King County Executive Girmay Zahilay proposes $19M for housing and shelter

KNKX Public Radio | By Freddy Monares

Published September 26, 2026 at 5:44 AM PDT

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King County Executive Girmay Zahilay announced $19 million in his budget proposal would go toward affordable housing and shelter. If approved, that money would make permanent a 140-unit family shelter that was set to close in 2027.

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Freddy Monares

Freddy Monares has covered politics, housing inequalities and Native American communities for a newspaper and a public radio station in Montana. He grew up in East Los Angeles, California, and moved to Missoula, Montana, in 2015 with the goal of growing in his career. Get in touch at fmonares@knkx.org.

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