congressional District No. 1 and Legislative Districts 41 and 48. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1. United States Representative. For Congressional District No. 1 U.S. Representative, incumbent Democrat Suzan DelBene...

Bellevue, WA · 3d

Reasoncom

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Seattle's Newest Progressive City Councilwoman Wants To Make Building Easier

In Seattle's only city council election this year, voters in District 5 elected progressive urbanist Nilu Jenks over moderate Julia Kang, according to The Seattle Times. Jenks' victory may be an unexpected win for both homebuilders and renters. Much of the campaign centered on public safety, affordability, and city taxes....

Seattle, WA · 20h

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Salt Lake City Gen Zers Are Moving To This Pacific Northwest Haven Known As 'Mother Nature's City'

Salt Lake City may be among the most popular metro areas for Gen Zers who want large homes, high-paying jobs, and plenty of outdoor adventures. But young adults born between 1997 and 2012 aren't afraid to cross state lines in search of new places to call home. In fact, they're doing it more than any other generation. And according to U-Haul's 2026 Midyear Migration Trends report, many of them are making the 13-hour drive straight to Seattle, Washington. For nature lovers, this Pacific Northwest haven offers a similar combination of bustling city life and the great outdoors.

Seattle, WA · 2d

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Admiral's Empty Quality Cleaners Building Faces $1M Cleanup Before It Can Reopen

The Quality Cleaners building at the southwest corner of California Avenue and Admiral Way has sat empty for several years, ever since soil testing turned up dry-cleaning chemicals beneath it. Now the Bloom family, which has owned the 1916 building since the 1950s, is seeking permits for a remediation plan they hope will finally let people walk back through its doors.

Seattle, WA · 20h

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Mayor Wilson expects to select Seattle’s next police chief in coming months

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson released an update on the search for a new police chief on Friday, stating that the search is “on track” for her selection to be made in the coming months. Wilson noted that she reviewed more than 40 applications from qualified internal and external...

Seattle, WA · 18h

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‘They can all come in’: Seattle schools superintendent says mergers could close 10 buildings, argues plan is about education

Seattle Public Schools (SPS) could close 10 school buildings under a proposed merger plan, but SPS Superintendent Ben Shuldiner said the goal is to improve education — not simply save money. Speaking on “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio, Shuldiner said the district is considering combining 21...

Seattle, WA · 1d

Daily Journal of Commerce

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Pacific Northwest projects totaling $61.9 million in top bidders | Nov. 6, 2026

A weekly compilation of the largest winning bids in the Pacific Northwest, according to the Daily Journal of Commerce Project Center. Winner (intent to award): Slayden Constructors of Salem. Amount: $58,845,000. Project: Ashland Water Treatment Plant (Ashland) Owner: City of Ashland. Cost estimate: not available. Project team: HDR. 2. Winner...

Seattle, WA · 1d

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‘Even local government in WA is being polarized’: Former Burien mayor links Tacoma housing debate to party pressure

Tacoma’s Safe Homes for All initiative would expand tenant protections, increase penalties for rental-law violations, and establish additional licensing and enforcement requirements. The proposal appeared on the Nov. 3 ballot as Initiative Measure No. 1, building on tenant protections voters approved in 2023. The initiative led in early election...

Tacoma, WA · 3d

Fox News

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4 of nation's largest cities now led by socialist mayors after Tuesday's election, affecting tens of millions

Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., now join Seattle and New York City as top-20 U.S. cities led by DSA-affiliated socialist mayors in office.

Los Angeles, CA · 7h

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Volunteers At This Old Washington Polish Hall Still Hand-Roll Pierogi Every Friday Night

Pickle soup, meat-filled potato dumplings, and plates of homemade pierogi appear just one night a week at an old hall in Washington. The doors open at 5 PM on Friday. The cooking is homemade and proudly traditional. Cabbage rolls, kielbasa, hunter’s stew, sauerkraut, and beets can all share one sampler plate.

Seattle, WA · 1d

KOMO News

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Gov. Ferguson noncommittal on joining billion-dollar federal education program

WASHINGTON STATE — Gov. Bob Ferguson has not said whether Washington will join a new federal scholarship tax credit program, saying his lawyers are reviewing the rules. “We just got the actual rules, which matter for how these can be implemented, and so we’re taking a close look at those rules,” Ferguson told KOMO News. “We’ve got lawyers taking a look at it. Sometimes the rules aren’t quite as clear as we’d like it to be.”

Washington · 14h

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Report: Half of SW Washington residents lack resources to afford basic necessities

Half of Southwest Washington residents lack the resources to cover basic necessities such as housing and food, a rate higher than the state average and equal to that of the congressional district that includes Seattle, according to a report released Monday. The report from the Urban Institute examines economic hardship...

Washington · 2d

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Pea Patch Community Campus takes shape; housing construction to begin this Fall

The Pea Patch Campus is beginning to be shaped into the community we’ve been imagining. Over the summer, local contractor Island Excavating completed site preparation, utility connections, stormwater management (no, that big hole in the ground is not a swimming pool!) and laid the foundation for a new entry road. Watch the site work video to see the progress. This January, construction gets underway on the Townhomes – 20 long-term affordable rental homes – with completion expected by the end of 2027.

Mercer Island, WA · 1d

PNW is for Adventure

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Three West Coast Thanksgiving walk-offs: a 2.8-mile loop in Seattle, a 1.3-mile paved cliff trail in California, and a roaring rock bowl in Oregon

Three short walks, one in each West Coast state, to take before or after the turkey. Here's the mileage, the catch at each one, and the one that needs a parking permit. The post Three West Coast Thanksgiving walk-offs: a 2.8-mile loop in Seattle, a 1.3-mile paved cliff trail in California, and a roaring rock bowl in Oregon appeared first on PNW is for Adventure .

Seattle, WA · 1d

The Center Square

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Seattle council eyes over $50M in one-time add-ons despite budget hole

(The Center Square) - Despite ongoing deficits, the Seattle City Council is considering $55.5 million in net additions to Mayor Katie Wilson’s 2027-28 budget proposal amid a $175 million general fund hole.​ Wilson’s first budget proposes various measures to reduce the structural deficit to roughly $23 million, with minor recurring deficits in 2028 and 2029, while relying on available fund balances to fill the rest. The council spent the last few weeks considering changes to Wilson’s plan before Councilmember Dan Strauss, the budget chair, released his “balancing package” Tuesday. Staff presented the amendments to the entire council on Wednesday, with any remaining “self-balanced amendments” due by Monday.​ The Select Budget Committee will hold a hearing Thursday to consider feedback on the package. “The mayor's proposed budget unnecessarily took austere measures to balance the budget,” Strauss said Wednesday, referring to budget transfers, offsets and service reductions, such as cutting vacant public safety-related positions and reducing fire overtime. “There was no new funding of any kind.”​ He said the council could use revenue from the county’s recent sales tax increase, improved forecasts, an off-cycle JumpStart payroll-tax payment and reduced reserve contributions. The net general fund addition is about $55.5 million, based on

Seattle, WA · 2d