City of Seattle

Ten years ago, Seattle officially began recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a paid holiday instead of Columbus Day. This year's all-day celebration started on Seattle’s waterfront.

Seattle has agreed to pay demonstrators who sued over the police department's heavy-handed response to protests following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.

The second floor of Seattle's King Street Station is now Station Space. The new creative hub will house five different nonprofits focused on youth and the arts, including Totem Star which works with young recording musicians.

This week Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced his proposed budget for 2024. Approximately 6,000 city workers are in the middle of contract negotiations at the same time, pushing for more pay.

yəhaw̓ Indigenous Creatives Collective received a $100,000 grant from the city of Seattle for food sovereignty work. The group is slowly uncovering and restoring an untamed acre and a half in South Seattle, to create space for growing food and self-determination.

Five major U.S. cities and the state of California will receive federal help to get unsheltered residents into permanent housing. The plan was launched Thursday and is part of the Biden administration’s larger goal to reduce homelessness 25% by 2025.

Despite its reputation as ‘the Emerald City’ in ‘the Evergreen State,’ Seattle has been losing trees. A long-awaited update to the city’s tree protection ordinance will be voted on by Seattle City Council next week.

After losing 255 acres of tree canopy in the last five years, long awaited-amendments to Seattle's tree ordinance have been released. It’s a balancing act between making room for more housing and ensuring that the urban forest thrives.

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant wants to add caste to the city's anti-discrimination policy in Seattle workplaces, saying discrimination takes place based on the South Asian practice of assigning people their social status at birth.

In cities like Seattle, redistricting can shift the balance of power between neighborhoods simply by splitting some neighborhoods up – and bringing others together.