Impending City of Seattle budget gap underpins SPD-hiring deliberation
The Seattle City Council has passed out of committee two pieces of legislation intended to remedy the Seattle Police Department's staffing shortage.3 years ago
Businesses, residents suing the City of Seattle over CHOP denied class action certification
A U.S. District Court judge denies class action certification to the group of Capitol Hill property owners suing the City of Seattle over the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP).3 years ago
Past Port of Seattle labor spat overhangs imminent West Coast dockworker contract talks
Negotiations among 22,000 West Coast dockworkers and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) will begin ahead of a July 1 contract expiration date.3 years ago
Seattle鈥檚 mayor endorses staffing incentive plan for the Seattle Police Department ahead of vote
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has thrown weight behind a proposal that grants SPD the funds to pay for a staffing incentive plan.3 years ago
Pierce County executive vetoes safe parking policy citing skirt of community feedback process
A measure to designate additional parking facilities for homeless communities in Pierce County has been struck down.3 years ago
Patti Cole-Tindall nominated King County Sheriff in first county appointment since 1996
Patti Cole-Tindall has been nominated as King County鈥檚 next sheriff, Executive Dow Constantine announced Tuesday.3 years ago
Despite WA codifying abortion access, federal prohibition 鈥榯hreat鈥� emerges, Gov. Inslee says
With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Gov. Jay Inslee is concerned that an emerging tide of GOP strategy to outlaw abortion at the federal level will spill over Washington state鈥檚 borders.3 years ago
Fraud investigation prompts overhaul of Tacoma Police Department’s payroll system
The Office of the Washington State Auditor identifies payroll discrepancies in the Tacoma Police Department, prompting reforms of the department's payroll.3 years ago
Court greenlights for signature-gathering initiative to repeal WA’s capital gains tax
A Thurston County Superior Court judge approved a ballot initiative that seeks to repeal Washington鈥檚 state鈥檚 recently legislated capital gains tax.3 years ago
鈥楽uperyacht facilities鈥� resize Sound Transit鈥檚 draft bridges for light rail over Lake Washington Canal
The Seattle Waterfront might be looking to attract a specific type of business: billionaires who can afford luxury superyachts.3 years ago
Against backdrop of deepening SPD officer exodus, council debates dueling public safety plans
SPD continues to lose officers, and the Seattle City Council is not in agreement on how to rework its hiring program to add more police.3 years ago
Pandemic hardships prompt Western WA grocery workers to bargain for improved store safety
A union representing grocery workers with local large outlets successfully bargains for safety improvements, prompted by the pandemic.3 years ago
Puget Sound orca whales struggle with inbreeding as scientists search for answers
A third of fertile southern resident orca whales have stopped breeding, causing subsequent inbreeding, and scientists aren鈥檛 sure why.3 years ago
Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price charged with sexual assault amid ongoing felony rape investigation
Dan Price, Gravity Payments' CEO has been charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault and one count of reckless driving in Seattle Municipal Court.3 years ago
Seattle restaurants gradually returning to pre-pandemic volume amid mixed city revenue forecast
The city鈥檚 Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts reports that the number of patrons to the city鈥檚 restaurants is slowly on the rise.3 years ago
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Klickitat County鈥檚 claim to portion of Yakama Indian Reservation
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Klickitat County鈥檚 claims century-old claim to a portion of the Yakama Indian Reservation.3 years ago
鈥楨ncampments pose public safety issues:鈥� progressive Seattle councilmember changes tune
Councilmember Lewis insists that homeless encampments are dangerous, perhaps setting the tone for the city鈥檚 position on encampments moving into the summer.3 years ago
‘We are deeply concerned,鈥� says WA nursing union of felony charges against RN for medication error
Criminal charges against a registered nurse for a professional mistake that resulted in a patient death prompts local nursing union to cry foul.3 years ago
鈥楴ot very transparent,鈥� King County councilmember says of search for new sheriff
With three finalists in the running to become King County's next sheriff, one councilmember is concerned that the selection process is lacking transparency.3 years ago
鈥楲ong-term鈥� app-based delivery driver guaranteed wage push gains momentum in Seattle
A coalition of app-based delivery drivers is pushing the Seattle Council to adopt minimum wage thresholds for their industry.3 years ago
鈥楾he first step in healing,’ Lummi say of push to return captured orca to the Salish Sea
A local Inidengous rights nonprofit is trying to reclaim a southern resident orca whale that was captured in the Puget Sound five decades ago.3 years ago
As WA changes racially derogatory place names, alternatives risk 鈥榚rasing women, history of land鈥�
Washington state is set to rename 18 place names that have been deemed derogatory to Native American women. The alternatives are computer generated.3 years ago
MoPOP is 鈥榬eflecting popular culture right now,鈥� and it鈥檚 doing it online
MoPOP's curatorial director Jacob McMurray is spearheading a project to move the beloved museum鈥檚 contents into an accessible online format.3 years ago
