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Legal challenges, lobbying from neighborhood groups, lengthy delays: Here’s what you need to know about the 20-year growth strategy.

In a 63% landslide, Seattleites voted to create a new “excess compensation” tax. Now it’s time for the city’s Social Housing Developer to get to work.

In his State of the City address, Harrell outlined ideas for a car-free Pike Place Market, affordable housing, faster light-rail construction and more.

The city’s comprehensive plan would shift zoning rules to allow more multifamily and mixed-use buildings, which have accessibility requirements.

After the first ballot count in the special election, Seattleites heavily favored a business tax instead of pulling from the Jumpstart payroll tax.

Since 2023, the city has classified more than 2,000 trees as “protected” — without regard to whether they ever were threatened by development.

On February ballots, prop 1A would produce $50M a year from an “excess wealth” tax on businesses. Prop 1B would draw $10M a year from the Jumpstart tax.

The Seattle Police Department’s crime-prevention coordinator aims to focus on his 10 months in office and does not intend to seek election this fall.

Following Morales’ resignation, the Council must pick one of 20 applicants to represent South Seattle’s District 2 until a special election this fall.

Yim was killed in December while working in the University District. His union is renewing longstanding demands for safety improvements on Metro buses.