David Kroman

She’ll enter the race against incumbent Bruce Harrell as an underdog — a fact she acknowledged — but she believes his perceived inevitability can be pierced.

Seattle remains unique in the country in its approach to financing campaigns with taxpayer dollars. Four $25 vouchers are mailed to every registered voter in the city.

Of the three council races this year for seats on the council, this one could serve as the test of voters’ satisfaction with City Hall’s more moderate posture.

Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson is pushing a plan to allow apartments near T-Mobile Park.

Through his many campaigns for office, Harrell has never mentioned the arrest. Harrell’s online biographies make no mention of living or working in Omaha.

Mayor Bruce Harrell tried to walk the line between acknowledging Seattleites’ continued frustration and highlighting where he sees progress on contentious issues.

The case centers on a new payment system that went live last September. Employees say some paychecks showed $0 earned, underreported leave and had other issues.

Efforts to create and preserve workforce housing would be funded by a new tax on companies with employees who earn more than $1 million.

City Attorney Ann Davison said the impact to Seattle should it lose federal resources — a threat the Trump administration has made — would be “significant.”

The outcome of Tuesday’s election will determine whether Seattle has another bit player in the city’s network of housing providers or a new main character.

Seattle voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to respond to three funding questions this election — one for affordable housing and two for Seattle Public Schools.

The poll also shows most of Seattle’s public officials are underwater when it comes to voters’ perception of their job performance and favorability.

Why would housing be pitting so many business and labor factions against each other? Location, location, location. This time, largely industrial Sodo is at the center.

The Ocean Pavilion is drawing more visitors, but the Seattle Aquarium still found itself with a $4.37 million shortfall.

Beds at the King County jail for misdemeanors are also not at capacity, despite an urgent push by council members to make more available at the end of last year.

Combined with a swell of overall applications and a slowdown of exits, Seattle is seeing a very real shift from the drought of police hiring of recent years.

Voters have two choices to make to determine the future of Seattle's newest housing plan, starting with whether it should be funded. Ballots went out last week.

The new council member will serve until the city holds an election to replace Tammy Morales, who announced her resignation shortly after winning a second term.

The finalists to succeed Tammy Morales represent a range of experience, with a tilt toward land use, community engagement and public safety.

The use of blast balls, tear gas and pepper spray has been contentious, the debate picking up steam after the 2020 protests. But they never were fully outlawed.