Fremont Brewing co-owner launches bid for Seattle City Council
Fremont Brewing co-owner Sara Nelson officially launched a bid for Seattle City Council Thursday, positioning herself as a comparatively moderate choice who can bring balance.
Fremont Brewing co owner running for Seattle City Council
Sara Nelson is positioning herself as a comparatively moderate candidate.
Seattle City Council President Lorena González announces bid for mayor
Seattle City Council President Lorena González is one of seven people who have announced their campaigns since Mayor Jenny Durkan said she won't seek reelection, but she is so far the most high-profile candidate to enter the race.
Chief Seattle Club President Colleen Echohawk announces bid for Seattle mayor
Colleen Echohawk, who serves on the Community Police Commission, said her campaign will be a "people-first platform to achieve an equitable renewal from the COVID-19 pandemic."
Seattle to cover mayor’s legal costs from fighting recall
Seattle will cover the legal costs Mayor Jenny Durkan incurred while fighting a recall petition the state Supreme Court rejected.
State Supreme Court rejects effort to recall Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan
Washington’s Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected an effort to recall Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
Seattle to require minimum wage for Uber, Lyft drivers
The Seattle City Council unanimously voted Tuesday on a new pay formula that forces Uber and Lyft to pay their drivers more.
Seattle City Council set to vote on whether to override Durkan's veto of SPD budget cuts
The controversial budget approved by the council includes cutting off funding for roughly 100 police officers, cutting salaries of police command staff, scrapping the city's navigation team and diverting those funds to boost community programs.
Seattle council to vote on Mayor Durkan's veto of SPD budget cuts
It will take seven votes to override the mayor's veto.
Feds deems Seattle, Portland as anarchist jurisdiction
The Department of Justice is threatening to withhold federal funds from Seattle, Portland and New York City.
DOJ disputes report that AG Barr considered charges against Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan over CHOP
Mayor Jenny Durkan made national headlines this week after a report revealed U.S. Attorney General William Barr considered criminal charges against her over her handling of the Capitol Hill Protest Zone, or CHOP.
AG Barr reportedly considered criminal charges against Mayor Jenny Durkan
The New York Times says the US Attorney General weighed the charges over the mayor's handling of CHOP.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan asks state Supreme Court to stop recall effort
The push to recall Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is arguing that the move to recall her is based on a policy disagreement, not a violation of any law or standard, and her lawyers say the petitioners leading the recall haven’t identified what steps Durkan should have taken in the wake of June’s widespread protests.
Seattle leaders worried federal presence will inflame tensions this weekend
“A lot of people believe that a firmer response will lead to restoration of peace,” Mayor Jenny Durkan said. “What we’ve seen in Portland is that’s not the case.”
SPD moves in to dismantle the CHOP
The mayor has issued an executive order calling for the occupied protest zone in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood to come to an end.
Durkan asks Seattle City Council to investigate, potentially expel Kshama Sawant
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has asked the City Council to investigate socialist Councilmember Kshama Sawant, calling for her to be punished and possibly even expelled from her position over a series of actions surrounding police protests.
The Divide: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on East Precinct, birth of 'CHAZ'
The Divide: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on East Precinct, birth of 'CHAZ'
Mayor Jenny Durkan announces city-wide curfew amid downtown chaos; Inslee activates National Guard
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced a city-wide curfew from 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. for Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31 after chaos broke out downtown.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan launches bid for reelection
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has begun a 2021 reelection campaign.
Durkan admits Seattle hasn't been tracking homelessness as well as it should
Mayor Jenny Durkan says it will take agility to house more than 500 homeless people over the next 90 days.