Social Welfare

City Council Passes Library Levy Renewal Proposition, Selects Pacheco as Interim Councilmember

On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved several significant pieces of legislation and welcomed a new temporary member to the body. Council adopted a...

City Council Puts Education Levy on the Ballot, Expands Shelter Capacity, and Grapples with...

On Monday, the Seattle City Council adopted several pieces of legislation related to land use, housing, education, and the environment. While the education levy...

Seattle Will Provide Free Transit to All Public High School Students

All public high school students in Seattle will receive free transit passes under a plan to encourage transit ridership both in the immediate and...

City Council Continues MHA-R Deliberations, Entertains 11 Amendments To Legislation

If you've been following Seattle's Mandatory Housing Affordability process since the beginning, then you know that, so far, the City has adopted a framework for...

City Poised to Grant 1,500 SHA Tenants Free Transit Passes In New Pilot Program

In her second state of the city address, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan unveiled a proposal to expand the ORCA Opportunity program to include free...

A Newcomer’s Guide to Finding Home in Seattle

The idea of “home” came to the foreground when I moved to Seattle from the greater Detroit area where I was born and raised,...

Sunday Video: Tourists Love ‘Live Like A Local’ Travel. Do Locals?

https://youtu.be/8BGABFTKHpM Touristification on Lisbon has been swift, leaving many locals to wonder how they fit in with the city. With the global rise of tourism,...

Seattle Rings In the New Year with Free Late Night Transit Service

Responding to criticism about a lack of late night transit service on New Year's Eve, King County is not only extending service to 4am...