Throughout her career Chernin, now the CEO of the Greater Seattle Business Association, has been an advocate for the underrepresented. 

City Hall veteran tapped to lead Seattle housing office as mayor pitches dozens of ‘workforce’ condos, townhomes. 

Both the city and the county would turn over most of their homelessness budgets to a new governmental body.

Rent for a studio apartment in King County has gone up by $645 since 2014. Supplemental Security Income has gone up by just $50.

Staff are bringing in water for washing dishes, drinking and cooking "out of an abundance of caution."

They contend that what should be avenues of recourse for families and accountability for staff often lead nowhere.

Crosscut Courage Award winner Bobbe Bridge has spent a lifetime advocating for youth.

At the root of the crisis is not substance abuse, but a broken economy.

Meet the six disrupters stepping up, speaking out and making a difference.

Despite its homelessness "state of emergency," King County no longer qualifies for a federal grant used by local shelters and food banks.

A new documentary explores the artistic connection between two Seattle icons: the Space Needle and midcentury dancer Syvilla Fort. (BJ Bullert)

City Hall has an opportunity to make the city more livable for all of us — and to fight climate change along the way.

Experts say a comparatively cool, wet summer kept the megafires of recent years out of most of the state. But we aren’t out of the woods yet.

The $143.5M sale in South Lake Union will raise millions for affordable housing, but what could Seattle accomplish with a little more imagination?

Seattle's wealthiest precincts turned out in force. But younger voters and renters also saw increases from past years.