politics
After a national search for a new housing director, Durkan promotes from within
City Hall veteran tapped to lead Seattle housing office as mayor pitches dozens of ‘workforce’ condos, townhomes.
David Kroman
David Kroman is formerly a reporter at Crosscut, where he covered city politics. In addition to Crosscut, his work has appeared in The Seattle Times, CityLab, High Country News, Seattle Magazine and e
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Years into a homelessness ‘emergency,’ Seattle and King County propose a unified response
Both the city and the county would turn over most of their homelessness budgets to a new governmental body.
Equity
Once a safeguard against homelessness, disability payments can’t keep up with the rent
Rent for a studio apartment in King County has gone up by $645 since 2014. Supplemental Security Income has gone up by just $50.
politics
High lead levels at King County jail have inmates and staff using bottled water
Staff is bringing in water for washing dishes, drinking and cooking ‘out of an abundance of caution.’
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Seattle City Light faces possible class-action lawsuit over billing practices
If a judge approves the case, a law firm would represent possibly thousands of customers over alleged unfair practices when estimating bills.