News
King County’s Safeco Funding Package Might Go to Referendum Vote
The initiative, filed by a group called “Citizens Against Sports Stadium Subsidies,” could put the $135 million spending…
Latest King County Council
News
King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles Reverses Course on Safeco Field Funding
One of the proposal’s original sponsors now wants to allocate more money to affordable housing.
News
Advocates Call on King County to Fund Affordable Housing Instead of Safeco Field
While pressure mounts, councilmembers are non-committal about the plan to spend $180 million on stadium upkeep.
News
Seattle Mariners Won’t Renew Safeco Field Lease Without County Taxpayer Funds
A potential reallocation of $180 million in maintenance funds puts things in a “very precarious” position.
News
King County Council Passes Sexual Harassment Reform Policy
Specifics of each agency’s protocols and funding for training still need to be sorted out.
News
County Sexual Harassment Policies Could Be Overhauled
One King County councilmember says male-dominated departments have “workplace culture issues.”
News
King County Leaders Want to Spend $180 Million on Safeco Field
But one councilmember thinks funding for affordable housing and the arts should come before subsidizing stadium maintenance.
News
County Council Floats Ballot Alternative to Allow Pilot Supervised Consumption Sites
If passed, the alternative will go on the February ballot opposite a proposal to ban CHELs in King…
News
Watchdog Says Sheriff Is Holding Back County Police Reform
Oversight director says staff still can’t get information it needs to fully vet law enforcement.
News
Compare and Contrast the Las Vegas Statements Issued By Democrats and Republicans On the King County Council
See if you can spot the big difference.